re: frozen start menu and icons
Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 10:31 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by jcw
(5124 messages posted)
Don't run HjT until all other steps have been performed and we are persuaded that
you have a fairly clean and stable system. Frankly, I don't want to weed through
a log before that point, particularly with your WXP having been installed over W2k.
I was afraid that the WINNT directory would have all of the OS-type stuff you
mentioned, but I doubt that it is or should be important now given that you use WXP.
You don't have a dual boot system there, do you?
While I'm at it, if you are in doubt whether you removed all of Kazaa, you could
download and use Kazza Be Gone which is available at: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Note though the warning there expressed.
I wouldn't do this until all the
other steps have been taken and your system otherwise appears clean.
Finally, while I'm here, I'd suggest that after your system is clean and stable,
when you have some time, you backup your data and 3rd party programming as needed,
and do a clean install of WinXP.
References:
-- http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316941
-- http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
-- http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm and the links at its
end to Black Viper's guides
-- http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
On Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 9:50 am, Darko wrote:
>Thanks for your instructions. I’ll post tomorrow what has happened and answer all
>your questions. For now just a few:
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>Re your point 1) I am quite sure that “style2” is gone but I’ll check it again,
of
>course.
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>Re your point 2) I believe Q50502281.dll is already gone.
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>Re your point 6) The suspicious file Q3683875.dll cannot be deleted even in Safe
>Mode. I’ll try it again. The problem is that there is always at least one of those
>Q files in WINNT that cannot be deleted.
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>If I can remember WINNT directory includes folders such cursors, drivers, registration,
>system, system32, temp and so on. I will check the details and post tomorrow. I
believe
>all those are important folders and should not be deleted.
>
>Re your point 12) Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D currently do not find any suspicious files
>and I will run them again after I do steps 1-11 first.
>
>Although you did not ask I will try to post tomorrow HijackThis log too. Thanks
again.
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