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Windows Forum / Windows Me / General Topics / February 2005taskbar & start menu
There are a few items I would like to remove from here as well as in the programs list. Sometimes the shortcuts remove fine and am concerned about some of the items that I want to remove in the programs list warning indicates that removing the file will take all associated files to the recycle bin. Am I going something incorrectly? Probably not - You may already 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.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html (download it without the accompanying rubbish) download AdAware SE Personal Edition 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 > There are a few items I would like to remove from here as well as in the > programs list. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Am I going something incorrectly? Noel, have all the prorgrams you mentioned here Not too concerenced about the Hi-Jackers at this point. Just trying to remove a few items that show up in start > programs ... its getting a little long and cluttered. As mentioned, some items (short cuts) remove fine, although, some also give me a warning that would be the file and components to the recycle bin. Thanks. If you don't get rid of the hijackers first, they'll come back to haunt you - so there's no point in cleaning the startup axis until after the rest is cleared 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 > Noel, have all the programs you mentioned here > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks. Noel, well thanks for the precautions. I do run these programs quite often as well as a virus scan. I would like to just tweak a few entries here. Not too sure why these products all of a sudden need to be run first prior to using Microsoft software. The reason is quite simple - no legitimate program puts executable files into the Startup folder. Therefore, if you have a warning that executable files will be deleted when removing items from the Startup folder, you have malware. If you have malware, then you need to get rid of it - fast! Then you can worry about the rest of the startup items. 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 > Noel, well thanks for the precautions. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > products all of a sudden need to be run first prior to using Microsoft > software. No. Items listed in the programs file on the start menu. Huh?? 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 > No. Items listed in the programs file on the start menu. > There are a few items I would like to remove from here as well as in the > programs list. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Am I going something incorrectly? If you want to uninstall the software do it from the Add&RemoveSoftware thing in ControlPanel If you want the programs not to Autostart when Windows boots best place is from the programs Options/Preferences. Rick |
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