re: cannot launch my browser
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 6:50 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Anita 123
(76 messages posted)
Hi Wy and Carol
You guys are great--thanks so much for the wealth of info you have both provided.
Much appreciated believe me.
Wy I did go to the registry and checked out Yahoo. There are a trillion entries for
Yahoo. Not too sure which to delete so will ask a buddy who is knowlegable about
these things. I am too scared to try!
I am going to run another Anti virus scan as Carol suggested and will also restore
the registry to pre "yahoo" days!!
Will keep you informed of my progress. Thanks again guys---I appreciate your help
On Monday, October 3, 2005 at 11:53 pm, Wy wrote:
>This site gives a glimpse into what ybrowser.exe is:
>
>http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/ybrowser/
>
>Apparently, it's not an essential program to have in the greater scheme of things,
>so you can do one of two things.
>
>First off, I wouldn't say it's a spyware or hijacker problem, though. It wouldn't
>hurt to run those programs through also just to be sure before resorting to either
>or both of the following options:
>
>a) You might want to try scanreg /restore. Restart your computer in MS-DOS mode
>- Start>Shut Down>Restart in MS DOS - and after it's restarted at the C: prompt
that
>you'll see, type scanreg /restore. Keep the blank space between scanreg and the
>slash. The Microsoft Registry Checker will search for your registry backups and
>give you several to choose from. Select the one dated prior to when the problem
>began happening, then restart the computer after it restores that backup. This
may
>get back things in order again. Warning, though: if you're running Norton Antivirus
>and its definition files have been updated between the date of the backup and now,
>then you run the risk of screwing up your Norton. If you're absolutely certain
the
>program hasn't updated its virus definitions, then you'll be okay.
>
>b) This is the trickier option. If you have a Yahoo-related program that you're
>using and this browser thing or whatever is only an add-on, then uninstall everything
>Yahoo - unless if it's in some weird way necessary to your Rogers internet connection.
> I doubt that it is, but I don't know how your ISP does things. Anyway, if you
were
>able to use the net without this Yahoo stuff on it before, then you should be okay
>doing this. Uninstall everything Yahoo, making sure afterwards that you do a Search
>through your computer for Yahoo and get rid of any lingering files and folders.
>Make sure none of what you delete in that way refers to Rogers, just to be on the
>safe side.
>
>Then go into the registry - Start>Run, type regedit, the registry editor box will
>pop up, click Edit>Find, type yahoo in the search window and proceed to delete every
>reference to yahoo. Even after uninstalling a program, some registry items will
>still be left behind and it's possible that you had an incomplete or faulty uninstall
>and that's why you're getting the message about missing dlls, even if you've reinstalled
>the program. The point is to ensure a complete clean reinstall of that program,
>which is why you have to get rid of all those registry items referring to yahoo
before
>doing so. But make sure you only delete those items where you see the references
>related to the program itself. If you see a yahoo item related to, say, Rogers
cable,
>then just to play it safe, don't touch it. You'll see the items in the wider right
>side window of the registry editor. In the narrower left side window you'll see
the
>folders. Delete the folders in the left side window only when they are highlighted
>as you do your search; otherwise, most of the registry items to delete will be highlighted
>in your right side window. Simply delete each relevant unneeded yahoo item highlighted
>by left-cllicking the mouse on the item to bring up the menu and then click delete.
> You can move faster through your search by using the F3 key to get to the next
item.
>
>If you're not comfortable working with the registry, it might be best not to do
it,
>or have someone you know who has worked with the registry do it for you, or an experienced
>comp tech guy. All I can say is that from my experience I've had the same sort
of
>missing dll files problem after uninstalling and reinstalling some programs, most
>notoriously Norton Antivirus, and the only way to resolve them sometimes is to clean
>out the registry of whatever unneeded references there still are to the program
before
>doing another and clean install, after which everything goes back to normal. But
>try the scanreg /restore option first and if it doesn't work, then proceed with
caution
>to editing your registry on your own.
>
>
>
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