Noel
Wed Apr 21 12:50:18 CDT 2004
Glad you seem to have fixed it - thanks for the feedback.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
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"Dave" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:246b01c427c1$ba964c40$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for responding, Noel. I ran another up-dated AV
> scan, an updated Ad-aware scan, CWShredder and HijackThis
> to clean out what should not have been there. Then I
> restored to a point before I started having the problems
> and everything seems to be working OK again. My AV program
> said I had downloaded W32/NCase.A@spy and I assunme that
> this had caused all the trouble.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >Are you sure of the spelling of that error message?
> >No MS program has a file named "ieexplore.exe", and if
> that is the correct
> >spelling, then you are almost certainly the victim of a
> virus - when did you
> >last update your virus definitions?
> >
> >Reboot to Safe Mode
> >Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet
> Explorer from there.
> >Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and
> Internet Tools'
> >in Add/Remove Programs
> >Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that
> pops up
> >Reboot on request to Normal Mode
> >
> >If the above entry isn't there, you first need to
> uninstall all the patches
> >applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
> >The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names
> 'Internet Explorer
> >Qxxxxxx'
> >highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
> >Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as
> above.
> >
> >HTH
> >--
> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> >
> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >
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> >
> >Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
> messages to NG's
> >or
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp
> >"Dave" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:16b101c426b5$ea6dffb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I am having problems with my computer after picking up
> >> malware of some sort. I have run my AV scan and CWShredder
> >> and Ad-Aware to try to clean up my system. I am looking for
> >> suggestions on how to deal with the following:
> >>
> >> When I look in the folders "My Documents" and "My
> >> Computer", the window shows none of the contents of the
> >> folder. It tells me how many objects are there but no icons
> >> are visible. The items are not deleted because I can open
> >> them in other ways. What has happened to cause this? Can I
> >> fix it?
> >>
> >> Also, when I try to start Internet Explorer, I get an error
> >> message saying "Windows cannot find ieexplore.exe. Where
> >> can I find a copy of this file so that I can replace it?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help.
> >
> >
> >.
> >