Now days, most computer viruses are smart enough to infect Windows XP and to getting lug him.

Most viruses stuck in C:WINDOWS (if we talk about XP and the default installation location) and C:WINDOWSsystem32, these are the weakest and yet the most vulnerable parts of the operating system. In 90% of cases, this lesson will help you. In the other 10% are affected and records can not be done without repair disk. Then it would be nice if you have one Linux, somewhere on your hard disk to edit records in it, or to place an antivirus scan on Windows partitions.

Moreover, editing records in Linux, I personally recommend chntpw. Let's say you only have Windows installed, also say that the registry in the 90-percent who pointed out above ... Here's what to do:

1. For a start, put your CD in Windows XP CD-it and restart your computer. After reboot go into BIOS settings (try Del, F1, F2, F12, etc), there discover Boot Device option and put as the first device to be the CD drive. (most often in the Advanced BIOS Features, Boot Options or something) and save the settings. Next reboot your PC. When you see "Press any key to boot from CD ..." click any key to confirm that you want to Boot from the disc.

2. Once you load the disc menu, open the Recovery Console, pressing "R". Then select the distribution you want to edit, you probably need to write "1" then Enter.

3. If all goes to here OK are ready for action! Write "map" in the console to become familiar with this configuration of your device, the aim is to understand what is CD drive symbol in which you are now. Try to remember it!

4. Begin main part of the "heal" ... as mentioned in the introduction that important for us is the system root directory (C:WINDOWS) and system C: WINDOWSsystem32, that treated them. With the command "dir" you can browse the contents to the directories! Armed with a sheet and a pen and write the names of all files modified in the last 2-3 days (when you have infected). Then start to delete file one by one with del <file>. When you finish with this, write down on the sheet most serious file names (which will not look you like a virus, most likely been a real system files, but just infected) separately.

5. When you are finished with separation of potentially important files, you have the task to restore them. This magic happens with the command "expand".

The names of the files in the i386 is slightly different from your files. DLL, in this directory it will be. DL_, if. EXE, there will be. EX_. Did you get it? Just last character is replaced with "_" (lower indent). So for example if you want to restore the file lz32.dll, the command will look something like this "expand F: i386lz32.dl_". By this way restore all files that you assume, if you miss some, next on first Windows start, system will inform you :)

The methodology is a little lazzy, I know, but it may be your only chance to save important files that are on the same disk, so give a try.