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Windows Forum / Windows Me / System Tools / November 2004Windows Explorer, My Computer, Internet Explorer, Start>control Panel all don't load
All of these don't load. When i double click on them,.. the monitor acts as if it's trying to load.. hangs for about 3 or 4 seconds(with only the wallpaper in sight) then goes back to whatever I'm using(AOL, Photoshop..etc.) My friend said it sounded like a corrupt *.Dll.. however, to which dll or what the actual problem is.. i have no clue I can download and i know very very basic dos functions so, i've been able to tap into *.exe files if i download them.. but i'm clueless to why I cannot manually access my files through any of the above. At first.. i thought it was a a virus, which my norton cannot detect. THis problem first started when I connected to the internet via DSL connection at my cousin's.(i connect dial-up.) The oddest thing happened.. as after something booted me offline from the dsl connection(i connected through AOL,).. once i rebooted.. My modem connection on AOL changed from Modem on Com 1.. to Modem on Com 3--which I never really understood why. It took the longest time to figure out why i couldn't even connect via dial up, as well. Anyways, any help would be great! I can connect via phone.. but can't open win explorer/Internet Explorer/my control panel!!! You may have a virus/spyware hijack download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling viruses are not present on your PC http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe - update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files. Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the CoolWebSearch hijacker. http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html Use CWShredder, the removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/CWShredder.exe http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system.  SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > All of these don't load. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Anyways, any help would be great! I can connect via phone.. but can't > open win explorer/Internet Explorer/my control panel!!! REINSTALL WINDOWS ME > You may have a virus/spyware hijack > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > remove spyware, adware, > and other such nasties from your system. That's a waste of time if the machine is already infected! SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > REINSTALL WINDOWS ME > >> You may have a virus/spyware hijack > At first.. i thought it was a a virus, which my norton cannot detect. Tha's because NAV is a useless AV program ... first you should ascertain whether the system is infected or not. Download a standalone AV tool since IE will not function : Stinger http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ This will scan for the most recent viruses and, hopefully, will enable you to do a full system scan with NAV in Safe Mode by disinfecting the system. A much more comprehensive AV tool is Sysclean. This will throughly scan the system and take a considerable amount of time. BUT, it's a great tool : Sysclean Package http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp Click the readme sysclean.txt link to learn how to run it. Download the latest pattern file from here : http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp Create a folder on the root drive, usually C:\ , and name it Sysclean. Move sysclean.com to it. Extract lpt251.zip to that folder. Boot to Safe Mode and run Sysclean. This *should* at least, enable you to run IE, WE, and Control Panel. Once you've determined that the system is free of malware, have it scanned for the presence of ad | spyware here : http://www.auditmypc.com/patch-management-software/patch-management-software-.asp For assistance with ad|spyware, go here : http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm The failure of the Control Panel to open *may* be due to a damaged .cpl file as a result of malware being present : How to Troubleshoot Control Panel Issues in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299923 MowGreen [MVP] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== > All of these don't load. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Anyways, any help would be great! I can connect via phone.. but can't > open win explorer/Internet Explorer/my control panel!!! |
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