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A couple months back I picked up a virus/trojan and after trying to clean it
myself my icons/shortcuts do not work. The machine is clean now, but I have
to run everything from the Run box. I've reinstalled WIn98 and that didn't
help. I know I'm looking at a fresh load, but until then.....heres my
question
Whats the path for Add Remove programs?
Thanks

"Hippy" wrote in
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A couple months back I picked up a virus/trojan and after trying to
clean it myself my icons/shortcuts do not work. The machine is clean
now, but I have to run everything from the Run box. I've reinstalled
WIn98 and that didn't help. I know I'm looking at a fresh load, but
until then.....heres my question
Whats the path for Add Remove programs?
Thanks




C:\windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Appwiz.cpl

When you put the next lines in a .reg file, and import that with
regedit, shortcut and cpl should work again.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]
@="lnkfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]
"Command"="RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %2"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{500202A0-731E-11d0-B829-00C04FD706EC}"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000001
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpl]
@="cplfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile]
@="Extension of Control panel"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Windows\\SYSTEM\\shell32.dll,-154"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\cplopen]
@="Open with control panel"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\cplopen\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL %1,%*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\View Dependencies]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\View Dependencies\ddeexec]
@="[open(\"%1\")]"

Ingeborg,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried the .reg import and it said
it was succesfull but my shortcuts still do not work.
Any other ideas?
Again thank you
Hippy

"Ingeborg" wrote in message
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"Hippy" wrote in
:

A couple months back I picked up a virus/trojan and after trying to
clean it myself my icons/shortcuts do not work. The machine is clean
now, but I have to run everything from the Run box. I've reinstalled
WIn98 and that didn't help. I know I'm looking at a fresh load, but
until then.....heres my question
Whats the path for Add Remove programs?
Thanks




C:\windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Appwiz.cpl

When you put the next lines in a .reg file, and import that with
regedit, shortcut and cpl should work again.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]
@="lnkfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]
"Command"="RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %2"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{500202A0-731E-11d0-B829-00C04FD706EC}"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000001
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers]


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandl ers\{00021401-0000-0000-C
000-000000000046}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpl]
@="cplfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile]
@="Extension of Control panel"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Windows\\SYSTEM\\shell32.dll,-154"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\cplopen]
@="Open with control panel"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\cplopen\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL %1,%*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\View Dependencies]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\View Dependencies\ddeexec]
@="[open(\"%1\")]"

Hippy wrote:
Ingeborg,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried the .reg import and it said
it was succesfull but my shortcuts still do not work.
Any other ideas?
Again thank you
Hippy

I may be wrong on this, so perhaps hold off a mo until one of the
geniuses comes along :-) :

Try deleting the file "shelliconcache" (mine's in C:\Windows, but YPMV),
then reboot.

--
Regards

Nigel Stapley

www.judgemental.plus.com

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"Hippy" wrote in
:

Ingeborg,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried the .reg import and it
said it was succesfull but my shortcuts still do not work.
Any other ideas?
Again thank you
Hippy


You could try this one. When it doesn't work your registry is seriously damaged.


REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="Shortcut"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InProcServer32]
@="shell32.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID]
@="lnkfile"

"Hippy" wrote in
:

Ingeborg,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried the .reg import and it
said it was succesfull but my shortcuts still do not work.
Any other ideas?
Again thank you
Hippy


Is your windows installed in C:\Windows ? If not, you'll have to edit the
reg file. Take care of the double \\'s.

Having recently assisted another user with what appears to be the *same*
problem, I can safely suggest that a reformat and reinstall is your only way
out. The virus probably totally wrecked vast portions of your file associations.
It's almost impossible to even accomplish decent backup operations. Not truly
impossible, but it requires so much jerry-rigging and fancy stepping that only a
true geek could probably manage it.

In order to retain personal files, what we did was to use BootIt NG to resize
the existing partition, move it to the end of the hard drive and hide it, then
install a new partition, format it and install a fresh copy of the OS, etc.,
protect it to the max against re-infection, then finally un-hide the old stuff
in order to retrieve the personal files before wiping it off the drive and,
finally, converting the newly emptied space to a second storage partition.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Hippy" wrote in message
...
A couple months back I picked up a virus/trojan and after trying to clean it
myself my icons/shortcuts do not work. The machine is clean now, but I have
to run everything from the Run box. I've reinstalled WIn98 and that didn't
help. I know I'm looking at a fresh load, but until then.....heres my
question
Whats the path for Add Remove programs?
Thanks

Ingeborg,
Yes it is under windows and I tried the other .reg you posted. It also was
succesfull, but failed to fix things. I know its time for a reload, but I
have been putting it off because of long hours at work.
Thanks again for your time and help
Hippy
"Ingeborg" wrote in message
...
"Hippy" wrote in
:

Ingeborg,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried the .reg import and it
said it was succesfull but my shortcuts still do not work.
Any other ideas?
Again thank you
Hippy


Is your windows installed in C:\Windows ? If not, you'll have to edit the
reg file. Take care of the double \\'s.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Having recently assisted another user with what appears to be the *same*
problem, I can safely suggest that a reformat and reinstall is your only
way
out. The virus probably totally wrecked vast portions of your file
associations.
It's almost impossible to even accomplish decent backup operations. Not
truly
impossible, but it requires so much jerry-rigging and fancy stepping that
only a
true geek could probably manage it.

In order to retain personal files, what we did was to use BootIt NG to
resize
the existing partition, move it to the end of the hard drive and hide it,
then
install a new partition, format it and install a fresh copy of the OS,
etc.,
protect it to the max against re-infection, then finally un-hide the old
stuff
in order to retrieve the personal files before wiping it off the drive
and,
finally, converting the newly emptied space to a second storage partition.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
Gary,
The same problem? Maybe it wasn't my removal methods that caused this mess
then. I don't know how safe this is but I've done it a few times in the past
for swapping data.
Unplug the CD-Rom and plug in the old HD (switch the settings in CMOS)
reboot
Drag and drop files you want to keep in a folder on your good HD.
Thanks for the help..... I like this place
Hippy

All I know is that whatever had infected the system trashed many, many file
associations, to the extent that each item that was repaired only revealed more
items that needed it. *I* might have attempted to detail it out, and might have
actually succeeded, eventually, but it would have been a real test of my skills.
The real kicker in that one was that REGEDIT could no longer merge files. I know
that that isn't the case with your system, but the multiple trashed associations
is a bad sign.

Retrieving file from the damaged system to a system that's in good condition can
be accomplished various ways--we did the one I described as we did simply
because the user only had one computer and one HD. What you MUST pay attention
to is making sure the running system is well protected from infection by the
"old" HD.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Hippy" wrote in message
...

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Having recently assisted another user with what appears to be the *same*
problem, I can safely suggest that a reformat and reinstall is your only
way
out. The virus probably totally wrecked vast portions of your file
associations.
It's almost impossible to even accomplish decent backup operations. Not
truly
impossible, but it requires so much jerry-rigging and fancy stepping that
only a
true geek could probably manage it.

In order to retain personal files, what we did was to use BootIt NG to
resize
the existing partition, move it to the end of the hard drive and hide it,
then
install a new partition, format it and install a fresh copy of the OS,
etc.,
protect it to the max against re-infection, then finally un-hide the old
stuff
in order to retrieve the personal files before wiping it off the drive
and,
finally, converting the newly emptied space to a second storage partition.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
Gary,
The same problem? Maybe it wasn't my removal methods that caused this mess
then. I don't know how safe this is but I've done it a few times in the past
for swapping data.
Unplug the CD-Rom and plug in the old HD (switch the settings in CMOS)
reboot
Drag and drop files you want to keep in a folder on your good HD.
Thanks for the help..... I like this place
Hippy