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Nazi Swastikas created in Wallpaper Pattern
In the Windows 98, Control Panel, Display, Background, Wallpaper (None) I
found that the Pattern for the (None) selection had been set to create Swastikas when I selected the (None) selection for Wallpaper and (None) selection for Patterns. The pattern for that selection is not editable, while all the others are. I have run every conceivable anti-virus program as well as spyware and adware programs to try to remove this setting. Is there a file somewhere that controls the default setting for Background, Pattern (None)? I would like to remove this offensive symbol from my computer. Thanks for you kind assistance. Sincerely Lowell Copeland New York, NY |
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Your PC is probably loaded with spyware that is also hogging resources.
There is an excellent article about spyware in PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,978170,00.asp Their Editor's Choice is Spybot for spyware removal. It's free. http://security.kolla.de/ Joe "Lowell Copeland" wrote in message ... In the Windows 98, Control Panel, Display, Background, Wallpaper (None) I found that the Pattern for the (None) selection had been set to create Swastikas when I selected the (None) selection for Wallpaper and (None) selection for Patterns. The pattern for that selection is not editable, while all the others are. I have run every conceivable anti-virus program as well as spyware and adware programs to try to remove this setting. Is there a file somewhere that controls the default setting for Background, Pattern (None)? I would like to remove this offensive symbol from my computer. Thanks for you kind assistance. Sincerely Lowell Copeland New York, NY |
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I don't think so. I ran Pest Patrol and Ad-Aware three times each. They came
back clean. This is not a case of not enough resources. The file has been changed and I need to know what the name of the file is that contains the Background (none) Patterns (none) setup. "Joe727" wrote: Your PC is probably loaded with spyware that is also hogging resources. There is an excellent article about spyware in PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,978170,00.asp Their Editor's Choice is Spybot for spyware removal. It's free. http://security.kolla.de/ Joe "Lowell Copeland" wrote in message ... In the Windows 98, Control Panel, Display, Background, Wallpaper (None) I found that the Pattern for the (None) selection had been set to create Swastikas when I selected the (None) selection for Wallpaper and (None) selection for Patterns. The pattern for that selection is not editable, while all the others are. I have run every conceivable anti-virus program as well as spyware and adware programs to try to remove this setting. Is there a file somewhere that controls the default setting for Background, Pattern (None)? I would like to remove this offensive symbol from my computer. Thanks for you kind assistance. Sincerely Lowell Copeland New York, NY |
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Give SpyBot a try. Run it in Advanced Mode and put a check mark next to all
the File Sets boxes. Joe "Lowell Copeland" wrote in message ... I don't think so. I ran Pest Patrol and Ad-Aware three times each. They came back clean. This is not a case of not enough resources. The file has been changed and I need to know what the name of the file is that contains the Background (none) Patterns (none) setup. "Joe727" wrote: Your PC is probably loaded with spyware that is also hogging resources. There is an excellent article about spyware in PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,978170,00.asp Their Editor's Choice is Spybot for spyware removal. It's free. http://security.kolla.de/ Joe snip |
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Hi Joe,
I tried your suggestion of running and cleaning the system with Spybot. I also reran Ad Aware and Pest Patrol and none of them removed the nazi swastica graphic alteration to the "None" pattern in Control Panel -Display-Background (none) -Patterns(none). Is there somewhere in the Windows system where there is a file that contains or controls the background pattern used in Display? If so, can it be altered or replaced. Do you or does anyone know the name of the file or how to accomplish this. "Lowell Copeland" wrote: In the Windows 98, Control Panel, Display, Background, Wallpaper (None) I found that the Pattern for the (None) selection had been set to create Swastikas when I selected the (None) selection for Wallpaper and (None) selection for Patterns. The pattern for that selection is not editable, while all the others are. I have run every conceivable anti-virus program as well as spyware and adware programs to try to remove this setting. Is there a file somewhere that controls the default setting for Background, Pattern (None)? I would like to remove this offensive symbol from my computer. Thanks for you kind assistance. Sincerely Lowell Copeland New York, NY |
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Hi Joe,
There is no bitmap file named anything like "logow" in the Windows directory. There are a couple of files that are system files but they cannot be read because I believe they are written in some kind of machine code. What would be helpful, Joe, would be if you really knew the solution and were not just guessing at possible solutions. I need to know exactly which file controls the graphic element of "Background (None)", "Pattern (None)". If you don't really know how the pattern is saved or in what file it is stored, please don't send me on a wildgoose chase. I appreciate your effort to help, but it has not really been any help. Lowell "Joe727" wrote: Look for for a bitmap image called something similar to logow in the Windows directory which is C:\Windows. Open the logos with a picture viewer such as Irfanfiew, but do not change the suffix. Once you find the offensive desktop bitmap, you can delete it. http://www.irfanview.com/ Joe "Lowell Copeland" Lowell wrote in message ... Hi Joe, I tried your suggestion of running and cleaning the system with Spybot. I also reran Ad Aware and Pest Patrol and none of them removed the nazi swastica graphic alteration to the "None" pattern in Control Panel -Display-Background (none) -Patterns(none). Is there somewhere in the Windows system where there is a file that contains or controls the background pattern used in Display? If so, can it be altered or replaced. Do you or does anyone know the name of the file or how to accomplish this. "Lowell Copeland" wrote: In the Windows 98, Control Panel, Display, Background, Wallpaper (None) I found that the Pattern for the (None) selection had been set to create Swastikas when I selected the (None) selection for Wallpaper and (None) selection for Patterns. The pattern for that selection is not editable, while all the others are. I have run every conceivable anti-virus program as well as spyware and adware programs to try to remove this setting. Is there a file somewhere that controls the default setting for Background, Pattern (None)? I would like to remove this offensive symbol from my computer. Thanks for you kind assistance. Sincerely Lowell Copeland New York, NY |
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Well, what can I say? Such problems on PCs are almost always caused by a
virus or spyware. Because of the extensive, and often free tools to remove viruses and spyware, that is the logical place to start. As for the bitmap files in the Windows directory, I mentioned that you need to use Irfanview to open them, and cautioned not to change the suffix (extension) to a .bmp file. Did you use Irfanview to open those files? If you did, then something like this, is what you would see. http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/Wind...go%20-%201.jpg Also. check the C\Windows\System directory for the rogue wallpaper. These are several of the desktop backgrounds that come with Windows 98 such as Black Thatch and Blue Rivets. http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/Wall...screenshot.jpg Of course, the offensive wallpaper could be in any directory. This is the XP Professional wallpaper I modified for my 98SE partition. I created a separate directory for this particular wallpaper. http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/98SE...er%20-%201.jpg I can certainly understand your frustration. I have helped dozens, perhaps hundreds, of people on this newsgroup over the past several years. If you are dissatisfied with the suggestions in this post, please let me know, and I no longer offer suggestions. Joe "Lowell Copeland" wrote in message ... Hi Joe, There is no bitmap file named anything like "logow" in the Windows directory. There are a couple of files that are system files but they cannot be read because I believe they are written in some kind of machine code. What would be helpful, Joe, would be if you really knew the solution and were not just guessing at possible solutions. I need to know exactly which file controls the graphic element of "Background (None)", "Pattern (None)". If you don't really know how the pattern is saved or in what file it is stored, please don't send me on a wildgoose chase. I appreciate your effort to help, but it has not really been any help. Lowell "Joe727" wrote: Look for for a bitmap image called something similar to logow in the Windows directory which is C:\Windows. Open the logos with a picture viewer such as Irfanfiew, but do not change the suffix. Once you find the offensive desktop bitmap, you can delete it. http://www.irfanview.com/ Joe "Lowell Copeland" Lowell wrote in message ... Hi Joe, I tried your suggestion of running and cleaning the system with Spybot. I also reran Ad Aware and Pest Patrol and none of them removed the nazi swastica graphic alteration to the "None" pattern in Control Panel -Display-Background (none) -Patterns(none). Is there somewhere in the Windows system where there is a file that contains or controls the background pattern used in Display? If so, can it be altered or replaced. Do you or does anyone know the name of the file or how to accomplish this. "Lowell Copeland" wrote: In the Windows 98, Control Panel, Display, Background, Wallpaper (None) I found that the Pattern for the (None) selection had been set to create Swastikas when I selected the (None) selection for Wallpaper and (None) selection for Patterns. The pattern for that selection is not editable, while all the others are. I have run every conceivable anti-virus program as well as spyware and adware programs to try to remove this setting. Is there a file somewhere that controls the default setting for Background, Pattern (None)? I would like to remove this offensive symbol from my computer. Thanks for you kind assistance. Sincerely Lowell Copeland New York, NY |
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logow.sys and logos.sys are bitmap files, can be opened and edited in any
graphics program to alter your shutdown screen, the .sys extension is mainly to fool people to not change it. The association "None" displays the blank color screen chosen in start settings control panel appearance desktop, check the settings of 'custom colors' under the drop down for desktop colors, check also that color depth settings on the settings page are set high enough |
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Okay, guys,
I will try it again. Joe, I thought I was looking for bitmap files, not system files so when I did not find the *.bmp file, I proceeded no further. I will start by getting the irfanview graphic program and proceed from there. Sorry about my frustration. Lowell "AlmostBob" wrote: logow.sys and logos.sys are bitmap files, can be opened and edited in any graphics program to alter your shutdown screen, the .sys extension is mainly to fool people to not change it. The association "None" displays the blank color screen chosen in start settings control panel appearance desktop, check the settings of 'custom colors' under the drop down for desktop colors, check also that color depth settings on the settings page are set high enough |
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