Did the recovery console get installed ? As we can use that instead of the other cd/usb
If not then do the following to install the recovery console... Combofix may stall after the recovery console is installed but that is not a problem
Go to Microsoft's website =>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994 Scroll down to
Step 1, and select the download that's appropriate for your Operating System. Download the file & save it as it's originally named.
Note: If you have SP3, use the SP2 package. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware applications, usually via a right click on the System Tray icon. They may otherwise interfere with our tools
- Drag the setup package onto ComboFix.exe and drop it.
- Follow the prompts to start ComboFix and when prompted, agree to the End-User License Agreement to install the Microsoft Recovery Console.
- At the next prompt, click 'Yes' to run the full ComboFix scan.
- When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you.
Please post the
C:\ComboFix.txt in your next reply.