Vista does not, except in safe mode?

Have a frined, dell sent him a new hd. It crashes except in safe mode. He has tried to restore factory reimage.

Is it sounds like a virus or a hardware problem? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks, Bruce

Hello

If you need search malware here's my recommendations - they will allow you to
scrutiny and the withdrawal without ending up with a load of spyware programs running
resident who can cause as many questions as the malware and may be more difficult to detect as the
cause.

No one program cannot be used to detect and remove any malware. Added that often easy
to detect malicious software often comes with a much harder to detect and remove the payload. Then
its best to be thorough than paying the high price later now too. Check with them to one
extreme overkill point and then run the cleaning only when you are sure that the system is clean.

It can be made repeatedly in Mode safe - F8 tap that you start, however, you must also run
the regular windows when you can.

Download malwarebytes and scan with it, run MRT and add Prevx to be sure that he is gone.
(If Rootkits run UnHackMe)

Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

Malwarebytes - free
http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

Run the malware removal tool from Microsoft

Start - type in the search box-> find MRT top - right on - click RUN AS ADMIN.

You should get this tool and its updates via Windows updates - if necessary, you can
Download it here.

Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN
(Then run MRT as shown above.)

Microsoft Malicious - 32-bit removal tool
http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

Microsoft Malicious removal tool - 64 bit
http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=585D2BDE-367F-495e-94E7-6349F4EFFC74&displaylang=en

also install Prevx to be sure that it is all gone.

Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-right on - click RUN AS ADMIN

Prevx - Home - free - small, fast, exceptional CLOUD protection, working with others
security programs. It is a single scanner, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something to come back
here or use Google to see how to remove.
http://www.prevx.com/   <-->
http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp  <-->

Choice of PCmag editor - Prevx-
http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

Try the demo version of Hitman Pro:

Hitman Pro is a second scanner reviews, designed to save your computer from malicious software
(viruses, Trojans, rootkits, etc.). who infected your computer despite safe
what you have done (such as antivirus, firewall, etc.).
http://www.SurfRight.nl/en/hitmanpro

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If necessary here are some free online scanners to help the

http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

New Vista and Windows 7 version
http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/Center/whatsnew.htm

Original version
http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

http://www.Kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Other tests free online
http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=antivirus+free+online+scan&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G1

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Also follow these steps for the General corruption of cleaning and repair/replace damaged/missing
system files.

Run DiskCleanup - start - all programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup

Start - type this into the search-> find COMMAND to top box and RIGHT CLICK-
RUN AS ADMIN

Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker
(SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

Run checkdisk - schedule it to run at the next startup, then apply OK then restart your way.

How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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If we find Rootkits use this thread and other suggestions. (Run UnHackMe)

http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/InternetExplorer/thread/a8f665f0-C793-441A-a5b9-54b7e1e7a5a4/

I hope this helps.

Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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