Re: I'm stumped and desperate!



MRU-Blaster can delete the Recent folder and so can DiskCleaner and probably
many more cleaner utility programs.

Are you using a really old version of MRU-Blaster?
Here's a post with your exact error message from October 18th, 2002
http://64.91.226.241/showthread.php?t=4276

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1133305231.936864.174260@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Mikie <caseri9@xxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Hello!
> I've recently posted my frustration, having been been plagued with a
> slight problem shutting down. When I click on, "TURN OFF COMPUTER", a
> dialog box pops up, that reads, and I quote: "Recent is a Windows
> System folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be
> deleted"
>
> My post gave me a few responses which indicated a Trojan Horse. I
> clicked on the HELP link provided and sure enough, there is my error
> message, and the answer is: - a Trojan Horse.
>
> I downloaded the latest Norton AntiVirus definitions, and did a
> complete scan. NOTHING!
>
> I downloaded the latest SPYSWEEPER defiinitions and did a complete
> scan. NOTHING!. (Spysweeper claimns to find Torjans as well as
> Spyware).
>
> Can someone offer me a clue as to what my next step can possibly be?
> I'm afraid of infecting my eMail correspondents, even though Nortons
> also scans my outgoing eMail.

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