I deleted limewire and then the problems started. I can't run windows normally b/c it says I have an invalid boot.ini and it will start from windows. But most of my programs are unavailable, and no matter what mode I run windows in a windows installer tries to install Microsoft money.

Here is what I get from java after trying to get rid of limewire...

LimeWire version 4.11.0
Java version 1.5.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2802912/4128768

com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:274)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:40)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)

STARTUP ERROR!




FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\limewire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323153921
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154093
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154124
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154186
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\limewire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154249
SIZE: 311611

C:\Program Files\limewire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1142021153478
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\limewire\hs_err_pid1416.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1130814778498
SIZE: 9090

C:\Program Files\limewire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154280
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\limewire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154374
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\limewire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154405
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\limewire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154452
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\limewire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154514
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\limewire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154561
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1142021157369
SIZE: 81920

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323153671
SIZE: 6486428

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1142021155134
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\limewire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154718
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\limewire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154796
SIZE: 227510

C:\Program Files\limewire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154905
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\limewire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323153827
SIZE: 2621187

C:\Program Files\limewire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154936
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\limewire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323153858
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\limewire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323154968
SIZE: 379049

C:\Program Files\limewire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323155014
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\limewire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323155046
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\limewire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1142021157197
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\limewire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323155405
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\limewire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1143323155608
SIZE: 207655



I am running now on a restore point from the morning before the problem began, yet the installer is still running wild. I need to know how to rebuild the boot.ini


Thank you

I think I need to fix the boot.ini. I'm not actually sure.

Hi Lynx

Welcome to PC Help Forums

Ok so you have deleted that piece of trash from Add/Remove programs.
Try running a Search for all instances of Limewire and delete those, choose the option to Look in hidden Files and Folders.
Obtain AdAware and Spybot Search and Destroy from my link below, update them and run them. Dump all that they find.
Obtain Hijack This and locate the folder in C:/Program files.
Run the program and choose to save results to a log file.
FIX NOTHING YET.
Copy and Paste the log file back here so our HJT experts can take a look.

Welcome to the PCHF thehumanlynx.

Please follow this link here "Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows could not start" error messages when you start your computer to find out how to rebuild your boot.ini file.

Once this is done, can you please follow the prework link in my signiture, and post the resulting logs back here.

Moved to security thread.

i tried to rebuild my boot.ini, but it said that there were no instances of a boot file when i did the boot cfg/list command. I tried that out last night.

Here is the HJT log. I ran AVG twice, the first time it froze up before I could quarantine. the second time I quarantined and then I couldnt save it before it froze..

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 9:50:08 PM, on 11/30/2006
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
C:\windows\System32\smss.exe
C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\windows\system32\services.exe
C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe
C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\windows\System32\carpserv.exe
C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Easy CD Creator 5\DirectCD\DirectCD.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S4I2D 1.EXE
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\Picasa2\PicasaMediaDetector.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.0\Apps\apdproxy.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\PackethSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\Program Files\COMPAQ\Compaq Advisor\bin\compaq-rba.exe
C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\tj harvey\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = Sign Up - My Yahoo!
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = Yahoo!
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = Yahoo! SearchBar Home Page
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = Sign Up - My Yahoo!
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Compaq
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: LinkTracker Class - {8B6DA27E-7F64-4694-8F8F-DC87AB8C6B22} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\qlink32.dll
O2 - BHO: PEDEV_IEListener Class - {E1412445-4FF8-410e-8D24-F2CF86B171A4} - C:\Program Files\PeDevice\PeDev.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - c:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\mnyviewer.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CARPService] carpserv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WCOLOREAL] "C:\Program Files\COMPAQ\Coloreal\coloreal.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [srmclean] C:\Cpqs\Scom\srmclean.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Works Portfolio] C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\WksSb.exe /AllUsers
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Works Update Detection] C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\WkDetect.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdaptecDirectCD] "C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Easy CD Creator 5\DirectCD\DirectCD.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus C84 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S4I2D 1.EXE /P23 "EPSON Stylus C84 Series" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus C84"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PinnacleDriverCheck] C:\WINDOWS\System32\PSDrvCheck.exe -CheckReg
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Picasa Media Detector] C:\Program Files\Picasa2\PicasaMediaDetector.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.0\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [Compaq_RBA] C:\Program Files\COMPAQ\Compaq Advisor\bin\compaq-rba.exe -z
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: PartyPoker.com - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - C:\Program Files\PartyGaming\PartyPoker\RunApp.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: PartyPoker.com - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - C:\Program Files\PartyGaming\PartyPoker\RunApp.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\windows\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\windows\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: MoneySide - {E023F504-0C5A-4750-A1E7-A9046DEA8A21} - c:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\mnyviewer.dll
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://store.presario.net/scripts/redirectors/presario/storeredir2.dll?s=consumerfav&c=2c02&lc=0409
O16 - DPF: {78AF2F24-A9C3-11D3-BF8C-0060B0FCC122} (AcDcToday Control) - file://C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2000i\AcDcToday.ocx
O16 - DPF: {C6637286-300D-11D4-AE0A-0010830243BD} (InstaFred Control) - file://C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2000i\InstFred.ocx
O16 - DPF: {E9670165-86FE-4C34-8C4B-D3158DDC5D92} (Installer Class) - http://downloads.shopathomeselect.co...nstall4110.cab
O16 - DPF: {F281A59C-7B65-11D3-8617-0010830243BD} (AcPreview Control) - file://C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2000i\AcPreview.ocx
O18 - Filter: text/html - {DFAA31C8-A356-4313-9D95-5EDAB46C5070} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\qlink32.dll
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - Anti-Malware Development a.s. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: Compaq Advisor (Compaq_RBA) - NeoPlanet - C:\Program Files\COMPAQ\Compaq Advisor\bin\compaq-rba.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Content Monitoring Tool (msCMTSrvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msCMTSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Virtual NIC Service (PackethSvc) - America Online, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\System32\PackethSvc.exe