Re: No Control Panel, can't open anything

BigBadBeau wrote:
I have seen several people with problems kind of similar to mine on the
web, including this site, but nothing exactly the same. Here is my
problem:

1) Control Panel has disappeared!
2) Can't click on most desktop icons. I get the hourglass, then
nothing.
3) Can't use "run" for anything. Clicking "OK" just makes that screen
go away.
4) I found regedit myself. Can't click on it. It won't open. Same
result as #2.
5) Can't open System Restore. It won't open. Same result as #2. 6) Most icons within my computer won't open. Same result as #2.
7) Wordpad documents won't open or print. Same result as #2. They still
show .kbs taken up so they must still be there. 8) Documents on my floppies won't open up, either.
9) My .jpgs do still work.
10) Internet Explorer won't open, either. I'm on here by going into
Microsoft Outlook, which works perfectly, and going into any e-mail
message with a link. Clicking the link gets me into the internet. At
that point, Internet Explorer works fine.
11) When I started the computer today, the taskbar had a new icon
saying some Spyware was trying to take over my computer. I ran my Panda
Titanium Virus Scan and it did find a few infected files and fixed them.
It didn't change any of the above, though.
12) When I right-click on My Computer once and select Properties I get
an error message that reads "This operation has been canceled due to
restrictions in effect on your computer. Please contact your system
administrator."

What has gone wrong? Does it sound at least like something a
computer professional that I can bring over here can still fix? How can
any of this be fixed when I can't click into almost everything?

Restart in Safe Mode. Run your av and see if that helps. Regedit and some other programs might run in Safe Mode..

Avast! has a Bootscan option which can remove malware before it (malware) gets control. This could help. Try installing it from Safe Mode with Networking. Or download to another computer, put on a thumbdrive, install in Safe Mode, and set the Bootscan option.

The new icon in the Notification area is a different problem. You'll probably need antispyware for that one.

You'll probably get quality help posting to a virus newsgroup.

--
Joe =o)
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