Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir

[Guest western hunter]

Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir

 

how do you update the registry file withn the file on 285 it is a reg file??

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> Go to this web site:

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> Download and run the registry edit on line 285, right hand side,

> "Restore all display tabs".

>

> Once you've got the Desktop tab restored, click on the "Customize

> Desktop" button. Click on the Web tab. Delete any entries other

> than "My Current Home Page".

>

> --

> Nepatsfan

> "Dave Beeze" <DaveBeeze@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message

> news:8963D543-23B5-4BC5-A576-5ECD9A0E2EE1@microsoft.com...

> > My system was recently inflitrated with the

> > Trojan.Desktophijack virus. I was

> > able to clense the system of the virus and return almost

> > everything to

> > normal. However, I'm not able to set any new desktop

> > backgrounds. I can't set

> > desktop backgrounds from an active picture. I don't get the

> > option to set

> > desktop backgrounds when I right click on the background >

> > properties. All

> > that shows up is the display (Screen Saver and Settings)

> > options. Does anyone

> > know how to restore the desktop background option?

>

>

>

[Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir

 

Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir

 

Right click on it and choose Merge.

 

"western hunter" <westernhunter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5DD5B0BA-C12D-4C0B-99F2-01816261B3E8@microsoft.com...

> how do you update the registry file withn the file on 285 it is a reg

> file??

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

>> Go to this web site:

>>

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>

>> Download and run the registry edit on line 285, right hand side,

>> "Restore all display tabs".

>>

>> Once you've got the Desktop tab restored, click on the "Customize

>> Desktop" button. Click on the Web tab. Delete any entries other

>> than "My Current Home Page".

>>

>> --

>> Nepatsfan

>> "Dave Beeze" <DaveBeeze@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:8963D543-23B5-4BC5-A576-5ECD9A0E2EE1@microsoft.com...

>> > My system was recently inflitrated with the

>> > Trojan.Desktophijack virus. I was

>> > able to clense the system of the virus and return almost

>> > everything to

>> > normal. However, I'm not able to set any new desktop

>> > backgrounds. I can't set

>> > desktop backgrounds from an active picture. I don't get the

>> > option to set

>> > desktop backgrounds when I right click on the background >

>> > properties. All

>> > that shows up is the display (Screen Saver and Settings)

>> > options. Does anyone

>> > know how to restore the desktop background option?

[Guest PaulM]

Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir

 

Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir

 

Go here and run this script:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=147

 

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"western hunter" <westernhunter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5DD5B0BA-C12D-4C0B-99F2-01816261B3E8@microsoft.com...

> how do you update the registry file withn the file on 285 it is a reg

> file??

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

>> Go to this web site:

>>

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>

>> Download and run the registry edit on line 285, right hand side,

>> "Restore all display tabs".

>>

>> Once you've got the Desktop tab restored, click on the "Customize

>> Desktop" button. Click on the Web tab. Delete any entries other

>> than "My Current Home Page".

>>

>> --

>> Nepatsfan

>> "Dave Beeze" <DaveBeeze@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:8963D543-23B5-4BC5-A576-5ECD9A0E2EE1@microsoft.com...

>> > My system was recently inflitrated with the

>> > Trojan.Desktophijack virus. I was

>> > able to clense the system of the virus and return almost

>> > everything to

>> > normal. However, I'm not able to set any new desktop

>> > backgrounds. I can't set

>> > desktop backgrounds from an active picture. I don't get the

>> > option to set

>> > desktop backgrounds when I right click on the background >

>> > properties. All

>> > that shows up is the display (Screen Saver and Settings)

>> > options. Does anyone

>> > know how to restore the desktop background option?

>>

>>

>>