Re: Really tough problem, maybe a virus.

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 05:14:49 -0700

taff wrote:

> On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 08:54:51 GMT, Jason Wade
> <savon1414.cancel.my.account+gb@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:18:13 -0500, taff wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:21:06 -0700, "Jessica"
>>> <Jgustin@NOSPAM.fdnh.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> [ snippedy do-dah ]
>>>>My machine loads to the XP log in screen,
>>>
>>> If you know where the files are you can start the computer in DOS
>>> mode
>>
>>XP does not have a dos mode. The recovery console can be used
>>instead:
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314058
>
> XP does have a dos mode. Go to run and enter cmd. A dos box will come
> up.
> Also it can be started in safe mode command prompt only.
>
> Taff............
>
Yes, Taff, you can use the Recovery Console which is a command line
utility. You can also start a command prompt in Safe Mode. However,
neither of those items is DOS mode because XP and all NT-kernel based
operating systems don't have MS-DOS. There are many command line
utilities and operating systems that are not MS-DOS.

Malke 

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