Re: UNWANTED WALLPAPER
From: Michael D. Alligood (michael_at_noemail.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 20:17:40 -0400
You probably downloaded a file that is associated with spyware programs. I
see you wrote that you are new to computers. If you have any questions about
running these programs below, just let me know and I will help you out.
Anti-virus software and firewalls do not fully protect your system against
the majority of spyware and privacy threats. Spyware is commonly bundled
with software downloads, attached to e-mails, or transmitted through
networks so it can appear to be legitimate software, but once installed it
can be nearly impossible to detect and remove without the help of a
dedicated spyware removal tool such as:
Ad-Aware 6.0 (build 6.181)
SpyBot 1.3
SpyWare Blaster
HiJackThis
Please make sure that you download the updates for each of these programs to
ensure complete detection of known spyware programs. Although nothing is
absolute in removing spyware and keeping it off, downloading and executing
the programs above can dramically decrease future infections.
After Spyware / Adware is remove, you may get an error finding files on
reboot
After you use anyone of these programs (with the exception of HiJackThis)
you may receive an error of some sort after rebooting your system. This is
pretty common. Many spyware programs add themselves in the Startup location
and execute when Windows boots. If you recieve an error when rebooting after
removing spyware, do not panic. This is more than likely a startup remnant
trying to access the spyware program that is no longer on your computer.
HiJackThis is a great utility to find and remove these startup remnants.
However, there is a less technical way of removing these items:
(1) Click START to RUN and type: msconfig
(2) Select the STARTUP tab
(3) Uncheck the file that pertained to the startup error message you
received
(4) Click APPLY and OK
(5) Reboot your system
If this fails to fix the startup error message after reboot, there are still
options:
(1) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
(2) Delete the icon that pertained to the startup error message you received
(3) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
(4) Delete the icon that pertained to the startup error message you received
(5) Reboot your system
-- Best of luck! Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI "Never too old" <Never too old@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02612078-B3A7-4E29-A0FE-A326209D61C5@microsoft.com... > I downloaded a new wallpaper and now my home page that was comcast is now thw site I downloaded the wallpaper from. I'm really new at all this & I do not know how to get comcast back as my homepage.... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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