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hijackthis... F2 value? 1

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ADoozer

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Dec 15, 2002
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hmmm having boot issues with a 2k pro machine (see thread616-815590)

the machine hangs when booting to normal mode, but is currently running in safe mode.

hijackthis picks up an F2 value.

ive read jrb's faq on hijack but this key isnt mentioned

the full key is:-

F2 REG:system.ini: userinit=

is this suspicious and/or could it be whats causing my boot problem (value wasnt there about 8 hours ago before my problem arrived).

thnx in advance

If somethings hard to do, its not worth doing - Homer Simpson
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Remove it. See if behavior changes.
You can always restore it, via Hijack This'! backup functionality.

"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds." - Malaclypse the Younger
 

As I was trying to learn about hijack this, I began seeing F2 entries and various recommendations about them. Since Merijn has nothing in his tutorials about them, none of the other tutorials I could find had anything either.

I asked the author of the tutorial above to do some research on it, he did, and I see he's further updated and added some info on F3 too. In his latest info he also indicates that there may be problems if you restore an F2 userinit entry from hijack this backup.

I do agree with carrr though, remove it, that is consistent with treatment I've seen recommended in logs on other sites, but do not delete the userint file itself. I saw a thread which must have been one of the early ones dealing with this issue where deleting userinit crashed the system.
 
but do not delete the userint file itself

Absolutely correct, and thank you diogenes10 for clarifying that.
While Hijack This! allows you to restore items via the backup function, you go hacking away at your drives manually, and it's another story.

"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds." - Malaclypse the Younger
 
great link, maybe a link is needed in JRB's FAQ.

as you may have read, i accepted defeat (3 hours debugging something i coulndt find) and am currently in a state of reinstallation.

thnx for the tips.

If somethings hard to do, its not worth doing - Homer Simpson
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To get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ222-2244 first
A General Guide To Excel in VB FAQ222-3383
 
Thanks for this, will update the FAQ over the weekend.
Star for diogenes10.

John
 
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