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Startup Group problems
Name: itzmegetty Date: December 7, 2003 at 23:14:30 Pacific OS: Windows ME CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 1.2 Ghz and 25
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My home page and favorites kept on changing automatically when I started my computer. I just had the AIM virus and I got a lot of adware and spyware with it I found the problem and it was with my startup group items. There is something called Pornkings Download Plus in there. I went to msconfig and disabled my startup group items from running and that stopped the home page and favorites from changing. I need to know how I can get into my startup group items and delete them because I cant do it in msconfig.
Name: jon46y Date: December 8, 2003 at 02:25:35 Pacific
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I use the program reg claner 4.3 to remove entries no longer needed, it's a great program, you can do a lot with it. Anyway after a lot of searching I found it for free here: http://www.webmasterfree.com/software/782.html Enjoy, John...
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Response Number 2
Name: jon46y Date: December 8, 2003 at 02:33:22 Pacific
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THE POST ABOVE IS WRONG. Thats not the reg cleaner download i'm talking about!
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Response Number 3
Name: itzmegetty Date: December 8, 2003 at 13:04:03 Pacific
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Thanks anyway john, does anyone know how I can get rid of that stuff. Ad aware 6.0 and Spybot 1.2 dont find anything.
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Response Number 4
Name: Leroi Date: December 10, 2003 at 00:19:27 Pacific
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I believe this program has a deletion function that may do what you want:
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
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Response Number 5
Name: TracyS Date: December 10, 2003 at 12:20:23 Pacific
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If you want to pay there are a few but you can still scan with these programs to find other adware and spyware. Spykiller, Spy Ferrett and Spyware BeGone found other stuff on my machine that Spybot and Ad-Aware didn't find that I still can't get rid of myself, might have to pay. I even Restored my computer back to when I bought it and I'm still getting this junk. AAAAGGHHH.
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Startup problem
