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June 15th, 2006 18:00
Desktop destroyed
MY 2350s xp destop is destroyed software wise. I was just using the internet, checking out sports on yahoo. BOOM! the windows reloads icons, but the icons are blank, there are icons are there, but no pic. they lead no where. they either say .lnk or .exe at the end of the name. same thing with system restore. and ill do scans tonite, if i can. everytime i click an icon except internet explorer. my computer etc.... a box pop ups and says open with what program? this has happened 3 times to it. I've formatted the hardrive, but this consistent problem has become annoying. any ideas? thanks in advance
Dimension 2350
intel celeron 2.2ghz, 512mb of ram, 30gb hardrive
intel celeron 2.2ghz, 512mb of ram, 30gb hardrive
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June 15th, 2006 21:00
Hello ravik521 :smileyhappy:
Yes, run scans for virus. trojan and spyware
Housecall http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Trojan Scan http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
Pest Scan http://www.pchell.com/pestscan/
The above scans are good
I think your file associations have been blitzed
Here`s a way to re-associate your files to the Windows XP defaults
http://www.dougknox.com/
Select “Win XP Fixes” on the left hand side
Select “Restore Default File Associations Easily” (right hand side)
All instructions are on the page for you
ravik521
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June 15th, 2006 22:00
alright, ill try that as soon as i can, because im tied up with finals. thanks for the suggestion. ill definately try it. This has happened 3x. you think the hardrive might be going?
Dimension 2350
intel celeron 2.2ghz, 512mb of ram, 30gb hardrive
Dimension 2400 (modified cooling system) check it out www.geocities.com/ravipcplanet/
Intel celeron 2.60ghz, 1GB of ram, 80gb hardrive, 256mb NVidia GeForce FX5200 PCI graphics card
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June 16th, 2006 09:00
ravik521
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June 16th, 2006 23:00
i tried that. didnt work. got a file association error. My solution is to back up and reformat. BUT, is there a simpler solution?
Dimension 2350
intel celeron 2.2ghz, 512mb of ram, 30gb hardrive
Dimension 2400 (modified cooling system) check it out www.geocities.com/ravipcplanet/
Intel celeron 2.60ghz, 1GB of ram, 80gb hardrive, 256mb NVidia GeForce FX5200 PCI graphics card
dunedin
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June 16th, 2006 23:00
Well, you could just back up and reinstall, but I still think this is some sort of malware.
If you ran all the scans and they did not fix it, try posting a log on the HijackThis forum.
ravik521
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June 17th, 2006 00:00
if im able to do scans, ill do it, and see what comes up. BUT, it seems like all file associations are completely gone. I've never heard of a virus like this.
Dimension 2350
intel celeron 2.2ghz, 512mb of ram, 30gb hardrive
Dimension 2400 (modified cooling system) check it out www.geocities.com/ravipcplanet/
Intel celeron 2.60ghz, 1GB of ram, 80gb hardrive, 256mb NVidia GeForce FX5200 PCI graphics card