Re: Registry corrupted / Add or Remove programmes disabled

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

After running Malwarebytes I would run Spybot S & D and see if there are
still signs of malware as distinct from adware.

There is a freeware version buried in this link:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

What real time anti-spyware protection is in place?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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mercurius wrote:
Thanks CTOS.

Can you advise how to do a repair install?


I've had good luck cleaning out malware with Malwarebytes.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Just my opinion, It could be very difficult to troubleshoot different
problems, but doing a clean install will probably be the quickest
and less troubling. I'd backup any data that you can and then copy
it back after the reinstall.

Performing a repair install might be better solution before the
drastic clean install.

"mercurius" wrote:

I think I may have inadvertently corrupted my Windows XP registry
when doing a clean up at the weekend. Windows takes ages to boot up
and the Add or Remove Programmes appears to be disabled. I noticed
also that Automatic Windows updates were disabled.

I have tried different restore points but this doesn't seem to make
any difference.

I have run OneCare and it found a couple of Trojans which it
couldn't get rid of. I have emailed AVG for their help with this.

Any suggestions as to what to do? My inclination is to do a
re-install of Windows, but I would need to do a major back up
first. Is there anything else I could try?

Many thanks.
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mercurius


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