Windows 7 freezing at 4-pane window while loading..?

Question

I backed up the PC a short while ago, and I'm pretty sure my external hard-drive introduced a virus / worm / trojan..  Thoughts on how to diagnose / fix it, using .. F2 and the Safeboot?

David · Answer

Download from here  https://www.avg.com/en-ww/download.prd-arl. AVG rescue disk and burn it to a CD or blank USB. You may need a working computer if yours is badly infected. Boot off the CD/USB and follow the prompts. If you need help in creating a bootable CD or USB update your post.  After that your computer should be clean. 
Once your computer is up and running I would also download Malwarebytes antimalware from bleeping computers

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/malwarebytes-anti-malware/

Run it to check for any malware that AVG missed

Anonymous · Answer

a virus or trojan needs the operating system to load to work , that code usually means a corrupt registry , you need to do a REPAIR  install ( not a re-install) using an installation DVD, if you know what you are doing you can use a boot disk to replace the registry files F8 comes AFTER the F2 and F11 options you have to be quick

Windows 7 freezing at 4-pane window while loading..?

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