Feb 20, 2009
Windows XP Installation
Put your Windows XP CD in the drive...When it says press any key to boot from cd, Press any key on the keyboard...If it doesn't ask you this then restart your computer again.A blue Welcome to Setup screen will appear and you are on your way.Press Enter To set up Windows Xp nowOnce the set up has loaded all the windows files, It will say "press F8 to agree to the terms and conditions" press F8...To repair the selected Windows XP installation Press R.To install Fresh copy of windows XP without repairing Press ESC.press ECS.Now you are at the set up, Click your C drive and format your old windows, Press D, it will ask if you are sure by clicking L...Select the existing partitions to install Windows XP.i recommend select C: partitionPress Enter.To continue Setup in partition C,Press C.now here you can formate C:/ in Quick mode or in normal mode.i recommend formate the partiton in normal mode.you can see the file formate is in NTFS or FAT 32.To formate C:/ ,Press F.Let it format, After the format has completed, It will copy windows files,When that has completed it will say "computer will reboot in 15 seconds"...Now your computer has rebooted it will carry on with the set up.After sometime you can see the Regional and Language Option.Click Next.Then Personalize your Software by type your name and the name of your company or organization.leave black organization it is optional.Cick NextType the Volume License Product Keys..Click NextEnter the name of your computer.you can also set the Administrator password or leave blank if you dont want to set password.Set the Date and time and your time zone,click Next.Set the Network Settings.Set the Workgroup Computer Domain..Done ....Add users that will sign on to this computer.Welcome Screen..Log in, to your PC for the first time. You now need to check the device manager to confirm that all the drivers has been loaded or if there are any conflicts. From the start menu select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Click on the System icon and then from the System Properties window select the Hardware tab, then click on Device Manager.If there are any yellow exclamation mark "!" next to any of the listed device, it means that no drivers or incorrect drivers has been loaded for that device. Your hardware should come with manufacturer supplied drivers. You need to install these drivers using automatic setup program provided by the manufacturer or you need to manually install these drivers. If you do not have the drivers, check the manufacturers website to download them.Install all drives of system like sound, Graphic Card, Modem, Buletooth...etc..Windows is completely setup when there are no more exclamation marks in the device manager..
Windows Vista ReadyBoost
Windows ReadyBoost improves system memory and boosts performance.Adding system memory (typically referred to as RAM) is often the best way to improve a PC's performance, since more memory means more applications are ready to run without accessing the hard drive. However, upgrading memory can be difficult and costly, and some machines have limited memory expansion capabilities, making it impossible to add RAM.Windows Vista introduces Windows ReadyBoost, a new concept in adding memory to a system. You can use non-volatile flash memory, such as that on a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, to improve performance without having to add additional memory "under the hood."The flash memory device serves as an additional memory cache—that is, memory that the computer can access much more quickly than it can access data on the hard drive. Windows ReadyBoost relies on the intelligent memory management of Windows SuperFetch and can significantly improve system responsiveness.It's easy to use Windows ReadyBoost. When a removable memory device such as a USB flash drive or a secure digital (SD) memory card is first inserted into a port, Windows Vista checks to see if its performance is fast enough to work with Windows ReadyBoost. If so, you are asked if you want to use this device to speed up system performance. You can choose to allocate part of a USB drive's memory to speed up performance and use the remainder to store files.The capacity of the removable media must be at least 256 MBDevices larger than 4GB will have only 4GB used for ReadyBoostThe device should have an access time of 1ms or lessThe device must be capable of 2.5 MB/s read speeds for 4 kB random reads spread uniformly across the entire device and 1.75 MB/s write speeds for 512 kB random writes spread uniformly across the deviceThe device must have at least 235 MB of free spaceNTFS and FAT32 are supportedThe initial release of ReadyBoost supports only ONE device
How does the Ravmon Virus affects your PC?
When you Open any drive in My Computer by right clicking, the Context menu will have a chinese like language & when you click on this language on context menu, the drive will not open but the Open With dialouge will ask you to “Choose the program you want to use to open this file:”. Also by double clicking any drive same thing happens.Context Menu and OpenWith Dialogue will look like this. 
The Ravmon virus does also corrupt your Folder Options. So when you open Folder Options and try to check “Show hidden files and folders” and click ok. My Computer will not show hidden files, also “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” option will not be working.Folder Options Dailogue
Error launching Task Manager, Registry Editor and Command prompt which is also solved by this tool
How Does the Ravmon Virus Spread?Ravmon Virus mostly spreads from USB Flash drives. So to prevent this virus from breaking into your pc you must start an Anti-Virus before plugining a Flash drive into your pc.For Removing Ravmon virus and its effects I have created a tool. Just download it, run it and Restart your computer.
Download Ravmon Removal.exe http://www.technize.com/?dl_id=6
Remove RavMon.exe virus without any anti-virus
its very easy to remove it
you will have to follow just few simple steps.
check if ur infected
stop currently running virus
delete virus files
remove virus to run from startup
so here are the following steps explained
remember until you delete the virus files please open drives using address bar by typing C:\ D:\ X:\ as the virus is activated if you double click the drive
1. Right click any drive on your computer and see if right click menu shows some invalild characters
like this
If yes then you are infected.
2. Press Alt+Ctrl+Del to bring up the task manager (or right click taskbar to run it)
there will be a program in processes named “SVCHOST.EXE” there will be few svchost in small case but check one in capital letters, if you see more than one “SVCHOST.EXE” (all caps one) end the one with your username infront of it instead of LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE or SYSTEM.
by pressing end process
3. to delete the virus files you need to show system protected files.
for this goto
My Computer->(Menu) Tools-> Folder Options -> (Tab) View -> uncheck “Hide System protected files” -> press OK
If you are unable to unhide the system files you can use 3rd party softwares to browse drive and delete files, try ACDsee or WinRAR
Now open drive (by typing drive letter in address bar)
delete these 2 files
Autorun.inf
Ravmon.exe
also delete those in all drives (not CD(WR) or DVD(WR) drives) (and remember don’t double click else you will have to start over from top)
Open Windows folder and delete SVCHOST.EXE, SVCHOST.dll and MDM.EXE
Now restart the explorer.exe process by killing it in taskmanager and runing it again [(winkey + R), type "explorer" and hit enter]
now right click the drive letter and ull see a clean menu
congrats virus is removed
4. Now remove it from startup (Optional as files are deleted)
Winkey + R type “msconfig” hit enter
goto startup tab-> (uncheck) MDM -> OK -> Exit without Restart How to prevent from this virus in feature
just right click any USB drive (that includes iPod) you have plugged into your PC
if they have currpoted menu the drive is infected
Access drive by typing drive letter and delete files from that drive
Remember you double click the curropted drive you get infected else ur safe
you will have to follow just few simple steps.
check if ur infected
stop currently running virus
delete virus files
remove virus to run from startup
so here are the following steps explained
remember until you delete the virus files please open drives using address bar by typing C:\ D:\ X:\ as the virus is activated if you double click the drive
1. Right click any drive on your computer and see if right click menu shows some invalild characters
like this
If yes then you are infected.2. Press Alt+Ctrl+Del to bring up the task manager (or right click taskbar to run it)
there will be a program in processes named “SVCHOST.EXE” there will be few svchost in small case but check one in capital letters, if you see more than one “SVCHOST.EXE” (all caps one) end the one with your username infront of it instead of LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE or SYSTEM.by pressing end process
3. to delete the virus files you need to show system protected files.
for this goto
My Computer->(Menu) Tools-> Folder Options -> (Tab) View -> uncheck “Hide System protected files” -> press OK
If you are unable to unhide the system files you can use 3rd party softwares to browse drive and delete files, try ACDsee or WinRAR
Now open drive (by typing drive letter in address bar)
delete these 2 files
Autorun.inf
Ravmon.exe
also delete those in all drives (not CD(WR) or DVD(WR) drives) (and remember don’t double click else you will have to start over from top)
Open Windows folder and delete SVCHOST.EXE, SVCHOST.dll and MDM.EXE
Now restart the explorer.exe process by killing it in taskmanager and runing it again [(winkey + R), type "explorer" and hit enter]
now right click the drive letter and ull see a clean menucongrats virus is removed
4. Now remove it from startup (Optional as files are deleted)
Winkey + R type “msconfig” hit enter
goto startup tab-> (uncheck) MDM -> OK -> Exit without Restart How to prevent from this virus in feature
just right click any USB drive (that includes iPod) you have plugged into your PC
if they have currpoted menu the drive is infected
Access drive by typing drive letter and delete files from that drive
Remember you double click the curropted drive you get infected else ur safe
How To Repair Windows ???
recently my HDD got corrupt (im stupid so i didnt backup) and when i start my computer i got this blue screen that tells me it could not load XP and i should chkdsk. so i put the XP CD in and selected the repair option and Used "chkdsk /p" and it reported errors. i dunno what to do next???!!! i dunno the commands
Click start > run > type in "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes) then OK
This does a System File Check. If the scan finds any files that are corrupt or missing, it will prompt you to insert your XP CD. **Note the space in between sfc and /scannow.**
The scan can take quite a while so be patient. When the scan is finished, you'll be prompted to reboot and hopefully the problem will be solved. If the problem still exists, I'd try a Repair Install.
1. With the XP CD installed, turn on your computer.
2. You should see a prompt to "Press Any Key to Boot From CD"
(If you don't see this prompt you might have to modify your BIOS so the computer boots from CD.)
3. After pressing any key (usually the space bar) Info is loaded from the CD onto the hard drive. Eventually you will see a "Welcome To Setup" screen with three choices. Press enter to choose setting up Windows XP. DO NOT PRESS *R* TO SELECT "REPAIRING XP WITH RECOVERY CONSOLE"!!!
4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement. You should now see a screen that says, "If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it." You should also see the drive (usually C:) on which the XP is installed.
5. With the drive selected (highlighted), now press "R" to begin the repair.
6. Again, be patient. The repair could take a while. Eventually, you will see a prompt to "Press Any Key". DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS AT THIS POINT!!!! If you press any key, the computer will reboot from the CD. You don't want that. Let the computer reboot from the hard drive. Just give it a minute or two and it will reboot by itself.
7. Depending on how extensive the damage is, the repair process could end, or more than likely, it will continue and prompt you along the way.
8. Once again, you will get a prompt to "press any key" and once again, DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY. When the computer reboots this final time, you should be at the desktop ready to go.
9. By doing a repair, you will need to go to Windows Update site to reinstall any patches, hotfixes, critical updates, etc. that came out AFTER your CD was manufactured.
Hope this helps.
Here's how check disk (CHKDSK) works...
CHKDSK [volume[[path]filename]]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:size]]
volume - Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.
filename - FAT/FAT32 only: Specifies the files to check for fragmentation.
/F - Fixes errors on the disk.
/V - On FAT/FAT32: Displays the full path and name of every file on the disk. On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any.
/R - Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information(implies /F).
/L:size - NTFS only: Changes the log file size to the specified number of kilobytes. If size is not specified, displays current size.
/X - Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid (implies /F).
/I - NTFS only: Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.
/C - NTFS only: Skips checking of cycles within the folder structure.
In your case this is the command you would type.
CHKDSK /F /R /I
Note: Use /I parameter only if you're using NTFS.
This command will run a thorough scan on your hard disk sectors and will attempt to recover any corrupted files. It will also fix bad sectors.
If this does not work, then popin the CD and repair XP using the alternate method (not the Recovery Console)... To do this, instead of going to the recovery console, just simply follow the intructions.
If you need further assistance, just email me. sallumuji@gmail.com
Fixboot Writes a new boot sector.
Fixmbr Writes a new master boot record.
THIS IS DONE FOR XP BUT IF THE DISK WONT DO IT IN THE REPAIR CONSOL, HAVE A FRIEND MAKE YOU A SET OF BOOT DISKS. LOOK TO PC WORLD FOR MOR ANSWERS
your HDD died or your Xp died, re-install xp with complete format if that doesn´t work need a new HDD.
You may have to do a system applications restore.If you do this it Willl be like you just bought your PC.You will loose everything you have downloads.But you can reinstall it all also once you get through the recovery.When you turn on PC if you are able to see safe mode. windows log in, it will be a black screen start hitting f10 and it wil restore your windows xp application
Click start > run > type in "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes) then OK
This does a System File Check. If the scan finds any files that are corrupt or missing, it will prompt you to insert your XP CD. **Note the space in between sfc and /scannow.**
The scan can take quite a while so be patient. When the scan is finished, you'll be prompted to reboot and hopefully the problem will be solved. If the problem still exists, I'd try a Repair Install.
1. With the XP CD installed, turn on your computer.
2. You should see a prompt to "Press Any Key to Boot From CD"
(If you don't see this prompt you might have to modify your BIOS so the computer boots from CD.)
3. After pressing any key (usually the space bar) Info is loaded from the CD onto the hard drive. Eventually you will see a "Welcome To Setup" screen with three choices. Press enter to choose setting up Windows XP. DO NOT PRESS *R* TO SELECT "REPAIRING XP WITH RECOVERY CONSOLE"!!!
4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement. You should now see a screen that says, "If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it." You should also see the drive (usually C:) on which the XP is installed.
5. With the drive selected (highlighted), now press "R" to begin the repair.
6. Again, be patient. The repair could take a while. Eventually, you will see a prompt to "Press Any Key". DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS AT THIS POINT!!!! If you press any key, the computer will reboot from the CD. You don't want that. Let the computer reboot from the hard drive. Just give it a minute or two and it will reboot by itself.
7. Depending on how extensive the damage is, the repair process could end, or more than likely, it will continue and prompt you along the way.
8. Once again, you will get a prompt to "press any key" and once again, DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY. When the computer reboots this final time, you should be at the desktop ready to go.
9. By doing a repair, you will need to go to Windows Update site to reinstall any patches, hotfixes, critical updates, etc. that came out AFTER your CD was manufactured.
Hope this helps.
Doesn't sound very good. XP couldn't repair itself? To be safe I would go out and buy a new hard drive, install it as your master drive and reinstall xp. With your old drive as a slave or a secondary master and you may be able to get some of your files of it
Click start > run > type in "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes) then OK
This does a System File Check. If the scan finds any files that are corrupt or missing, it will prompt you to insert your XP CD. **Note the space in between sfc and /scannow.**
The scan can take quite a while so be patient. When the scan is finished, you'll be prompted to reboot and hopefully the problem will be solved. If the problem still exists, I'd try a Repair Install.
1. With the XP CD installed, turn on your computer.
2. You should see a prompt to "Press Any Key to Boot From CD"
(If you don't see this prompt you might have to modify your BIOS so the computer boots from CD.)
3. After pressing any key (usually the space bar) Info is loaded from the CD onto the hard drive. Eventually you will see a "Welcome To Setup" screen with three choices. Press enter to choose setting up Windows XP. DO NOT PRESS *R* TO SELECT "REPAIRING XP WITH RECOVERY CONSOLE"!!!
4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement. You should now see a screen that says, "If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it." You should also see the drive (usually C:) on which the XP is installed.
5. With the drive selected (highlighted), now press "R" to begin the repair.
6. Again, be patient. The repair could take a while. Eventually, you will see a prompt to "Press Any Key". DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS AT THIS POINT!!!! If you press any key, the computer will reboot from the CD. You don't want that. Let the computer reboot from the hard drive. Just give it a minute or two and it will reboot by itself.
7. Depending on how extensive the damage is, the repair process could end, or more than likely, it will continue and prompt you along the way.
8. Once again, you will get a prompt to "press any key" and once again, DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY. When the computer reboots this final time, you should be at the desktop ready to go.
9. By doing a repair, you will need to go to Windows Update site to reinstall any patches, hotfixes, critical updates, etc. that came out AFTER your CD was manufactured.
Hope this helps.
Here's how check disk (CHKDSK) works...
CHKDSK [volume[[path]filename]]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:size]]
volume - Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.
filename - FAT/FAT32 only: Specifies the files to check for fragmentation.
/F - Fixes errors on the disk.
/V - On FAT/FAT32: Displays the full path and name of every file on the disk. On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any.
/R - Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information(implies /F).
/L:size - NTFS only: Changes the log file size to the specified number of kilobytes. If size is not specified, displays current size.
/X - Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid (implies /F).
/I - NTFS only: Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.
/C - NTFS only: Skips checking of cycles within the folder structure.
In your case this is the command you would type.
CHKDSK /F /R /I
Note: Use /I parameter only if you're using NTFS.
This command will run a thorough scan on your hard disk sectors and will attempt to recover any corrupted files. It will also fix bad sectors.
If this does not work, then popin the CD and repair XP using the alternate method (not the Recovery Console)... To do this, instead of going to the recovery console, just simply follow the intructions.
If you need further assistance, just email me. sallumuji@gmail.com
Fixboot Writes a new boot sector.
Fixmbr Writes a new master boot record.
THIS IS DONE FOR XP BUT IF THE DISK WONT DO IT IN THE REPAIR CONSOL, HAVE A FRIEND MAKE YOU A SET OF BOOT DISKS. LOOK TO PC WORLD FOR MOR ANSWERS
your HDD died or your Xp died, re-install xp with complete format if that doesn´t work need a new HDD.
You may have to do a system applications restore.If you do this it Willl be like you just bought your PC.You will loose everything you have downloads.But you can reinstall it all also once you get through the recovery.When you turn on PC if you are able to see safe mode. windows log in, it will be a black screen start hitting f10 and it wil restore your windows xp application
Click start > run > type in "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes) then OK
This does a System File Check. If the scan finds any files that are corrupt or missing, it will prompt you to insert your XP CD. **Note the space in between sfc and /scannow.**
The scan can take quite a while so be patient. When the scan is finished, you'll be prompted to reboot and hopefully the problem will be solved. If the problem still exists, I'd try a Repair Install.
1. With the XP CD installed, turn on your computer.
2. You should see a prompt to "Press Any Key to Boot From CD"
(If you don't see this prompt you might have to modify your BIOS so the computer boots from CD.)
3. After pressing any key (usually the space bar) Info is loaded from the CD onto the hard drive. Eventually you will see a "Welcome To Setup" screen with three choices. Press enter to choose setting up Windows XP. DO NOT PRESS *R* TO SELECT "REPAIRING XP WITH RECOVERY CONSOLE"!!!
4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement. You should now see a screen that says, "If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it." You should also see the drive (usually C:) on which the XP is installed.
5. With the drive selected (highlighted), now press "R" to begin the repair.
6. Again, be patient. The repair could take a while. Eventually, you will see a prompt to "Press Any Key". DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS AT THIS POINT!!!! If you press any key, the computer will reboot from the CD. You don't want that. Let the computer reboot from the hard drive. Just give it a minute or two and it will reboot by itself.
7. Depending on how extensive the damage is, the repair process could end, or more than likely, it will continue and prompt you along the way.
8. Once again, you will get a prompt to "press any key" and once again, DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY. When the computer reboots this final time, you should be at the desktop ready to go.
9. By doing a repair, you will need to go to Windows Update site to reinstall any patches, hotfixes, critical updates, etc. that came out AFTER your CD was manufactured.
Hope this helps.
Doesn't sound very good. XP couldn't repair itself? To be safe I would go out and buy a new hard drive, install it as your master drive and reinstall xp. With your old drive as a slave or a secondary master and you may be able to get some of your files of it
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