Are there any tech junkies on the boards that can help me?

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FRPLG
05-13-2008, 02:53 PM
You're teetering on the edge of your life becoming miserable. I hope you get this figured out.

Follow what these guys are saying.

mooby
05-13-2008, 05:18 PM
After you booted into safemode, You should be able to delete the file.
I'm not sure why you weren't able to view them... Maybe it loaded a default user.
The file is somewhere on the hard drive, Do a search for your music folder so you can locate the file.

I was in safemode but I can't seem to find the file anywhere, I went back into all three safemodes but they don't have any of my files in it, they only have the files that came with the computer.

And BDB, I'm about to go into Last Known Good Configuration. I already tried going in Limewire but it shows that all files I download are sent to My Music. When i come back out of safe mode I'm going to try and download Hijack This.

itvnetop
05-13-2008, 05:42 PM
Once you get your system back up, I'd suggest checking out this program (quality searches and safer than most):

Soulseek (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slsknet.org%2F&ei=-goqSMGtNYb6pgTfxNW9Cw&usg=AFQjCNHUGOvsf2WjI-CxObullKPeMMf6-g&sig2=0cGVRNv5K-KbKe0eyF3uEA)

mooby
05-13-2008, 06:30 PM
So the safemode thing didn't work, I figured out why I couldn't find the file when I was in safemode, it was because I was logged on as the administrator when I should've been on my account. So I went on my account and tried to delete it but it wouldn't let me do anything with it either, so I'm back to square one now. I was in last known good configuration as well and that didn't do anything either.

BDBohnzie
05-13-2008, 07:52 PM
If you're logged in as Admin, should let you do anything, including delete that file...did you just not see it?

Run anti-virus and anti-spyware programs (with a regular boot) and see what comes up. Also run HiJackThis and see if anything looks suspicious.

onlydarksets
05-13-2008, 08:02 PM
Run chkdsk on the drive from the command prompt:
1. Start | Run
2. Type "cmd" (w/o quotes)
3. Type "c:" (w/o quotes)
4. Type "chkdsk /r" (w/o quotes)
5. When it prompts you to run when computer restarts, enter "y" (w/o quotes)
6. Restart your computer

After it scans the disk on startup (which could take a while), then try to delete the file again.

mooby
05-13-2008, 09:24 PM
If you're logged in as Admin, should let you do anything, including delete that file...did you just not see it?

Run anti-virus and anti-spyware programs (with a regular boot) and see what comes up. Also run HiJackThis and see if anything looks suspicious.

When I'm logged in as Admin on safe mode, none of my files are there, it only has the very basic files that came with the computer. When I log in on my account though it has everything that i've added on there. If the file was there on admin I would've tried to delete it but it wasn't, i ran a search for it and everything.

And thanks ods, I'm gonna try that. Also, one more q, if I type all that is it gonna scan my C drive? Because the file is in my music folder, which is in my documents, and you can't get to my documents through the C drive.

onlydarksets
05-13-2008, 09:42 PM
When I'm logged in as Admin on safe mode, none of my files are there, it only has the very basic files that came with the computer. When I log in on my account though it has everything that i've added on there. If the file was there on admin I would've tried to delete it but it wasn't, i ran a search for it and everything.

And thanks ods, I'm gonna try that. Also, one more q, if I type all that is it gonna scan my C drive? Because the file is in my music folder, which is in my documents, and you can't get to my documents through the C drive.
"My Documents" is located at C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\ (unless you manually changed the setting by right-clicking on "My Documents"). So, unless you've moved it, it's on the C: drive. If you have moved it, then scan the C: drive and whatever drive the file is located on.

onlydarksets
05-13-2008, 09:43 PM
Also, try accessing that directory when logged in as Administrator - you should find all of your files there.

mooby
05-13-2008, 10:58 PM
So I just tried that, I went into Admin on safe mode and I actually did find my music folder and the invalid file in it. But it still wouldn't let me move or delete or do anything with it, so I just left it and logged out of safe mode again. none of the virus programs i've used have detected anything, so I feel mildly safer that it might not be a virus. I'm about to run what ODS said with the command prompt.

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