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June 4th 04, 03:01 AM
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Icons On Desktop Wont' Go Away (Win98)
My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something.
Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things? 
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June 4th 04, 04:07 AM
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See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files.
Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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June 5th 04, 01:46 AM
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Here is what it shows:
Windows Guardian Startup Group "C:\Program Files\the HelpSpot!\Fawgrd32.exe" /STARTUP EPSON Background Monitor Startup Group C:\ESM2\Stms.exe Microsoft Find Fast Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE" Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b Exif Launcher Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe" Total Cleaner Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Total Cleaner\cleaner.exe" /autorun ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme EnsoniqMixer Registry (Machine Run) starter.exe NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE CountrySelection Registry (Machine Run) pctptt.exe PTSNOOP Registry (Machine Run) ptsnoop.exe Pop-Up Stopper Registry (Machine Run) "C:\PROGRAM FILES\PANICWARE\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE" RegShave Registry (Machine Run) C:\Progra~1\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /autorun PP7600usb Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\VISION~1\PAPERP~1\FBDirect.exe StillImageMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup Symantec NetDriver Monitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\LIVEUP~1\SNDMON.EXE Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg TrueVector Registry (Machine Service) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service Alan Edwards wrote: See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files. Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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June 5th 04, 03:25 AM
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I am afraid I see nothing unusual there.
You may have to disable a few and reboot to see if you can track it down. Some of those are unnecessary and you can get a bit of information he SysInfo.org - Startup Applications: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Sorry, I tried UPS.com and I couldn't make it try and download anything. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: Here is what it shows: Windows Guardian Startup Group "C:\Program Files\the HelpSpot!\Fawgrd32.exe" /STARTUP EPSON Background Monitor Startup Group C:\ESM2\Stms.exe Microsoft Find Fast Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE" Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b Exif Launcher Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe" Total Cleaner Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Total Cleaner\cleaner.exe" /autorun ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme EnsoniqMixer Registry (Machine Run) starter.exe NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE CountrySelection Registry (Machine Run) pctptt.exe PTSNOOP Registry (Machine Run) ptsnoop.exe Pop-Up Stopper Registry (Machine Run) "C:\PROGRAM FILES\PANICWARE\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE" RegShave Registry (Machine Run) C:\Progra~1\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /autorun PP7600usb Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\VISION~1\PAPERP~1\FBDirect.exe StillImageMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup Symantec NetDriver Monitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\LIVEUP~1\SNDMON.EXE Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg TrueVector Registry (Machine Service) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service Alan Edwards wrote: See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files. Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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June 5th 04, 04:12 AM
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Sixeye wrote:
My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things? Try deleting them from Safe-Mode. Rick
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June 5th 04, 05:36 AM
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Right, I didn't either. And I couldn't get UPS to force anything on me either.
Leave it to my dad.  Alan Edwards wrote: I am afraid I see nothing unusual there. You may have to disable a few and reboot to see if you can track it down. Some of those are unnecessary and you can get a bit of information he SysInfo.org - Startup Applications: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Sorry, I tried UPS.com and I couldn't make it try and download anything. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: Here is what it shows: Windows Guardian Startup Group "C:\Program Files\the HelpSpot!\Fawgrd32.exe" /STARTUP EPSON Background Monitor Startup Group C:\ESM2\Stms.exe Microsoft Find Fast Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE" Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b Exif Launcher Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe" Total Cleaner Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Total Cleaner\cleaner.exe" /autorun ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme EnsoniqMixer Registry (Machine Run) starter.exe NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE CountrySelection Registry (Machine Run) pctptt.exe PTSNOOP Registry (Machine Run) ptsnoop.exe Pop-Up Stopper Registry (Machine Run) "C:\PROGRAM FILES\PANICWARE\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE" RegShave Registry (Machine Run) C:\Progra~1\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /autorun PP7600usb Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\VISION~1\PAPERP~1\FBDirect.exe StillImageMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup Symantec NetDriver Monitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\LIVEUP~1\SNDMON.EXE Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg TrueVector Registry (Machine Service) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service Alan Edwards wrote: See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files. Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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June 5th 04, 05:37 AM
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Rick T wrote: Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things? Try deleting them from Safe-Mode. Rick Why would that be any different than from Windows? Deleting is deleting, isn't it? Something is causing them to reappear on the desktop. Safemode has to do with drivers as far as I understand.
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June 5th 04, 07:59 AM
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A thought.....
Try this - it can't hurt, and you never know.g run SCANREG /FIX from a command prompt, and reboot on request then try deleting the icons - do not reboot then run SCANREG /FIX again and reboot on request (then post back for an explanation, if it works!g) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Sixeye" wrote in message ... Right, I didn't either. And I couldn't get UPS to force anything on me either. Leave it to my dad. Alan Edwards wrote: I am afraid I see nothing unusual there. You may have to disable a few and reboot to see if you can track it down. Some of those are unnecessary and you can get a bit of information he SysInfo.org - Startup Applications: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Sorry, I tried UPS.com and I couldn't make it try and download anything. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: Here is what it shows: Windows Guardian Startup Group "C:\Program Files\the HelpSpot!\Fawgrd32.exe" /STARTUP EPSON Background Monitor Startup Group C:\ESM2\Stms.exe Microsoft Find Fast Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE" Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b Exif Launcher Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe" Total Cleaner Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Total Cleaner\cleaner.exe" /autorun ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme EnsoniqMixer Registry (Machine Run) starter.exe NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE CountrySelection Registry (Machine Run) pctptt.exe PTSNOOP Registry (Machine Run) ptsnoop.exe Pop-Up Stopper Registry (Machine Run) "C:\PROGRAM FILES\PANICWARE\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE" RegShave Registry (Machine Run) C:\Progra~1\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /autorun PP7600usb Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\VISION~1\PAPERP~1\FBDirect.exe StillImageMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup Symantec NetDriver Monitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\LIVEUP~1\SNDMON.EXE Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg TrueVector Registry (Machine Service) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service Alan Edwards wrote: See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files. Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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June 6th 04, 11:41 PM
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No, that didn't work for him. It told him to shut down to DOS to run that. He
didn't know how to do that and before I saw his email with that result, he called Dell and they dialed into his system. They went into MSCONFIG and unchecked everything and then did a running gun battle deleting the icons. Eventually I guess, they all stayed deleted. He also mentioned that he couldn't run SCANDISK (always freezes at where it says it's checking Folders). They poked around some more, changed something and then told him all would be well when he rebooted. And they hung up. Unfortunately. Yes, the icons all stayed gone. Yes, Zonealarm, Norton Antivirus, his pop up stopper, et al was also off. Naturally since they had unchecked everything in MSCONFIG. I had him check the boxes I felt were critical and reboot. That got the things I just mentioned running again. The mystery icons on the desktp stayed gone (yay!) but SCANDISK still doesn't run. It hasn't for months and months. I may have to post a separate message with a different title, but before I do, does anyone have any suggestions on that one? He wants to run SCANDISK and then DEFRAG. Defrag won't run because it's seeing some odd error and like I said, Scandisk is hanging up too. Noel Paton wrote: A thought..... Try this - it can't hurt, and you never know.g run SCANREG /FIX from a command prompt, and reboot on request then try deleting the icons - do not reboot then run SCANREG /FIX again and reboot on request (then post back for an explanation, if it works!g) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Sixeye" wrote in message ... Right, I didn't either. And I couldn't get UPS to force anything on me either. Leave it to my dad. Alan Edwards wrote: I am afraid I see nothing unusual there. You may have to disable a few and reboot to see if you can track it down. Some of those are unnecessary and you can get a bit of information he SysInfo.org - Startup Applications: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Sorry, I tried UPS.com and I couldn't make it try and download anything. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: Here is what it shows: Windows Guardian Startup Group "C:\Program Files\the HelpSpot!\Fawgrd32.exe" /STARTUP EPSON Background Monitor Startup Group C:\ESM2\Stms.exe Microsoft Find Fast Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE" Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b Exif Launcher Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe" Total Cleaner Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Total Cleaner\cleaner.exe" /autorun ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme EnsoniqMixer Registry (Machine Run) starter.exe NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE CountrySelection Registry (Machine Run) pctptt.exe PTSNOOP Registry (Machine Run) ptsnoop.exe Pop-Up Stopper Registry (Machine Run) "C:\PROGRAM FILES\PANICWARE\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE" RegShave Registry (Machine Run) C:\Progra~1\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /autorun PP7600usb Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\VISION~1\PAPERP~1\FBDirect.exe StillImageMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup Symantec NetDriver Monitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\LIVEUP~1\SNDMON.EXE Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg TrueVector Registry (Machine Service) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service Alan Edwards wrote: See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files. Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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June 6th 04, 11:48 PM
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Shut down to DOS to do SCANREG???
He's not running ME then!! - must be Win98/SE Try running ScanDisk and Defrag while in Safe Mode -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Sixeye" wrote in message ... No, that didn't work for him. It told him to shut down to DOS to run that. He didn't know how to do that and before I saw his email with that result, he called Dell and they dialed into his system. They went into MSCONFIG and unchecked everything and then did a running gun battle deleting the icons. Eventually I guess, they all stayed deleted. He also mentioned that he couldn't run SCANDISK (always freezes at where it says it's checking Folders). They poked around some more, changed something and then told him all would be well when he rebooted. And they hung up. Unfortunately. Yes, the icons all stayed gone. Yes, Zonealarm, Norton Antivirus, his pop up stopper, et al was also off. Naturally since they had unchecked everything in MSCONFIG. I had him check the boxes I felt were critical and reboot. That got the things I just mentioned running again. The mystery icons on the desktp stayed gone (yay!) but SCANDISK still doesn't run. It hasn't for months and months. I may have to post a separate message with a different title, but before I do, does anyone have any suggestions on that one? He wants to run SCANDISK and then DEFRAG. Defrag won't run because it's seeing some odd error and like I said, Scandisk is hanging up too. Noel Paton wrote: A thought..... Try this - it can't hurt, and you never know.g run SCANREG /FIX from a command prompt, and reboot on request then try deleting the icons - do not reboot then run SCANREG /FIX again and reboot on request (then post back for an explanation, if it works!g) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Sixeye" wrote in message ... Right, I didn't either. And I couldn't get UPS to force anything on me either. Leave it to my dad. Alan Edwards wrote: I am afraid I see nothing unusual there. You may have to disable a few and reboot to see if you can track it down. Some of those are unnecessary and you can get a bit of information he SysInfo.org - Startup Applications: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Sorry, I tried UPS.com and I couldn't make it try and download anything. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: Here is what it shows: Windows Guardian Startup Group "C:\Program Files\the HelpSpot!\Fawgrd32.exe" /STARTUP EPSON Background Monitor Startup Group C:\ESM2\Stms.exe Microsoft Find Fast Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE" Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b Exif Launcher Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe" Total Cleaner Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Total Cleaner\cleaner.exe" /autorun ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme EnsoniqMixer Registry (Machine Run) starter.exe NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE CountrySelection Registry (Machine Run) pctptt.exe PTSNOOP Registry (Machine Run) ptsnoop.exe Pop-Up Stopper Registry (Machine Run) "C:\PROGRAM FILES\PANICWARE\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE" RegShave Registry (Machine Run) C:\Progra~1\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /autorun PP7600usb Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\VISION~1\PAPERP~1\FBDirect.exe StillImageMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup Symantec NetDriver Monitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANTEC\LIVEUP~1\SNDMON.EXE Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg TrueVector Registry (Machine Service) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service Alan Edwards wrote: See if anything new is in Startup that is recreating the .csv files. Check in Msconfig for any oddities. (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then: Start-Run-msinfo32 Click the + beside Software Environment to expand. Click Startup Programs Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy. Paste that information in your message. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, Sixeye wrote: My dad went to UPS.com to see how much it would cost to ship something. Oddly, the site made him download some zone chart or something. He downloaded it to his desktop but then couldn't find it. Instead, he had about 50 new icons. If he deletes them, they come back the next time he boots up. Adaware and his virus scanner don't find anything. He tried destroying them when deleting rather than just having them dumped to the Recycle Bin but they still come back. He has a program called Total Clean that also does not get rid of them. He didn't run anything after downloading the so-called zone chart, they just showed up! They seem to be "Excel Comma Separated Values Files". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these things?
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