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xp problems
right clicking on desktop locks system
actually it gives me an eternal hourglass
other apps will still work but Windows stuff won't work, like I can't even open the Start menu when I have the hourglass
but if I reboot I can access the Start menu just fine until I right click the desktop and get the hourglass
I ran a virus scan and it showed changes to the MBR, boot sector and shell32.dll
I already ran fdisk /mbr with no changes
any ideas?
should I replace the dll? can I just paste a new one in there and reboot or will it have to be registered?
could my hard drive be compromised?
whats up with the changes?
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Try Automated System Recovery. Reboot your system with your Windows XP CD in the drive and hit F4 to run it.
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got impatient
ended up restoring an image from a year ago when I thought I had my system all dialed in the way I like it... it's amazing how much my preferences have changed since then
thanks for the suggestion anyway!!:)
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next time you can put your xp cd in and go to the run cmd and type sfc /scannow. that will replace any corrupt xp sys files.