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"Alias" wrote in message ... wrote: wrote: Noel Paton wrote: Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL Display Adapters Remove ALL Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers - hopefully curing your problem. I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd. And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running, along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons. I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan... , , -- SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will find it has to do with your onboard video card. You uninstall CCleaner and leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing. More likely the Sound card, Alias, since that's what he just reinstalled. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's |
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Noel Paton wrote:
"Alias" wrote in message ... wrote: wrote: Noel Paton wrote: Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL Display Adapters Remove ALL Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers - hopefully curing your problem. I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd. And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running, along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons. I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan... , , -- SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will find it has to do with your onboard video card. You uninstall CCleaner and leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing. More likely the Sound card, Alias, since that's what he just reinstalled. On my computer, SIS is the on board video card. The OP can find out by right clicking on it and seeing what options are offered. http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/sistray/ Alias Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me. Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail. |
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Noel Paton wrote: What happened when you used System Restore?? Exact details please! It brought up only one previous snapshot, from that afternoon. I don't know how it was taken---I didn't do it. (Next time I will) I selected it and rebooted. The same problem recurred. .. .. -- |
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Alias wrote: wrote: And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running, along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons. I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan... SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will find it has to do with your onboard video card. I searched "sistray systray" on Google and found a site that linked sistray with trojan.prova. You uninstall CCleaner and leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing. You don't like McAfee... .. .. -- |
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What was the title of the snapshot? - it will usually give a clue as to its
origin, The fact that you had only the single point is disturbing - and is something I have recently heard frequently where Cleaner has been used. I'll have a play and see what it does. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's wrote in message oups.com... Noel Paton wrote: What happened when you used System Restore?? Exact details please! It brought up only one previous snapshot, from that afternoon. I don't know how it was taken---I didn't do it. (Next time I will) I selected it and rebooted. The same problem recurred. . . -- |
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