i THATturn on lp, (can get into bios setup to check boot sequence, will not shut down to save changes even if i wanted to), there is 1st screen, once o left click that screen lifts and goes to my login screen, login, hangs forever, at first is was blinking with cursor blinking, cant do anything...tsk manger etc. did hard boot, unplugged battery, hit power few times before plugging in. got to black screen and movable cursor but when i tried to get to task manager it went to blinking. late last night i put in thumb drive plugged in and was able to get to the restore, reset ect. page. i clicked command promt, took me to x:windows\system32. i was trying to run the code to start the tool, but i tried several times, not know what <> mean or il, if i put in ", im just not THAT savvy. im pretty sure virus/malware came from pc pro dude. he was sticking to every page i opened, would end task, he just came back until it got to the point where i am now. i'd like to do a check on this little chromebook next only because i have been transferring files from infected LT to usb to here to upload to you. i was able to get into notebook as you ask above. i was able to see my entire system, which brings me to my next question...if im on x drive, what about my c drive thats infected. i could be wrong but looking at the fixlist its for c drive. when i was able to get to a command prompt it took me to x drive. and there was a push button drive that was all red. i am about to plug in battery, insert thumb drive again and hope that it takes me to where i was last night. i didnt want to open a desktop from there because there are 2. seems this x drive is having fun...i ran dir cmd to see all the system32 files, im at a loss. should i attempt to copy x drive? when i get to a cmd prompt and type in the code any way, it does return that span is not an internal or external path?? i was tired. ive been working on this for a few weeks now it seems and has consumed so much of my time. you have no idea how much i appreciate finding a reputable site to deal with. i know you have links to a few, and i have gone there, even to read manual on frst.exe.