Re: Control Panel won't open
- From: ShadowSteala <ShadowSteala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 08:27:34 -0700
Galen,
Thanks for your assistance.
Unfortunately it didn't work.
I used Adaware 6, Spybot S&D, and SwatIt.
I also have Norton Internet Security which is along with the previous
programs all up to date.
I did as you suggested by running them in Safe mode along with Normal mode
afterwards.
The LSP fix did not do anything, however I never had issues connecting to
any web pages. Just the Control Panel not opening. I have been able to Search
for Admin Tools and Shortcut this to the Desktop, but it is the other tools
in Control Panel I was trying to look at.
Would this suggest a missing or corrupted link file or .exe or what ever the
name is?
Thanks.
"Galen" wrote:
> In news:D62282F9-D4A0-4DEC-BAA4-8AC5931E250D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> ShadowSteala <ShadowSteala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > Every time I try to open this, it refreshes the page. Desktop icons
> > disappear, leaving only the background wallpaper and then reappear as
> > if I hadn't tried anything. Has anyone heard of such an event? Event
> > Viewer has no errors, I tried to reinstall the rundll.exe from CD as
> > mentioned in a Microsoft online help doc, did a cfs /scannow, nothing
> > happened, used Ashampoo Winoptimizer 2002 to clean the registry, all
> > of which have not solved the issue.
> >
> > Any further help greatly appreciated.
>
> That's probably because it's "sfc /scannow" for starters. Your problem is
> USUALLY malware related however. The following is my standard pile of
> silliness that might actually prove to be of value.
>
> Virus:
> www.grisoft.com - AVG
> www.antivir.com - AntiVir
> http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm - CA eTrust
>
> Spyware:
> www.lavasoft.de - AdAware
> http://security.kolla.de/ - Spybot
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx -
> Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta
>
> Trojan:
> www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ - a Squared
> http://swatit.org/ Swat It
>
> Before cleaning download this:
>
> LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks:
> http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>
> Use that should cleaning out your PC remove or damage your in-place winsock
> and you can't connect to the internet.
>
> From the virus and trojan category pick one application, they're all free,
> download it and install it. Make sure that you update it. From the spyware
> category pick all three, download them and update them to the latest
> definitions. Reboot, press the F8 key over and over again, from the menu
> select Safe mode without networking. Do your cleaning in there. Reboot to
> regular mode and run the scans again. This isn't going to be quick or easy
> but it might just solve your problems and it should prevent you from further
> problems so long as you keep them updated and scan often. Most of them can
> be enabled to update and scan automatically.
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability
> with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the
> very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be
> made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>
.
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