virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

[Guest RR]

a virus has removed my desktop and screen saver tabs in display

properties. how can I get them back?

[Guest R. C. White]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

Hi, RR.

 

You will have a much better chance of getting a useful response to your

question if you will post it in a different newsgroup. This one is

dedicated to discussion of 64-bit operating systems, such as Windows XP x64

and Vista x64. You probably are looking for a newsgroup with "virus" in its

name, such as microsoft.public.server.virus

 

Wherever you post, please give some basic details about your computer, such

as operating system (WinXP Pro SP3? Vista Ultimate X64 SP1? Apple Mac?) -

and choose a newsgroup appropriate for THAT system. Even a security expert

will have trouble trying to help you without such information.

 

RC

--

R. C. White, CPA

San Marcos, TX

rc@grandecom.net

Microsoft Windows MVP

(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

 

"RR" <yourspam@blocked.com> wrote in message

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> a virus has removed my desktop and screen saver tabs in display

> properties. how can I get them back?

[Guest Drew]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

Try following the instructions at:

 

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/missing-tabs-in-display-properties/132440.html

 

Drew

 

"RR" <yourspam@blocked.com> wrote in message

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>a virus has removed my desktop and screen saver tabs in display properties.

>how can I get them back?

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

Personally, I think this is a great link. Never heard of any Spyware/Virus

that did any such thing, but there you go, no time to not be surprised!

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Drew" <dam@dam.com> wrote in message

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> Try following the instructions at:

>

> http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/missing-tabs-in-display-properties/132440.html

>

> Drew

>

> "RR" <yourspam@blocked.com> wrote in message

> news:cMGdnfZ_KLG1U2vVnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>a virus has removed my desktop and screen saver tabs in display

>>properties. how can I get them back?

>

>

[Guest RR]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

R. C. White wrote:

> Hi, RR.

>

> You will have a much better chance of getting a useful response to your

> question if you will post it in a different newsgroup. This one is

> dedicated to discussion of 64-bit operating systems, such as Windows XP

> x64 and Vista x64. You probably are looking for a newsgroup with

> "virus" in its name, such as microsoft.public.server.virus

>

> Wherever you post, please give some basic details about your computer,

> such as operating system (WinXP Pro SP3? Vista Ultimate X64 SP1? Apple

> Mac?) - and choose a newsgroup appropriate for THAT system. Even a

> security expert will have trouble trying to help you without such

> information.

>

> RC

 

Sorry. I am using Windows XP 64 Professional SP1

[Guest RR]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

Drew wrote:

> Try following the instructions at:

>

> http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/missing-tabs-in-display-properties/132440.html

>

> Drew

>

> "RR" <yourspam@blocked.com> wrote in message

> news:cMGdnfZ_KLG1U2vVnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@comcast.com...

>> a virus has removed my desktop and screen saver tabs in display properties.

>> how can I get them back?

>

>

 

They are back !!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

I changes the registry values from 1 to 0 and this took care of the

problem. Thanks so much Drew...

[Guest RR]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

Drew wrote:

> Try following the instructions at:

>

> http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/missing-tabs-in-display-properties/132440.html

>

> Drew

>

> "RR" <yourspam@blocked.com> wrote in message

> news:cMGdnfZ_KLG1U2vVnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@comcast.com...

>> a virus has removed my desktop and screen saver tabs in display properties.

>> how can I get them back?

>

>

 

This is what I had to change...

 

"If there is a DWoRD Value such "NoDispScrSavPage" with a data value of

1 this will disable the screen saver tab. Change the value to 0 or

delete it to see the tab again.

 

"NoDispBackgroundPage and NoDispScrSavPage had to be set back to 0 and

why it was changed I haven't a clue.

[Guest Drew]

Re: virus removed desktop options - 2nd post

 

> This is what I had to change...

>

> "If there is a DWoRD Value such "NoDispScrSavPage" with a data value of 1

> this will disable the screen saver tab. Change the value to 0 or delete it

> to see the tab again.

>

> "NoDispBackgroundPage and NoDispScrSavPage had to be set back to 0 and why

> it was changed I haven't a clue.

 

Like you said originally. Virus.

 

Drew