Re: Help needed -Fix toolbar; You don't need SR here.

From: Chad Harris (ddram32_nospam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/23/04

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    Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:52:26 -0400

    Subsea--

    I think your problems are easily fixed.

    "The main symptoms are a search button and quick launch button have
    appearedon the task bar and i can't get them to stop appearing." I don't
    know what your minor symptoms are. Here's what I'd do:

    I am taking this info from an excellent site.

    Troubleshooting Win XP, Tweaks and Fixes
    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm

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

    Save Settings on Exit (Line 54 right)
    Restore taskbar to default functionality (Line 164 left)
    Restore taskbar and start menu (Line 117 Left)
    Restore taskbar grouping (Line 218 right)
    Prevent Manipulations of the Taskbar (262 Right)
    Taskbar Repair toolbar plus! (Line 298 Left)

    Also for further reference:

    See taskbar article here:
    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm

    You may find this utility from Kelly useful:

    Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!:
    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

    *System Restore/System File Checker/Repairor Upgrade Install*

    I'm a big advocate of a repair or upgrade install as Rod suggested when you
    get to that point, but I think you're hardly there.

    http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

     I'm glad Rod wrote it up though, because knowing about it would save a lot
    more people's settings and data keep them from losing their whole OS when
    they were not backed up optimally.

     Also fortunately, most behavior in Windows that people reflexly want to
    blame on a virus fortunately isn't--it's just Windows being Windows. The
    other problem is that symptoms that a virus can cause often are mimicked by
    other problems.

     I use a repair install when I can't boot up to Windows or someone else
    can't, and I can't F8 to Safe Mode and use SR, and I've tried LKG and it
    won't work.Something else to always consider running is System File Checker.
    I use it when I have a broken IE or OE that SFC cannot fix, but I think you
    just need to fix your toolbar here. SFC is run by putting "sfc /scannow" in
    the run box or at the command prompt; I like to run the /purgecache switch
    first. I also like to use the regedit in the third reference to point it to
    the hard drive service pack's install files, and then I don't have to have a
    CD handy with a slipstream of my current service pack. If you make a
    slipstream it doesn't matter.

    Windows File Protection Feature
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;222193&Product=winxp

    Description of Windows XP System Filechecker
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747&Product=winxp

    Intro to SFC and Adapting it to the Latest Service Pack
    http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

    System File Checker Explained, Sort Of.....
    http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/sfc.htm

    You haven't told us whether you are running Win XP SP RTM, SP1, or SP2 some
    public build. With regard to SR, SP1 was an important milestone, because it
    was quite unfortunate that while touting SR in Windows ME, taking it away in
    Win 2K and restoring System Restore to XP that before SP1 there was a
    "lockout" mechanism that was essentially roadblocking people from their SR
    points. So while it gui looked like they had system restore,
    physiologically or functionality wise they did not. The point here is that
    if you haven't updated XP to either SP1 or SP2, you should if for no other
    reason than to get your System Restore functional.

    See:

    Frequently Asked Questions About System Restore in Windows XP: What does
    SP1 [and SP2] do for it?
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx

    SR and AV
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831829&Product=winxp

    hth,

    Chad Harris
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    "Subsea.UK" <rubbishsubsea.uk@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
    news:e8cV9gPiEHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    Hi
    My copy of windows XP home has started acting up and i think either a virus
    or malware has gotten on to it.
    Although i use an upto date copy of Norton AV and a malware program call A2
    and nothing has been found by either.
    The main symptoms are a search button and quick launch button have appeared
    on the task bar and i can't get them to stop appearing.
    The second is i have tried restoreing to an earlier point incase they came
    in with an update or something but after going through the process and
    rebooting i get the message that the system can not be restored to this
    point pick another!!!

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Rgds
    Kev

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