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Cannot Run Anything On Windows XP

Hit by a Trojan virus today despite having AV software and Adaware. Accidently accepted the registry change it warned about! Seen solutions to other questions but are available to me. For example, cannot run exefix.reg, regedit.exe, regedit.com so cannot apply the fixes mentioned. Help.

Pete Long

download and run http://filext.com/WinXP_EXE_Fix.reg then reboot

Pete Long

>>cannot run exefix.reg, regedit.exe, regedit.com

locate regedit.exe, copy it, rename it regedit.com, then run it

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cehrnow

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Have downloaded WinXP_EXE_Fix.reg using a different PC and copied onto the infected one. However, can't run the .reg file as again it cannot find any association. Also cannot get to a command prompt. Have managed to rename regedit.exe to regedit.com but this also does nothing when double-clicked.

cehrnow

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Managed to Install FIX-exec.inf which enabled me to run WinXP_EXE_Fix.reg (since the registry editor option appeared on right-click). However, still no different after a reboot. Then managed to run exefix.reg which has got things seemingly back to normal again.

CodedK

What about System Restore?

cehrnow

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All now appear to run okay but still get a strange pop-up box with unreadable characters at Startup (prior to Login) and when Loggin Off (this one has Authority/System in the caption).

cehrnow

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Have run RegSeeker to clean registry but still getting strange dialog box when starting system up and when logging off. Any ideas how to get rid of this ?

cehrnow

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Answer to this got things up and running but am still left with some remaining issues.
Have therefore opened a new question.
Thanks