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Old March 10th 05, 01:59 PM
Rogerinthecity
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Default windows 98 and spybot

I have helped a friend get their Gateway desktop with windows 98 cleaned up.
I have run Mcafee, reinstalled all software and had one error message showing
up - "bss5x"
I was advised here it is adware and to try and clear with spybot. Ran
spybot and found 322 ad files. Ran again and found 32 more. When i went to
delete the files, system crashed. When I boot, i get to a screen that says
"illegal Explorer error"and can go no further.

Is there any software i can buy to totally clear this harddrive and start
over. This person used unsafe websites.
--
Roger
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Old March 10th 05, 07:49 PM
Don Phillipson
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"Rogerinthecity" wrote in message
...

I have helped a friend get their Gateway desktop with windows 98 cleaned

up.
I have run Mcafee, reinstalled all software and had one error message

showing
up - "bss5x"
I was advised here it is adware and to try and clear with spybot. Ran
spybot and found 322 ad files. Ran again and found 32 more. When i went

to
delete the files, system crashed. When I boot, i get to a screen that

says
"illegal Explorer error"and can go no further.

Is there any software i can buy to totally clear this harddrive and start
over. This person used unsafe websites.


From your own resources you can
save the list of files to a text file, and
edit it to turn it into a BATch file to
DELete c:\filepath\filename
every one separately.
Then boot DOS and execute this BAT file.
(Then boot Windows and interpret the
error messages "file not found.")

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


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Old March 10th 05, 11:26 PM
PCR
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http://search.support.microsoft.com/...SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
Search "EXPLORER caused"; Windows 98; Full Text; Exact Phrase; produces
many, including...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...96&Product=w98
Error Message When You Open a New Folder
(259096) - When you attempt do any of the following:Open a new window in
Microsoft Internet Explorer -or- Create a new folder on the desktop, or
in Windows Explorer, and then attempt to open the folder. You may
receive the following error message: EXPLORER...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...09&Product=w98
Explorer Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module...
(191609) - When you start your Windows 98-based or Windows Millennium
Edition-based computer, you may receive the following error message:
Explorer: This program has performed an illegal operation and will be
shut down. If the problem persists, contact the...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...22&Product=w98
Err Msg: Explorer Caused a Page Fault in Module Shell32.dll
(148322) - When you try to open My Computer, Control Panel, or the
Printers folder, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Shell32.dll. -or-
Explorer caused a divide error in module Shell32.dll.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...52&Product=w98
Err Msg: Explorer Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Shell32.dll at
015f:7fce85c0
(222952) - When you are using the Novell IntraNetWare client (Client32
version 3.x) to log on and off a Novell NetWare 5 network, you may
receive the following error message: EXPLORER caused an Invalid Page
Fault in module SHELL32.DLL at address


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Rogerinthecity" wrote in
message ...
| I have helped a friend get their Gateway desktop with windows 98
cleaned up.
| I have run Mcafee, reinstalled all software and had one error message
showing
| up - "bss5x"
| I was advised here it is adware and to try and clear with spybot. Ran
| spybot and found 322 ad files. Ran again and found 32 more. When i
went to
| delete the files, system crashed. When I boot, i get to a screen that
says
| "illegal Explorer error"and can go no further.
|
| Is there any software i can buy to totally clear this harddrive and
start
| over. This person used unsafe websites.
| --
| Roger


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Old March 10th 05, 11:27 PM
PCR
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If you have no Windows Installation CD, then boot to DOS, & enter...
DIR C:\Win98*.cab /s /a /p
....If 55 of them show up, the folder that contains them IS your
Installation CD.

BUT, first, can you boot to Safe Mode? Hold F5 or CTRL as you boot to
see. If you get there, then there may be other solutions. Otherwise...

Explorer & IE are basically one & the same. Therefore, may as well try
this write-up, originally from a Gateway WEB site, which is a temporary
reversion to an earlier version of IE...

ONE THING: Do nothing more than stated here using Winfile, because, if
you move a file with it, you will lose that file's LFN (Long File Name)
in the destination.

Desktop Icons and Taskbar Are Missing

Affected Products: Software, System CDs
Affected Operating Systems: Windows® 98 , Windows® 98 SE,
Windows® Me

ISSUE: After starting Microsoft® Windows® 98 or Windows
Me, the taskbar is missing and there are no icons. When
starting Windows, the taskbar may flash on for a brief
second and then disappear. The only display visible is the
background wallpaper and the mouse cursor. Pressing
CTRL+ALT+DELETE brings up the Close Program dialog box,
but selecting End Task on the items on the list may not
have an effect. When the computer is started into Safe
mode, the issue still occurs. Running Scanreg /Restore
does not resolve the issue.

There have been several reports that the issue occurred
when restarting the computer after receiving a dialog box
that displays "Virus/spyware found. Do you wish to
remove?" or "Do you want to install Spyware Monitor?" The
dialog box only has Yes or No selections, and selecting
either can cause the issue. There is no X to close the
dialog box, however pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE to bring up
the Close Program dialog box lists a "Remove found
spyware?" entry, which can be end tasked.

(1) Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, & click Shut Down.

(2) After the computer has been shut down, turn on the computer. Hold
CTRL as you boot for the Startup Menu, or begin pressing the F8 key in
one-second intervals. If you complete this step successfully, the
Microsoft Windows Startup Menu is displayed. If no menu is displayed and
Windows starts up normally, repeat this step.

(3) At the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu, use the ARROW keys to select
"Command Prompt Only", and then press the ENTER key.

(4) At the command prompt, type:
EDIT C:\Windows\System.ini
Press ENTER.

(5) In the C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI file, locate the line of text under the
[boot] section that lists "Shell=Explorer.exe". This is typically the
third line in the file.

(6) Edit the "Shell=Explorer.exe" line by deleting the "Explorer.exe"
text and replacing it with "Winfile.exe". The line should list the
following:
Shell=Winfile.exe

(7) To save the changes...
(a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
A "Save File" requestor appears.
(b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
(TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)

(8) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys. Once Windows has restarted, it starts into the
Windows File Manager (Winfile.exe).

(9) In the File Manager window, double-click "progra~1" in the left
hand window to open the Program Files folder.

(10) Double-click "intern~1" in the left hand window to open the
Internet Explorer folder.

(11) Double-click "setup" in the left hand window to open the Setup
folder.

(12) In the File Manager window, double-click "Setup.exe" in the right
hand window to launch Internet Explorer setup.

NOTE: If the setup folder is not available, Internet Explorer has not
been updated and a previous version of Internet Explorer cannot be
restored. You cannot use this method. Close "Winfile", shut down, & post
back, or try the URL at the very bottom of this post, which is an
over-install of IE.

(13) In the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools Setup window, click
OK.

(14) In the Setup Message dialog box, click Yes to restore the previous
version of Internet Explorer.

(15) Internet Explorer setup removes components.

(16) In the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools - Restart Windows
dialog box, click Restart Windows.

When the computer is restarting, hold CTRL for the Startup Menu, or
begin pressing the F8 key in one-second intervals. If you complete this

step successfully, the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu is displayed. If
no menu is displayed and Windows starts up normally, repeat this step.

(17) At the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu, use the ARROW keys to select
Command prompt only, and then press ENTER.

(18) At the command prompt, type:
EDIT C:\Windows\System.ini
Press ENTER.

(19) In the C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI file, locate the line of text under
the [boot] section that lists "Shell=Winfile.exe". This is typically the
third line in the file.

(20) Edit the "Shell=Winfile.exe" line by deleting the "Winfile.exe"
text and replacing it with "Explorer.exe". The line should list the
following:
Shell=Explorer.exe

(21) To save the changes...
(a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
A "Save File" requestor appears.
(b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
(TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)

(22) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys

(23) Windows starts to a blue screen, but will still be
accessing the hard drive for a period of time. When
finished, Windows is on the desktop with icons, but an
older version of Internet Explorer is installed. You
should update your antivirus software, and then perform
Windows Update to install a new version of Internet
Explorer again.

....snip

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];249191
Blank Desktop or Illegal Operations Error Message After You Install
Internet Explorer. This is a temporary reversion to an earlier IE, IF
that option is present.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293174
Over-Install IE in Progman. This is an over-install of IE. I have a
detailed write-up for it, if you want.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Rogerinthecity" wrote in
message ...
| I have helped a friend get their Gateway desktop with windows 98
cleaned up.
| I have run Mcafee, reinstalled all software and had one error message
showing
| up - "bss5x"
| I was advised here it is adware and to try and clear with spybot. Ran
| spybot and found 322 ad files. Ran again and found 32 more. When i
went to
| delete the files, system crashed. When I boot, i get to a screen that
says
| "illegal Explorer error"and can go no further.
|
| Is there any software i can buy to totally clear this harddrive and
start
| over. This person used unsafe websites.
| --
| Roger


 




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