Loggin help Win xp

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-14-2006, 10:26 AM

Alright heres the skinny,
I am house/dog sitting for a friend for the week(take note important) and was using her laptop whitch was running a little sluggish so I ran adaware 6 and symtec which found a trojan.
adaware found a program called spyquake which after a google search is a program that gives false positive virus alerts prompting you to buy thier program. So I then restart and use adaware to remove it. Ok I cant remember the trojans name but I was informed by symtec to reboot in safe in order to delete it. It was a mild trojan that created a possible back door to steal user info(all I can remember)
Ok here is the PROBLEM, it prompted me to use msconfig to change boot.ini to boot in safe mode(easy enough) so I did and when tryin to log back in the PASSWORD NO LONGER WORKS?!?!?! Now Im stuck at loggin in safe mode!
Has anyone had any experiences similar to this?
How in the hell can I get into the system?
I have till sunday to get this resolved.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
John

**jlreich** · 08-14-2006, 10:44 AM

Try using a blank password. I am only guessing but it's possible the trojan was somehow tied to the password and it was removed in the process.

Or try logging in in normal boot to see if it works then.

Try logging in in safe mode using the administrators account which is often left with a blank password, then change the user password accordingly.

Hope that helps.

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-14-2006, 11:29 AM

Alright heres the skinny,
I am house/dog sitting for a friend for the week(take note important) and was using her laptop whitch was running a little sluggish so I ran adaware 6 and symtec which found a trojan.
adaware found a program called spyquake which after a google search is a program that gives false positive virus alerts prompting you to buy thier program. So I then restart and use adaware to remove it. Ok I cant remember the trojans name but I was informed by symtec to reboot in safe in order to delete it. It was a mild trojan that created a possible back door to steal user info(all I can remember)
Ok here is the PROBLEM, it prompted me to use msconfig to change boot.ini to boot in safe mode(easy enough) so I did and when tryin to log back in the PASSWORD NO LONGER WORKS?!?!?! Now Im stuck at loggin in safe mode!
Has anyone had any experiences similar to this?
How in the hell can I get into the system?
I have till sunday to get this resolved.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
John

**azzey** · 08-14-2006, 11:32 AM

You already have a thread open pertaining to this problem. Please do not post multiple threads, as it just confuses everybody. Be patient--this is a forum, not a chat room. We will get to your problem as soon as possible.

**classicsoftware** · 08-14-2006, 11:45 AM

You could always call granny and ask for her password

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-14-2006, 01:46 PM

Its a company cpu, neither me nor my friend will have the admin pass...
If i switched it to boot up in safe in msconfig how do I do a normal boot w/o loging back in?

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-14-2006, 01:48 PM

My oppoligies, I just figured that some people only log in to certain threads so If i posed on two similar maybe I would have a better chance to catch a member that had a similar situation.

**jlreich** · 08-14-2006, 03:50 PM

If i switched it to boot up in safe in msconfig how do I do a normal boot w/o loging back in?

Very good question...

Try pressing F8 during boot and choosing normal from the list. That may bypass the switches in msconfig. Or it may not, but worth a try.

**BrianHolubetz** · 08-14-2006, 06:10 PM

I have seen this before, the whole ACL list for Windows subsystem is corrupted. Try booting to the windows CD and do a system repair.

**classicsoftware** · 08-14-2006, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by BrianHolubetz

I have seen this before, the whole ACL list for Windows subsystem is corrupted. Try booting to the windows CD and do a system repair.

And you do this without the Administrator Password? How?

XP uses SAM database files to hold password and access information. The system was set to go right to the desktop and know it's asking for the login. The best answer is still call Granny....

**Paul Komski** · 08-14-2006, 06:49 PM

Edit Boot.ini with EditBINI from http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html. Put it on a dos boot floppy and run it from there. Simply remove /safeboot:minimal from the end of the line containing it under operating systems.

**rlopez** · 08-14-2006, 08:19 PM

Hi

have you tried to perform a system restore on your computer ?
One I had an issue where windows was not letting me log in in normal mode, only in safe mode and what I did was to create another user on windows (in safe mode ofcourse) and then logged in to that new account and saved all my files that I had on the old account. Then I deleted the other account. If it does not delete u may also copy your files in safe mode and reinstall the OS.

**chrisling** · 08-15-2006, 04:52 AM

You should change the boot.ini file back to boot on normal mode just like before it been changed. System restore will bring you back to the previous existing programmes and setting, including the trojan virus. By the way, you should press F8 instead of change boot.ini file to get into Safe Mode.

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-15-2006, 08:25 AM

Ok that the problem, symtec virus scan told me to use the boot.ini method, and now when I use f8 and pick normal boot it still goes to the safe mode screen and my loggin password does not work there?
So the question is how do I get into the computer w/o a password?

**Paul Komski** · 08-15-2006, 02:16 PM

Yes please dont open multiple threads on the same problem. I am merging both threads for now.

**jlreich** · 08-15-2006, 02:52 PM

Have you tried Paul's advice? That will get into normal mode.

Originally Posted by Paul Komski

Edit Boot.ini with EditBINI from http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html. Put it on a dos boot floppy and run it from there. Simply remove /safeboot:minimal from the end of the line containing it under operating systems.

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-15-2006, 03:08 PM

So far out of every forum that is the only advice that is creditable, kudos Paul. I will be trying it when I get home this evening.

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-17-2006, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Paul Komski

Edit Boot.ini with EditBINI from http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html. Put it on a dos boot floppy and run it from there. Simply remove /safeboot:minimal from the end of the line containing it under operating systems.

Aight bro bear wit a noob
I formated the floppy to ms dos and saved the file u recomended
Now for the last steps
I really need step by step directions to run the proggy from dos, im a windows baby, ive never had to deal with the real dos **** laf

**Paul Komski** · 08-18-2006, 03:40 AM

Boot to the floppy and you should arrive at an A: prompt.

Enter editbini at the A: prompt if you put it in the root of the floppy and not in a folder. If you put the file in a folder you need to move to that directory and enter editbini or else type the whole path at the A: prompt, eg: A:\folderx\editbini

Edit the text as already indicated and save the changes.

**fixn granys cpu** · 08-21-2006, 10:22 AM

Thanks guys for your help. The first part of the problem is fixed(thx Paul) I now have access to the computer, which now leads to the removal of the Virus. And now this is the wrong thread for that. See ya on the otherside

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