I am running Windows XP and the Bitdefender anti virus software. Bitdefender notified me that it caught the rootkit.tdss.aw virus however soon after my PC automatically re-booted. It gets passed the bios tests however will not boot to windows. I removed the hard drive and put it into another PC and ran the bitdefender antivirus software on the drive and it detected the virus again but couldn't remove it.
I put the drive back into the original computer and ran bitdefender from the rescue CD but it did not detect any viruses.
I then ran the Windows XP setup with the repair option. It completed successfully but I still can't get the PC to start Windows.
I have now acquired a new hard drive and am in the process of installing Windows XP. I can still see the data on the original hard drive so I at least can still get at my old data.
Any suggestions for getting the orignal drive and Windows working as I would prefer not to have to re-install all my software.
PS a ran a backup a couple of months ago however for some reason I can't access it. Should have tried a test restore I guess. Live and learn.
I put the drive back into the original computer and ran bitdefender from the rescue CD but it did not detect any viruses.
I then ran the Windows XP setup with the repair option. It completed successfully but I still can't get the PC to start Windows.
I have now acquired a new hard drive and am in the process of installing Windows XP. I can still see the data on the original hard drive so I at least can still get at my old data.
Any suggestions for getting the orignal drive and Windows working as I would prefer not to have to re-install all my software.
PS a ran a backup a couple of months ago however for some reason I can't access it. Should have tried a test restore I guess. Live and learn.