|my only issue [is] the vast amount of clutter on desktop[.]
|I have multiple DLL files shown on desktop
|and I cannot delete them as I get a 'Cannot delete file: Access is denied'
| Lhia

It could be that the junk program is still running. (TaskList == Ctrl+Alt+Del)

I suggest that you go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall the program there.
That should get ALL the garbage which that junk program left behind.
(I **still** recommend a virus scan.)

If things are screwed up beyond Add/Remove Programs' ability to fix them,
the DLL files are not protected in DOS, so you can kill them from there.

Start by printing this page.  Cross off things as you do them.

Next, get a listing of the junk:

Click on an icon on the Desktop to highlight it.

Start; Run; COMMAND

Note which are FORWARD slashes and which are BACK slashes.

DIR *.DLL /B  >  C:\JUNK.TXT    (Enter)
This makes a file in your root directory.
It contains the names of the junk files.
You can view it by double-clicking it.  While there, print a copy of it.

Restart the computer in DOS mode (using F8).
Navigate to the crapped-up directory using
CD C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP    (Enter)

To see if you are in the proper place (and won't delete the wrong stuff), execute:
DIR *.DLL /B    (Enter)

If that list does NOT match the printout, STOP.


In DOS, to delete the junk files, execute:
DEL *.DLL     (Enter)


To verify the results, execute:
DIR *.DLL    (Enter)

If you see "File not found", you are good.


To get to Windows, execute
WIN     (Enter)

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