RE: only works in safe mode..otherwise just desktop background no prog

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Run AVAST in Safe Mode... get rid of your virus infection. Also run AdAware
and SpyBot in safe mode.



"April" wrote:

> My computer starts but the only thing that appears is my desktop background.
> No start menu or anything.
>
> The last thing I did was install and run Avast anti-virus scan and AdAware.
>
>
> It works in start mode and I tried to restore to an earlier point a few
> times and to different checkpoints but they failed and "no changes were
> made."
>
> Please Help!
.



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