Re: Mystery config files

Which program did you use?

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"saj" <saj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I recently ran my ISP's sypware detector, which usually works fine. This
>time
> it got all confused and ran forever. Afterward I found dozens of
> unfamiliar
> configuration settings files, which showed up in all sorts of folders as
> well
> as on the Start menu. They all had the name DESKTOP. Thinking the screwy
> spyware program had generated them, I deleted all I could find. I can't be
> sure if that is why, but now several programs don't work, like Media
> Player
> and some other accessories, and the thumbnail view doesn't work in folders
> that contain pictures.
>
> I restored all these DESKTOP files from the Recycle Bin, but that didn't
> fix
> the problem. I reinstalled MP 10, but it still tells me it is not
> installed
> properly.
>
> I have a previous disk image backed up on a removable hard drive. These
> files are there after all, so deleting them was obviously a bad move. They
> are marked System and Hidden, but resetting those attributes also failed
> to
> solve my problem.
>
> So what do I have to do to make these programs work again? Thanks.


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