RE: [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!

["ho yin ng" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yup used them all, all to no avail.

In the end I used autoruns and stopped any suspicious programs from
starting
up at boot stage.

Ho yin

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 31 December 2004 15:27
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!


Have you tried any other anti spyware/adware progs? Try
"spywareblaster" and
"spybot - Search & destroy" - do a google search to find the
home pages.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ho yin ng [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 December 2004 09:43
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
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> No they didn't even show up on there.
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> It was so weird.
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> Ho yin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Andrews [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 December 2004 06:52
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
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> When you say system icons:
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> Have you tried:
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> Bring up display properties (right click on the desktop), desktop tab
and
> then customise desktop button.
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> You can enable / disable them from there.....
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ho yin ng" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:24 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
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> >
> > Humm not good ...
> >
> > Tweakui cannot does not even see these icons on the desktop tab.
> >
> > They do not exist according to Tweakui??!!
> >
> > I have also tried repairing icons .. but does not help ..
> >
> > Anymore ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ho yin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ho yin ng [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 30 December 2004 19:19
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
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> >
> > IT is ok I worked it out!!!
> >
> > Right click the inf file and select install!!!
> >
> > Lets see if it works!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ho yin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 30 December 2004 17:47
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP desktop icons Arrghhh!
> >
> >
> > http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?type=begins&file=tweakui
> >
> > Install, and you'll have an icon in Control Panel (this is an MS
app).
> >
> > You can then remove system icons from the desktop.
> >
> > G.
> >
> >  Gareth Cook
> >  SWG EMEA North Account Manager
> >  IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
> >  Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
> >  AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
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> > ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 30/12/2004 17:42 -----
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> > Dear all,
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> > Hope you all had a good Christmas and are looking forward to the
New
> Year!
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> > It seems that over the Christmas period some annoying icons have
planted
> > themselves on the desktop! I have had them before and I know they
are
> > advert
> > icons i.e.
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> > Advertising webhosting, travel, poker, printer catridges, card
games,
> > casino
> > online, bingo etc.
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> > I do not know where they come from, and on previous occasions I
have
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> > to delete them.
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> > However this time I cannot delete them! Nor can I right click on
them!
> > Nothing happens. However if I double click them I can launch them
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> > I have tried Adware 6, it cleaned up but did not touch the icons.
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> > I looked through my control panel, add and remove programs but
found
> > nothing
> > relevant.
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> > Anyone got a solution? A part from formatting my machine and
> reinstalling
> > everything?
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> > Thanks,
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> > Ho yin
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