Spyware, viruses, & security : Marianna HELP !!! Unable to access my Hard Drive in My Comp
Marianna HELP !!! Unable to access my Hard Drive in My Comp
by inferno82 - 3/13/07 5:51 AMHey Marianna I'v been referred by tufenff to get help from you. i'd appreciate if you can help me out 
I'm new to this place and i've been told that i could get help here
I have a really annoying problem and its driving me crazy.
Every time i double click my C: in My Computer a window pops up which says
"Choose the program you want to use to open this file with". Windows XP is not entering any of my hard drives. The problem is the same for my other drives E, F, G. My DVD rom is D:
I think that probably windows XP has lost file association of my hard drives.
I am able to access the contents of my hard drive if i manually type C: and press enter in the address bar. Same goes for my other hard drives. Similarly i can access my hard drive from Windows Explorer. It works fine there too. The only time the problem occurs is when i try to access C: E: F: G: from "My Computer". Another thing i noticed is that when i Right Click my hard drives in My Computer the menu does not show "Open" and "Open With" options. Instead they have been replaced by unreadable charecters which make no sense. It's not even chinese.
I have scanned my pc thoroughly with up to date antiviruses like Mcafee Antivirus 2007 plus, Bit defender and AVG. I used these steps from a forum on tech spot titled "Viruses/Spyware/Malware, preliminary removal instructions" http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic58138.html strictly to scan my pc using the softwares mentioned therein, that too a number of times. Few infections were found and successfully cleaned but this problem still persists.
System Restore is not good too as no check points have been saved for they day my computer was functioning properly
Other than this my windows have been functioning normally since September of 2005.
Please Help !!!
Re: c:-drive inaccessible via My Computer
by Kees Bakker
- 3/13/07 7:33 AM
In reply to: Marianna HELP !!! Unable to access my Hard Drive in My Comp by inferno82
A minor inconvenience, I'd say. Just get used to the idea to use Windows Explorer in stead of My Computer and you won't notice it.
Anyway, I don't see any reason to suspect a virus. Just a little registry problem. Download Microsofts TweakUI for XP (either included in a whole powertoys package: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx or standalone: http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/TweakUI_XP/tweakuixp.html) and see if (like its Windows 95/98/ME counterpart) it has a Repair tab allowing you to repair the default associations (I don't have it here, or I would look myself). If it has, it might well work. And if doesn't work for this, you might like one or more of the other tweaks it offers. Worth a try.
A repair install of Windows XP might be the next step.
Hope this helps.
Kees
no good !
by inferno82 - 3/13/07 8:55 AM In reply to: Re: c:-drive inaccessible via My Computer by Kees Bakker
Thanks for the reply kees !
I downloaded the Tweak UI and located the repair tab, it however didnot do any good, the problem is still there.
How can i use Win XP repair installation, is'nt that command based, how can i go about that
Thanks
Could it be, you had a flashdrive infection?
by Marianna Schmudlach - 3/13/07 8:14 AM
In reply to: Marianna HELP !!! Unable to access my Hard Drive in My Comp by inferno82
It could well be you had the W32/RJump.worm infection as you have "unreadable characters".
Give this tool a try:
Flash_Disinfector.exe
no luck !
by inferno82 - 3/13/07 8:26 AM In reply to: Could it be, you had a flashdrive infection? by Marianna Schmudlach
Hey Marianna,
Thanks for your reply, that was my first guess too that i got the infection via my sisters flash drive.
I used the tool u suggested, no luck, the problem persists !!
There are MORE flashdrive infections...
by Marianna Schmudlach - 3/13/07 8:46 AM
In reply to: no luck ! by inferno82
to find out, WHICH one you have - it is way "easier" - if you would post a HJT log at one of the HJT forums.
Click HERE to download a self extractable version of hijackthis. Double click on hijackthis.exe to extract hijackthis to folder c:\hijackthis. It will extract it to that folder and open the folder for you. It will also create a shortcut on your desktop to hijackthis.
Doubleclick HijackThis.exe, and click "Do a system scan and save a logfile".
When the scan is finished, save the logfile to your desktop.
Then copy and paste the contents of your Hijack This log into your reply in a HJT forum.
Here are some of the HJT forums:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18
http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/ - Gladiator Security
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://castlecops.com/f67-Hijackthis_Spyware_Viruses_Worms_Trojans_Oh_My.html
You have to register before you can post your log.
Good Luck !
PLEASE HELP ME
by indeeptrouble - 4/9/07 4:24 AM In reply to: no luck ! by inferno82Hi, could you please tell me how you finally solved your 'choose the program you want to use to open this file' problem. what was the patch which solved the problem?I am having the same problems you had, when I right click weird letters come which is driving me crazy. PLease help. YOU know how annoying it is, don't ya?
FlashDisinfector updated !
by Marianna Schmudlach - 3/13/07 1:22 PM
In reply to: Could it be, you had a flashdrive infection? by Marianna Schmudlach
FlashDisinfector updated to include Bha.dll.vbs
http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe
problems solved!!
by Alnima007 - 4/5/07 7:46 AM In reply to: FlashDisinfector updated ! by Marianna Schmudlach
Greetings Marianna!!After following all the tips,tricks and methods, i manage to solve the problem by applying the patch !!! Thank you so much !!!!!
Best regards,
Allen
Super !! Thanks for letting us know :)
by Marianna Schmudlach - 4/5/07 8:03 AM
In reply to: problems solved!! by Alnima007
Happy SAFE computing !
Follow-up to "choose the program you want to use to open ...
by quickpath - 4/5/07 4:19 PM In reply to: problems solved!! by Alnima007Could you let me know how you fixed the problem about your drive letters showing the "choose the program you want to use to open the file". This happens every time I open a mapped network drive on my computer. Thanks in advance.
Did you download and run
by Marianna Schmudlach - 4/5/07 10:14 PM
In reply to: Follow-up to "choose the program you want to use to open ... by quickpath
Flash_Disinfector?
http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe
Works like a charm
by cm2gj - 10/1/08 4:33 PM In reply to: Did you download and run by Marianna Schmudlach
Thanks very much. This fix the issue in a second after a couple of days playing with the registry and reading a lot of forum outhere!!
Thanks!
Glad to hear it solved your problem :)
by Marianna Schmudlach - 10/1/08 6:10 PM
In reply to: Works like a charm by cm2gj
Happy Safe Computing
problem here!!!
by hellfrix - 4/13/07 12:53 AM In reply to: FlashDisinfector updated ! by Marianna Schmudlach
i use the flash disinfector in my pc and disinfect the spyware in my pc then i restart my afterwards i select my account then it repeats to select my account again and again!!! pls help me
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