startup problem

[javaguy1]

this is actually a win ME machine but there are more people in this forum. the machine boots but as soon as windows starts, you get the "its safe to turn off your computer" message. at first it just went black and it went by so fast i couldnt read it, but we started in normal mode instead of safe and the message stayed so i could read it. is this perhaps a virus? anyone have any idea why it would do this?

 

[wolluf]

So you can't start in afe mode either?

Any history on this (changes to hardware/sofware, major crashes etc)?

You could try booting from ME boot floppy and trying scanreg - but more info would be useful.

 

[javaguy1]

i asked the guy and he said it happened after he put in a bootleg movie someone downloaded. said it froze up a couple times and then this. i should have thought to ask earlier.