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    Virus HELP!!!

    My friend has recently encountered a virus or error on his machine and we dont have a clue Wtf is going on... heres what he says:

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    I am using Windows XP Proffessional with current specs [ AMD Sempron +2500 (overcloked to 2.0GHZ) , 1024 MB of ram, ATI Raedon 9200+ ]

    i scanned for spyware in http://housecall.trendmicro.com and it detected. So i said delete it and when it deleted my msconfig stoped working. How can I get Msconfig working without formating?

    When I type msconfig or regedit in run it gives error and it says Windows cannot find 'msconfig' Also this happens when I type 'regedit' in run, It says Windows Cannot find 'regedit'

    Because if this, I cant run my firewall its not working. And I cant run SQL Server which is automated by msconfig start up process. Plus i cant add/remove something I want to be on my startup.

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    Can you confirm whether or not C:\WINDOWS\regedit.exe and C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe have been deleted?
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    Yes he has verified C:\windows\ and he doesn't have neither of the files.

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    yes like cpugeniusmv just said check those folders and get back to us. If thats the case you have a little bit of work ahead of you I believe.
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    Well, it's a round about way, but Spybot also lets you configure what programs start up with your computer - www.spybot.info

    As for getting msconfig back, I figure you can get it off the XP cd - but don't ask me how to exactly :/

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    Attached:

    regedit.exe
    msconfig.exe

    (in a zip file)

    For where they go, see my last post.
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