Re: On startup PC restarts and network cable connected to PC problem

Forwarded to Vista Networking newsgroup via crosspost.
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Stanley wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> PC don't work good with network cable pluged in socket. It restarts at the
> moment cable touches socket. Then at start it don't load windows and
> monitor
> turns off.
>
> I see after line "NVRAM Ok" screen with dush-pointer blincking and then it
> drops few clear lines and again blinck. Is it normal?
>
> But sometimes it loading system. I disconnected some hardware like
> CD/DVD-Rom and Floppy Disk and i got connection to internet normal for one
> day. Problem is that I don't know is it right on wrong but windows in My
> Computer shows device Floppy Disk as present. Is it emulation from some
> virus, rootkit?
>
> I loaded HDD utility from CD to format drive and made new partitions but
> after windows installation the network cable troubles. One thing that
> confused me is that programm shows partitions or one partition after
> format
> that shouldn't present. All the time they are not more than 1mb space or
> 3mb, and impossible to delete. Even one time Vista installation menu
> showed
> it. I think it boot virus.
>
> How to locate harmfull programm and to remove it?