DOS only sees drive A, T and Q
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:39 pm
I've got myself in quite the pickle.
First, some very nasty malware snuck its way onto my laptop through a auto-download PDF. That embedded itself nicely before I could stop it.
One of the affected files was services.exe in system32, which was causing XP to auto shut-down. So I <wisely> chose to rename it to services.old
This, I suspect, now prevents my XP from booting in any mode (safe or previous). The OS boots, but freezes on a black screen with a white cursor.
So, first things first, working backwards, I would like to get in to DOS to rename services.exe back.
I have UBCD, but whenever I choose a DOS boot, the only drives it reveals to me are T, Q and A (CD, RAM and something else I forget right now..).
I can't seem to find any discussion on this issue. Any help?
Thanks.
First, some very nasty malware snuck its way onto my laptop through a auto-download PDF. That embedded itself nicely before I could stop it.
One of the affected files was services.exe in system32, which was causing XP to auto shut-down. So I <wisely> chose to rename it to services.old
This, I suspect, now prevents my XP from booting in any mode (safe or previous). The OS boots, but freezes on a black screen with a white cursor.
So, first things first, working backwards, I would like to get in to DOS to rename services.exe back.
I have UBCD, but whenever I choose a DOS boot, the only drives it reveals to me are T, Q and A (CD, RAM and something else I forget right now..).
I can't seem to find any discussion on this issue. Any help?
Thanks.