Are there any tech junkies on the boards that can help me?

724Skinsfan · 05-14-2008, 03:55 PM

How did running HijackThis work out? There are a couple of websites that can analyze the log file to figure out what file/files to remove from your registry.

After you get this worked out, you may want to look into setting up some scheduled Windows XP Restore points, like once a month/week/whenever you want.

skinznut · 05-16-2008, 04:48 PM

Sometimes renaming it will help you be able to delete it. Also, look for a program called Eraser from

Code:

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

. I had a similar problem and these two methods together worked for me.

mooby · 05-16-2008, 05:17 PM

I can't rename it, there is no rename button when I right click it. I'll try that Eraser thing though. And 724Skinsfan what are those websites that can analyze the log file? I did the scan on HiJackThis and I looked through the log file but I didn't see anything odd.

mooby · 05-30-2008, 06:52 PM

I just wanted to give an update. Today I was d/l music off Frostwire and I just decided to check up on that file again and see if I could do anything with it, and lo and behold I discovered I was able to change the name of the file for the first time. When I saw that I could change the name of the file I opened up my music folder, clicked the file, and discovered that I had the full range of options available to any random file: Rename, delete, etc. and I was able to successfully delete it and then I removed it by emptying the recycle bin. I have no idea what caused this nice turn of events but something I did must've worked because it's gone now.

Originally I just decided to leave it alone because all my virus programs either said invalid file or that it wasn't a threat, so it obviously wasn't a virus. And thanks to everyone who tried to help.

05-14-2008, 03:55 PM	#31
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,471	Re: Are there any tech junkies on the boards that can help me? How did running HijackThis work out? There are a couple of websites that can analyze the log file to figure out what file/files to remove from your registry. After you get this worked out, you may want to look into setting up some scheduled Windows XP Restore points, like once a month/week/whenever you want. __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

05-16-2008, 04:48 PM	#32
skinznut Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seneca Falls, NY Age: 40 Posts: 186	Re: Are there any tech junkies on the boards that can help me? Sometimes renaming it will help you be able to delete it. Also, look for a program called Eraser from Code: http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ . I had a similar problem and these two methods together worked for me. __________________ This space intentionally left blank.

05-16-2008, 05:17 PM	#33
mooby MVP Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NoVa Age: 24 Posts: 11,179	Re: Are there any tech junkies on the boards that can help me? I can't rename it, there is no rename button when I right click it. I'll try that Eraser thing though. And 724Skinsfan what are those websites that can analyze the log file? I did the scan on HiJackThis and I looked through the log file but I didn't see anything odd.

05-30-2008, 06:52 PM	#34
mooby MVP Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NoVa Age: 24 Posts: 11,179	Re: Are there any tech junkies on the boards that can help me? I just wanted to give an update. Today I was d/l music off Frostwire and I just decided to check up on that file again and see if I could do anything with it, and lo and behold I discovered I was able to change the name of the file for the first time. When I saw that I could change the name of the file I opened up my music folder, clicked the file, and discovered that I had the full range of options available to any random file: Rename, delete, etc. and I was able to successfully delete it and then I removed it by emptying the recycle bin. I have no idea what caused this nice turn of events but something I did must've worked because it's gone now. Originally I just decided to leave it alone because all my virus programs either said invalid file or that it wasn't a threat, so it obviously wasn't a virus. And thanks to everyone who tried to help. Last edited by mooby; 05-30-2008 at 06:52 PM.

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