I am so screwed?

[urrguru]

After using TM's Housecall to clean house, the laptop starts to log onto Windows, then after I enter my password, says 'loading personal settings', then as soon as I hear the logon wav, another prompt appears and says 'logging off' and does so.

Obliviously something's amuck w/registry and/or the virus is doing it's log off routine that's it's known for doing.

Problem is I'm not real familiar with all the listed Windows modes of safe startups and none of them seem to be able to get me past the log on/log off routine.

The one safe mode that actually tells me anything likely useful is when I use the 'directory Services restore - windows domain controllers only', it tells me that c&d drive check out, I get the resulting windows window titled 'booting in safe mode - directory services repair' which then it's pane fills in with text saying 'checking on file system D', and then says 'cannot determine file system of drive \??\volume {0n1b6f43fo-5a5b-11db-91e2-806d6172696f}.' and than says 'volume is clean.

If that means anything which can be of help, great, but I'm just not experienced enough to know what to do w/that info.

I'm missing something on anything for any of the other safe modes, I'd sure like to hear about it.

I do have a set of recovery discs, but I believe they're only good for formatting and getting the system back up that way.

Not sure if that will only affect programs, and doesn't affect document files, but I can't even say for sure I can get those discs to work as I had the laptop's optical drive removed and have been using an external one (so I'm uncertain if the BIOS will recognize that drive when I try using the discs).

Running XPH/SP2 on a Sony VAIO.

Needless to say, I last shutdown w/system restore disabled.

Does anyone know for sure if I'm I positively screwed and/or would anyone b kind enought to help me find out?

[katana]

Please note that all instructions given are customised for this computer only, the tools used may cause damage if used on a computer with different infections.

If you think you have similar problems, please post a log in the HJT forum and wait for help.

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(though given what you have posted, I doubt there is much we can do )