C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application

#1 (**permalink**) 10-31-2008, 02:27 PM

I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message
"C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
Thanks.

#2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2008, 04:27 PM

Empty your recycle bin and try again. Also try right clicking the drive and
select explore.
Neil
"Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message
>"C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
>Thanks.
>

#3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2008, 04:51 PM

Open a cmd prompt. Start > Run... [type in] cmd > Ok
At the prompt, enter the following two commands:

attrib -h -r -s C:\Autorun.inf

del C:\Autorun.inf

"Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message "C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
>Thanks.
>

#4 (**permalink**) 11-02-2008, 12:55 AM

Thanks for your reply but
Its "resycled" not recycled

"neil" <neilp67_@_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O$8$eW3OJHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Empty your recycle bin and try again. Also try right clicking the drive
> and select explore.
> Neil
> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message
> news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message
>>"C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
>>Thanks.
>>
>
>

#5 (**permalink**) 11-02-2008, 01:04 AM

Make sure that your anti-malware software is running, then download the
latest signatures and run a full scan.

If you don't have comprehensive anti-malware software, that's like
driving a car without seats belts or air bags. Either way, you're
eventually going to get hammered. Install comprehensive anti-malware
software and learn how to use its features. A 'comprehensive' solution
scans for all types of malicious software in the background, on demand
and on schedule.

For now try scanning your system with /several/ of the better online
scanners, such as:
Kaspersky Antivirus (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
Panda ActiveScan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan)

Download HijackThis from www.trendsecure.com. Run it, save a log, and
post the log at one of the many sites that support HJT, such as
spywarewarrior.com, bleepingcomputer.com, and temerc.com -- but not
here. Within a day, sometimes within an hour, you'll have one-on-one
step-by-step advice from a security expert on cleaning up any
infestations—or you'll have a clean bill of health from the volunteer
expert.

Even the best detection and removal software can't fix every malware
infection. If none of the above remove the infection, you may want to
show the computer to a professional.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Marks wrote:
> Thanks for your reply but
> Its "resycled" not recycled
>
> "neil" <neilp67_@_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O$8$eW3OJHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Empty your recycle bin and try again. Also try right clicking the drive
>> and select explore.
>> Neil
>> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message
>> news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>>> I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message
>>> "C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>
>

#6 (**permalink**) 11-02-2008, 01:11 AM

Oh great thanks, problem solved.

"Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message
news:%23wvHlj3OJHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Open a cmd prompt. Start > Run... [type in] cmd > Ok
> At the prompt, enter the following two commands:
>
> attrib -h -r -s C:\Autorun.inf
>
> del C:\Autorun.inf
>
>
>
>
>
> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message
> news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message
>>"C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
>>Thanks.
>>
>
>

#7 (**permalink**) 11-02-2008, 02:13 AM

Symptom solved.. Something put that file there. Read over
Leonard Grey's post.

"Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490cfe4c$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
> Oh great thanks, problem solved.
>
> "Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message news:%23wvHlj3OJHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Open a cmd prompt. Start > Run... [type in] cmd > Ok
>> At the prompt, enter the following two commands:
>>
>> attrib -h -r -s C:\Autorun.inf
>>
>> del C:\Autorun.inf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>>>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message "C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please
>>>help. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

#8 (**permalink**) 11-02-2008, 03:33 AM

Thanks for your info.

"Leonard Grey" <l.grey@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23ZNgmbIPJHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Make sure that your anti-malware software is running, then download the
> latest signatures and run a full scan.
>
> If you don't have comprehensive anti-malware software, that's like driving
> a car without seats belts or air bags. Either way, you're eventually going
> to get hammered. Install comprehensive anti-malware software and learn how
> to use its features. A 'comprehensive' solution scans for all types of
> malicious software in the background, on demand and on schedule.
>
> For now try scanning your system with /several/ of the better online
> scanners, such as:
> Kaspersky Antivirus (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
> Panda ActiveScan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan)
>
> Download HijackThis from www.trendsecure.com. Run it, save a log, and post
> the log at one of the many sites that support HJT, such as
> spywarewarrior.com, bleepingcomputer.com, and temerc.com -- but not here.
> Within a day, sometimes within an hour, you'll have one-on-one
> step-by-step advice from a security expert on cleaning up any
> infestations—or you'll have a clean bill of health from the volunteer
> expert.
>
> Even the best detection and removal software can't fix every malware
> infection. If none of the above remove the infection, you may want to show
> the computer to a professional.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare Humanum Est
>
> Marks wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply but
>> Its "resycled" not recycled
>>
>> "neil" <neilp67_@_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:O$8$eW3OJHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Empty your recycle bin and try again. Also try right clicking the drive
>>> and select explore.
>>> Neil
>>> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message
>>> news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>>>> I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message
>>>> "C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please help.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>
>>

#9 (**permalink**) 11-10-2008, 05:28 PM

i'm having the same problem and i have don the cmd cmded and didnt' do anything
could it be a virus or somesort and if so what do you recom?

"Bill Blanton" wrote:

> Symptom solved.. Something put that file there. Read over
> Leonard Grey's post.
>
>
>
> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490cfe4c$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
> > Oh great thanks, problem solved.
> >
> > "Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message news:%23wvHlj3OJHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> Open a cmd prompt. Start > Run... [type in] cmd > Ok
> >> At the prompt, enter the following two commands:
> >>
> >> attrib -h -r -s C:\Autorun.inf
> >>
> >> del C:\Autorun.inf
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
> >>>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message "C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please
> >>>help. Thanks.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

#10 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 01:40 AM

What do you mean exactly by it "didn't do anything"? Any error messages
at the cmd prompt? The commands have to be typed exactly. Is it the
C: drive? If not, you'd need to substitute the C: with whatever drive (letter)
you are having problems with.

To answer your question, yes, if you are getting the message
"C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application", then you apparently
have some sort of infestation.

"Thomas" <Thomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6C350E50-2AE6-4367-A06E-378177BC9ACF@microsoft.com...
> i'm having the same problem and i have don the cmd cmded and didnt' do anything
> could it be a virus or somesort and if so what do you recom?
>
> "Bill Blanton" wrote:
>
>> Symptom solved.. Something put that file there. Read over
>> Leonard Grey's post.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490cfe4c$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>> > Oh great thanks, problem solved.
>> >
>> > "Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message news:%23wvHlj3OJHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> >> Open a cmd prompt. Start > Run... [type in] cmd > Ok
>> >> At the prompt, enter the following two commands:
>> >>
>> >> attrib -h -r -s C:\Autorun.inf
>> >>
>> >> del C:\Autorun.inf
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Marks" <eed@site.com> wrote in message news:490b15bb$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
>> >>>I can't open c: when double click on it but pop up a message "C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application". Please
>> >>>help. Thanks.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

C:\resycled\boot.com is not a valid Win32 application

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