Cant open C Drive?

Originally when I tried to open C drive by double clicking on it in my computer, I got a message saying that I didnt have permission to access that file. I then ran the system file checker application and restored the system files. Following this I ran a virus scan which detected and deleted a number of worms (when before running the sfc nothing had been found by the virus scanner).


So now that I am virus free and my system files are restored, I STILL cant open C Drive by double clicking on it. Instead of getting a message saying I dont have permission, I am prompted to select a program to open that file with. It will open when I manually select windows explorer, but it will not let me set explorer as the default. So it seems that if I want to open C Drive I will have to manually select a program each time. Is there a way to fix this? Can anyone tell me what is wrong?

Cant open C Drive?
If you can, reformat the computer... You loose all your data, but your drive should be found, since this is a Windows error, and not really hardware related.
Reply:Finally I'm able to solve this problem. The problem is caused by a virus/trojan called something like qq. It puts an "autorun.inf" onto my C and D drive's root directory. Since it is hidden, I'm not aware. Also it changed the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wi... to a different type other then "dword". So I found that I can't set to see hidden files.











Now I changed the registry, set to see the hidden file, delete the autorun.inf on both drives, followed by a final reboot, the problem solved.











My Norton Internet Security seems can't fully clean up the virus.
Reply:Do you have a third party firewall installed? If so I suggest you boot in Safe Mode by continually pressing F8 during the boot sequence. When in Safe Mode go to Start %26gt; Control Panel %26gt; Add/Remove programs and uninstall your third party firewall. Now try re-booting as normal. If that works it means that your firewall became corrupt - you should now be able to re-install. Good luck.





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