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No desktop
Name: sybernet1 Date: September 11, 2006 at 06:38:59 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 Product: Dell 310
Comment:
Help! Cannot even get desktop on daughter's computer. Scanned in safe mode and cleaned a lot of bad stuff. I think it has smitfraud. I have to believe this remains. Anyway, when I try to log on to any of the user names there is no desktop to do anything at all.
Name: gooogle Date: September 11, 2006 at 06:47:08 Pacific
Reply:
Normally if your icons and taskbar don't load up when you start the PC, then for some reason or another your explorer.exe didn't launch. You can launch in manually by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC then from the file menu, select "New Task" and type in explorer.exe
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Response Number 2
Name: sybernet1 Date: September 11, 2006 at 06:58:43 Pacific
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Thanks for the quick reply. I will try that. Right now it is scanning McAfee in safe mode. It seems I am finding stuff every time I scan, even though it says things are being cleaned.
But I will do what you said about the desktop. From reading this forum, I see I need to download some tools (already have mcafee, spybot and ad-aware).
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Response Number 3
Name: sybernet1 Date: September 11, 2006 at 07:51:35 Pacific
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I'm afraid that did not work. Got an application error.
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Response Number 4
Name: gooogle Date: September 11, 2006 at 08:06:10 Pacific
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if it is your desktop icons that are missing, Right-click the desktop. Point to Arrange Icons By. Click Show Desktop Icons .!!
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Response Number 5
Name: honesy Date: September 12, 2006 at 07:07:24 Pacific
Reply:
I would try spyware doctor because it finds things that other spyware programs wont. Adam
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