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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Steve on June 06, 2004, 01:12:31 AM
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OK, see the bar running down the left side of the page? It's the Explorer bar "Search"
I "X" it out but it reappears every time I open an internet explorer window. I've tried everything, even reloaded IE.
Please help!
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/54_1086502203_searchbar.jpg)
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try right mouse button on the bar and turn it off
and try view/toolbars/customize.......
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right mouse button will let me close the bar. but when I re-open IE it is there all over again.
Customize toolbars merely lets me add or remove buttons from the regular toolbar.
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ok i found it
view/explorer bar/ search
just uncheck "search" and close browser, when you lunch it again should be no window on the left
Its work for me , dunno how after OS reboot
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Steve, did you try shaving Stacey's head and kicking the hell out of Sam?
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lass.exe
180solutions <--- this is the one thats installs a search thing
msbb.exe
lycos
save
fleok
wupdt.exe
dw.exe
due a file search for any of these and if you find them theres a good chance you have a bug
its troj_onenet.a or a version of the sassor worm .. theres another one also that causes this its a stupid browser bug thats been going around .
you'll have to do a regestry edit to killl it compleatly and remember to clean out cookies temp files ect too ...
trendmicro.com has all the instructions once you identify it .
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I had that wupdt.exe thing.. managed to kill it w/ hijackthis and spybot
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I found a dw. exe but it had some other letters in it, trned micro scan said it was infected w/ a trojan so I deleted it.
other odd things going on: I cannot reload(install) windows. I could not reload IE, finally managed in safe mode but it fixed nothing.
I could not load my new vid card drivers because I did could not write files to the system32 folder. I had to manually go in and change priveldeges on the file.
I know a bit about hardware, some about software but squat about viruses. am I infected?
If yes, please recommend a virus killer. Ty everyone for input!
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If you think you have a virus and your new 9800Pro isnt performing as it should be....go ahead and reformat.....thats what I would do.
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Originally posted by Steve
I know a bit about hardware, some about software but squat about viruses. am I infected?
If yes, please recommend a virus killer. Ty everyone for input!
Steve! You seem to be all at sea with this PC lark. :eek:
Virus killer recommendation: Trend Micro Internet Security (http://www.trendmicro.com) A UK product, but don't allow yourself to be swayed by the typical American "not invented here" syndrome. ;) TMIS also has a firewall. You should have antivirus AND firewall. Aces High is fine with TMIS running in the background, although you might want to disable autoupdate. You don't want your antivirus software cranking up just as you're diving your P51 down from your 30K perch. Waah! It's going to be a "wring beet1e's neck" day! :lol
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What i normally do is after figuring out what virus it is ....
i use the viropedia at trendmicro for this .. then i got to the specific virus and print out its removal/ regestry edit instructions then have at it ....
pull the pc offline also .
Always besure the temp files, cookies , ect get deleated 1st
After you get all the bugs files deleated .. and the regestry cleaned out .. do a restart into "Safe Mode" and then double check the regestry and do a file search again to try to find any remains ... if its all clean ........ Game on !!! tee hee
ps Beetle is correct Trend micro just Rocks
I use fixit utilitys on my pc which has the trendmicro virus pattern files (set at manual update ) Pc-cillin also has a nice firewall AV program that uses the same pattern files it only has 2-4 processes added to your start up programs also .
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well, as I typed in a previous post, I used Trend micro to sniff out the bad files. Seems like good stuff. I'm gonna see if Pc cillin is downloadable.
How can I tell if my registry is clean?
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go back into the regestry and look for the stuff you removed if it doesnt show back up then you were successfull
start/ run /msconfig and check the startup progams also helps
pccillin has a 30 day trial for there av firewall program
if you use it set the firewall to allow in- outbound traffic for tcp for ports 2000-5000 and it will play AH just great ...
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I use Trend's Internet Security and leave the firewall up while playing AH with no need to make any special settings. I do struggle to get LAN games of any description to play across it though.
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Ran PC Cillin... 4 troljans, no real viruses. My problems began when I ran hijackthis. I think I deleted some stuff I should not have. Just went back and deleted more BHO's, now I can get the search bar out and not have it come back but some of the web pages only utilize the left 2/3rd's of the screen. Trying now to reload IE but I cannot find where to delete it!
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Steve,
Did 616Fubar send you a special email package? LOL!
Save all your data to CD and reformat, reinstall Windows, go thru all the Windows updates from the Microsoft site, then your applications. Be sure to install Norton or McAfee anti virus right behind Windows. Run a virus/trojan scan on your data CD before you copy the files over to your hard drive. Also get a copy of AdAware or Spybot.
Once infected, this is the best way to fix it. All the others are half measures to keep you running, but you always end up with weird problems if you don't start off fresh.
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Originally posted by MOSQ
Steve,
Once infected, this is the best way to fix it. All the others are half measures to keep you running, but you always end up with weird problems if you don't start off fresh.
Exactly, DVD Burners are now just as cheap as CDR drives, newegg has a 8X Multiformat NEC drive for about $72. 4.7GB on 1 disk, with disks costing a little under $1 a piece. Dual Layer is around the corner but the media is still $14/disk. The NEC is mentioned is firmware upgradable/hackable to make it a Dual Layer drive as well
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I reformatted, although XP Pro is a royal pain in this matter.
I followed the directions and simply couldn't get it to reformat.
Then I remembered that I had recently seen a win98 boot disk in the back and on the floor of the closet in my office recently. I used that boot disk to format the drive, worked great!
I used my zip disk to back up stuff.
First thing I noticed when loading my vid card is that it has different (more) tabs on the setup. Must have had some lingering drivers in there. I'm very pleased at this.
Also, I was previously unable to load the chipset on the MB and was able to do this.
I'm hoping to see better frame rates and also hoping to get better results from my new joystick, it really was OVER sensitive. hoping it was a result of lingering drivers from previous stick (same manufacturer, different models)
am I being overly optimistic?
Edit: Once again I thank all of you for taking the time to help me with this. Time is irreplaceable and I appreciate the time you all have spent helping me.
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My JS is fixed!!!! Oh my!!!!!
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Originally posted by Steve
My JS is fixed!!!! Oh my!!!!!
Now 616 is REALLY going to hate you !
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Originally posted by Steve
My JS is fixed!!!! Oh my!!!!!
Ahh yes the joys of reformating, this is why I do it every couple of months. Registries get corrupted, disks get fragmented etc etc, a simple reformat every couple of months and your computer will love you.
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Originally posted by Steve
I reformatted, although XP Pro is a royal pain in this matter.
I followed the directions and simply couldn't get it to reformat.
Then I remembered that I had recently seen a win98 boot disk in the back and on the floor of the closet in my office recently. I used that boot disk to format the drive, worked great!
Steve,
Reformat/Install has never been easier tha with XP. Next time, make sure boot order is set in BIOS to boot from CD first and boot with XP disk in the drive. Just follow the prompts, delete the partition, create the partion and format it.
DJ229 - AIR MAFIA
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Reformat/Install has never been easier tha with XP. Next time, make sure boot order is set in BIOS to boot from CD first and boot with XP disk in the drive. Just follow the prompts, delete the partition, create the partion and format it.
did all that, to whit:
followed the directions and simply couldn't get it to reformat.
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your not alone Steve, ive had to drop in a 98 floppy befor to fdisc and format sometimes when the pc is running xp ... it has do do with geting the inital cdrom drivers loaded for the install of the os . i think its normal for some pc's in certian hardware configs
And yes ive set the bios up to boot cdroo om 1st along w/ f8 on startup ect ..
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Cool Rosco, and here I thought I was being clever.... a common solution it seems.
Hey, while I the attention of some of you experts, does anyone know what this message means "paraphrased"
CPU hyperthreading technology detected disabled
Should I enable it? I'm assuming I can do so in BIOS.
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paraphrased ..... hmmmmmm seams to me i remember reading something about that in dealing with the open source code nitemare between microjunk , sun, linux battle ..
As for hyperthreading It should be turned on ... but i'll let the intel pro's chime in here .
I'll just take my Amd's and run off to my corner now ...