Re: PROBLEMS with virus riddled laptop FOLLOW-UP

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"Richard" <(none)> wrote in message news:48e4e2d0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well..... :-)

108 viruses and trojans removed from C: drive
3 more removed from external USB drive
4 more removed from USB memory stick
4 more (again) removed from another USB memory stick

Tools->Folder Options... menu and task manager restored to working order.
The laptop even connects to the internet now!

Several incomplete pieces of software dis-installed, including the
remnants of no less than 3 other antivirus/firewall programs!

The only outstanding issue was the failure of double-clicking on Local
Disk drives in My Computer to work. Tried two solutions to this problem
(regsvr /i shell32, and http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm),
but neither had any effect at all - let alone fixing the problem.

Double-clicking on Removable Disk drives works, just not the Local ones,
so circumvented using shortcuts to drives on desktop.

Friend left with a recommendation to backup all his data to the removable
disk, and then completely reformat the C: drive, reinstall Windows plus
all the other software, and then restore his data. Whether hel'll bother
doing this, Idon't know - doubt it.


I have done three of these in the past year. In all cases, college student
daughters of Attorneys in the firm I work at he IS guy for.
In my experience, it's a ton of work with less than stellar results. Far
better to wipe the hard drive using the Debug routine and starting over.
Less headaches and a far better working system.



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