Re: Windows Boots for less than a second

From: taff (taff_at_the-valleys.com)
Date: 01/08/04 

Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:28:41 +0000

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 03:44:08 -0800, "Neil"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Adam,
>I have had exactly the same problem - outlined in my
>previous post on the same day - "virus help". I received
>a pop-up that stated "Spy ware detected on your computer.
>Want to delete it" Stupidly I hit "yes" and my problems
>began. When I launch Windows I end up with a blank
>desktop and a cursor - nothing else.
>In respone to my post, David suggested (as Taff did to
>yours) that it may be an os problem rather than a virus.
>However, as we both have the same problem at the same
>time, its sounding like some kind of virus to me.
>I also tried Safe Mode and the same thing happened as
>normal mode. I've tried reinstalling with my win 98 disc
>but nothing happens - the disc wont launch.
>If theres any advice out there Id love to hear it.
>Cheers
>Neil

The only thing that I can think of is that you have picked up a trojan
which installs as explorer.exe and it has replaced your original
explorer.exe desktop. Do you have a folder
C:\Windows\explorer\Explorer.exe , if so then this is the problem.

Manual Removal:

Terminate Dlder.exe and ExPlorer.exe using Windows' End Task
(CTRL-ALT-DEL) dialogue, if possible.
Delete the files: dlder.exe (normally in C:\windows) and the phony
Explorer file (normally C:\Windows\explorer\Explorer.exe). Be sure you
are not deleting Windows Explorer, which is located at
C:\Windows\Explorer.exe.
(Optional) Remove these programs' Registry Run keys under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Web page.
http://www.cexx.org/dlder.htm

Taff..............

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