Can't boot after on-boot scan

After a virus definition update this morning, I kept being prompted that the file c:\Windows\system32\autologon.dll was infected with the virus Win32: adware-sticky (something like that) every time I opened an Internet Explorer window. I wasn’t able to repair it because file access was denied. So I set it up to do a full scan on next boot. The bootscan repaired the file but I am now unable to completely load up windows xp. I just get a blank screen.

Please advise.

welcome to the forum,

have you tried a safe mode start?

Hi

I have managed to get my Windows started after a few restarts in different modes. There doesn’t seem to have been any permanent corruption to the system. However, the warning alert regarding the file autologon.dll still appears as before.

Thanks