A real problem...

[Damien]

When i went to switch on my VAIO PCG-K115S yesterday...i could not get into Windows.

I have recently deleted my girlfriends account on Xp, leaving just mine, and so when i switched the computer on it used to go straight to my account and desktop.

However, now, when it is switched on...it shows the desktop background with no icons, then proceeds to log me off. it displays the 'welcome' screen, with the icon for my account. when i click on the account, it says, "loading you personal details', then 'opening network connections', then i just says 'logging off'...and stays on the welsome screen...

I just can't get in. I tried it in Safe Mode, where it showed my icon on the welcome screen along with an 'Administrator' icon. It does the same thing whichever icon i click...just logs straight off without opening in any way...

I spoke with a friend who suggested this may be a virus which has imported some sort of command to log off instantly...another friend suggested it is a 'Blaster' virus...

So i think i may have to do a system restore...does anyone think this is going to be the case?? Is there any other way around it?

I dont have a real problem with having to do a restore, as a lot of the stuff i want to save is on the 😧 drive...except the Norton Antivirus it came with...
This was pre-loaded and i have since purchased another year's worth...
I'm a bit concerned that i will lose my Norton stuff from the C: drive, as i have no disc to re-load it with...

Can anyone help with my problems??

Thanks in advance...

Damien.

[Damien]

I have had a look at the sites that have been mentioned...the first one posted by TygerTyger required a payment to show the information.

Unfortunately, you were right...im a bit too new and am not confident enough to play about with the recovery console thingy...plus I dont have an XP disc either..it was preloaded...

All i have is a Sony recovery disc...

I'll give this a try tonight...i'm not going to lose much info. I can't get into Windows in any way, so this is my only choice really....

[Damien]

I have had a look at the sites that have been mentioned...the first one posted by TygerTyger required a payment to show the information.

Unfortunately, you were right...im a bit too new and am not confident enough to play about with the recovery console thingy...plus I dont have an XP disc either..it was preloaded...

All i have is a Sony recovery disc...

I'll give this a try tonight...i'm not going to lose much info. I can't get into Windows in any way, so this is my only choice really....

[kee-lo_]

Good luck

[TygerTyger]

Woah woah woah woah. That link doesn't require payment! Post your email address and I'll send you the contents if you like. I really don't understand why it would ask you to pay.
Edit: I understand what you mean now. Yes you have to pay to ask a question but you don't need to. Someone already asked the same question, scroll down the page and read all the solutions people have given.

[kee-lo_]

Pay? I didn't get that LOL

[Damien]

Well...i did the restore and everything was fine...

Except...
I cant access any of my Sonicstage songs that were saved in 'packages' on my D drive...

Anyone know why this is?

They just won't play or import at all...

[kee-lo_]

Did you backup the DB?