Guest Steven Sinclair Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Well, I was working on a buddy's computer, cleaned up a whole lot of trojans and viruses and worms (oh, my), but now the PC is having some interesting problems. - unable to access the taskbar/system tray area; it is "hidden" - unable to utilize most control panel features; they start to load, then freeze - unable to choose a theme; they've all disappeared - the processes view within task manager shows no users for any processes - adapter shows in device manager, but no connections in network connections Needless to say, there are many, many other issues. In the end, I've nuked all the bad stuff, but apparently some necessary stuff as well. Is there an easy way to correct these issues? Thanx.
Guest Gerry Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Re: Issues after infection cleanup... Steven Try a Repair Install. Take care to back up important data files first. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steven Sinclair wrote: > Well, I was working on a buddy's computer, cleaned up a whole lot of > trojans and viruses and worms (oh, my), but now the PC is having some > interesting problems. > > - unable to access the taskbar/system tray area; it is "hidden" > - unable to utilize most control panel features; they start to load, > then freeze > - unable to choose a theme; they've all disappeared > - the processes view within task manager shows no users for any > processes > - adapter shows in device manager, but no connections in network > connections > > Needless to say, there are many, many other issues. In the end, I've > nuked all the bad stuff, but apparently some necessary stuff as well. > > Is there an easy way to correct these issues? > > Thanx.
Guest Thee Chicago Wolf Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Re: Issues after infection cleanup... >Well, I was working on a buddy's computer, cleaned up a whole lot of trojans >and viruses and worms (oh, my), but now the PC is having some interesting >problems. > >- unable to access the taskbar/system tray area; it is "hidden" >- unable to utilize most control panel features; they start to load, then >freeze >- unable to choose a theme; they've all disappeared >- the processes view within task manager shows no users for any processes >- adapter shows in device manager, but no connections in network connections > >Needless to say, there are many, many other issues. In the end, I've nuked >all the bad stuff, but apparently some necessary stuff as well. > >Is there an easy way to correct these issues? Wow, you'll likely need to re-install if it is that bad. I'm sure this could be fixed but it would require WAY more time than it's worth. If you have an XP install CD, might I recommend using NLite to create an XP SP3 Slipstreamed CD to make this task less painless. - Thee Chicago Wolf
Guest Steven Sinclair Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 RE: Issues after infection cleanup... Well, after reading your replies (especially the link within Gerry's reply), I've decided it is simply to much work to "attempt" to fix the issues. I'm going ahead with a new drive, a clean install of XP, reinstalling all the programs, and moving all the data back. Yes, it's a pain, but at least I know there'll be no further issues. Not to mention the further education I'll be giving my buddy on the importance of keeping up with his antivirus subscriptions. 8^)> Thanx.
Guest Daave Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Re: Issues after infection cleanup... Steven Sinclair wrote: > Well, after reading your replies (especially the link within Gerry's > reply), I've decided it is simply to much work to "attempt" to fix > the issues. I'm going ahead with a new drive, a clean install of XP, > reinstalling all the programs, and moving all the data back. Yes, > it's a pain, but at least I know there'll be no further issues. Actually, you don't know this. It's quite possible your buddy will repeat the same behavior. > Not to mention the further education I'll be giving my buddy on the > importance of keeping up with his antivirus subscriptions. That's a step in the right direction. However, there is a lot more to practicing "safe hex." Make sure your buddy looks at these links kindly provided by Bruce Chambers: Protect Your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp Home Computer Security http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/ List of Antivirus Software Vendors http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;49500 Home PC Firewall Guide http://www.firewallguide.com/ Scumware.com http://www.scumware.com/
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