Windows XP start up

[James 3528]

How do you get to the start up folder or registry?

[rob10]

Re-install 98 or 2000 and get rid of that POS operating system!!

[Swampfox]

To access the start up list... start...run... type msconfig, then select the startup tab.

access the registry the same way by typing regedit.

[James 3528]

Thanks. Where is the start up list?

[Edited by James 3528 on 06-02-2004 at 07:20 AM]

[Don Sleeth]

What happens when you "right-click" on the Start button, and then select "Explore"? On Win2000 that starts up Explorer right on the Start Menu.

don

[James 3528]

Originally posted by Don Sleeth
What happens when you "right-click" on the Start button, and then select "Explore"? On Win2000 that starts up Explorer right on the Start Menu.

don

Bingo. Your're good for some thing!

[James 3528]

Got a home page hijacker. Will have to work on it later. Thanks

[dorrmann]

Originally posted by James 3528
Got a home page hijacker. Will have to work on it later. Thanks

Use system restore.

[James 3528]

Did that did not work. This bug is planted deeper.

[zzonko]

Spybot S & D 1.3...best around


http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download

[James 3528]

Got all that stuff. Still does not work

[len]

try spygate personal firewall run your anti virus,that should find the little bastard.

[Swampfox]

Update your programs before scanning... (ad aware or spybot)

If that doesnt work try Hijack this

http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10...ml?tag=lst-0-5

[joey791]

James you got ad-aware?

[len]

if that doesn't work throw that piece of shit out the window.

[James 3528]

Originally posted by joey791
James you got ad-aware?

Yep, The thing is in the registry. I just have not had enough time to dig into it.

[James 3528]

Originally posted by swampfox
Update your programs before scanning... (ad aware or spybot)

If that doesnt work try Hijack this

http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10...ml?tag=lst-0-5

So far, this has worked. Had to keep doing it a few times and re-starting, then running it again being very careful not to open the home page link and only accessing "Tools/ Internet options from another link. I lost my google tool bar and who know what else but they are easy reloads.

[HVAC Pro]

Is just your homepage getting hijacked? Or are you seeing weird sex sights in your favorite places too? I got a virus called Trojan.Bookmarker. It changed my homepage to something like webcoolsearch.com and dumped several sex sights into my favorite places. There are 4 or 5 different variants of this virus. The only thing that worked for me was purchasing Norton Internet Security. It hasn't shown up since. However, Comcast doesn't work well with the internet security program so I have to disable it. The anti-virus program works fine.

[rob10]

Windows XP



What a mess!!

[Workhorse]

Originally posted by James 3528
Got a home page hijacker. Will have to work on it later. Thanks

Damn It, you found it!