Task bar and icons are gone
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Ok i tried to format the comptuer but it wouldnt let me. it said Cannot format this drive. Also i couldnt install windows 98 because it said it cant install from this version of windows. Most of your advice has taught me things about my comptuer but some of it i cant do. The problem is that i have to task bar at all so i cant go into the start menu and click on anything and also there is no icons like my comptuer or anything. So the only way i can get into something is form ctrl alt delete and then i have to click on new task in that menu screen. When i put a cd in that usually comes up with auto run nothing happens so i cant open a cd that easily. Im not sure whats wrong with my computer but ill try anything besides smashing it 
. I ran the ad aware thing 6 times and it put the things it found into a folder then when i delete that folder it jst finds them files again the next time i scan my comptuer. Its confusing. But i think that a system restore could help because it worked for me all the other times some thing bad happened. But the only thing is that i cant click on the start menu and go into help and support to get into system restore. So if you knew the command thing (C:\..... thing) then i could type that in and get into it.
. I ran the ad aware thing 6 times and it put the things it found into a folder then when i delete that folder it jst finds them files again the next time i scan my comptuer. Its confusing. But i think that a system restore could help because it worked for me all the other times some thing bad happened. But the only thing is that i cant click on the start menu and go into help and support to get into system restore. So if you knew the command thing (C:\..... thing) then i could type that in and get into it.
can you not start in safe mode ??? reboot then keep tapping F8 and choose to start in safe mode then try a restore or repair
i did that but all i could see was a white screen with system restore as the heading on that blue bit with white writing. im not sure what to do but on many other websites they have said its spyware,virus,settings jumbled up and one other guy said that he fixed that problem from when his power went out for 30 minutes. Would it be easier if i just take the computer to a fixing place? or is this an easy problem to fix? because on google it seems like alot of people have this problem
pressing that button doesnt do anything . Dont worry i dont think ill be able t fix this problem. i been on google looking for an answer for 5 hours now havnt found any way to fix the problem. Everone else is talking about how they close there explorer in task manager and they get there taskbar back. But i dont have an explorer in my task manager.Is there a way to make it so i can use online games again? Because thats just about the only thing i use this comptuer for. i can open most other things but i cant login to any online things.
. Dont worry i dont think ill be able t fix this problem. i been on google looking for an answer for 5 hours now havnt found any way to fix the problem. Everone else is talking about how they close there explorer in task manager and they get there taskbar back. But i dont have an explorer in my task manager.Is there a way to make it so i can use online games again? Because thats just about the only thing i use this comptuer for. i can open most other things but i cant login to any online things.Some sites said that windows 98 had less bugs on it. I am wanting to install that but it says i cant install it from this version of windows. I tried to format my drive but it wouldnt let me. Is there any formatting programs that could help? Any advice for installing windows 98 would help.
From the apppearance of Netsky (a virus, rather than just spyware carbage) I'd suggest a pass with Stinger as well
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
I wonder if there's a restore point you can go back to when it worked better - there'll probably still be a lot of cleanup.
I use Win98SE, but I wouldn't really recommend it (getting ready to upgrade to XP, grudgingly, but I'll hold off until I can jump the install straight to SP2 instead of 1001 piecemeal patches).
Win98SE is falling off the radar for software support, though if you have older versions of the software, that's not a great problem.
It IS resistant to a lot of the worms that go through holes in XP, but has some other vulnerabilities which will not be patched as they are not deemed to be critical, in this last-ditch extended support phase.
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
I wonder if there's a restore point you can go back to when it worked better - there'll probably still be a lot of cleanup.
I use Win98SE, but I wouldn't really recommend it (getting ready to upgrade to XP, grudgingly, but I'll hold off until I can jump the install straight to SP2 instead of 1001 piecemeal patches).
Win98SE is falling off the radar for software support, though if you have older versions of the software, that's not a great problem.
It IS resistant to a lot of the worms that go through holes in XP, but has some other vulnerabilities which will not be patched as they are not deemed to be critical, in this last-ditch extended support phase.
Nizmo said:
ack who told you that ?!
I was a die hard 98/98se user for almost 4 years and then as an experiment i tried xp sure i had loads of probs to start with with misconfigured drivers and the forget to get SP1 installed scenario but...... so far so good when you apply the correct patches for your hardware and install good reliable anti virus /firewall and regular cleans with spyware tools it runs pretty much ROCK SOLID often for weeks on end with the occasional reboot for some software that REQUIRES a reboot its not crashed for a few months last crash was initiated by me by pluging a usb device in and forgetting to use safe removal of hardware function before disconnecting
LTR12101B system restore wont work the screen comes up but nothing loads in the screen. I am trying this stinger program rite now. I guess im kinda lucky because windows 98 wouldnt install for me so that kinda good luck for me . But what i want to know is that if i format my computer will that make it so i cant enter windows or anything? Because i realized the windows folder is also in there. Will i lose windows xp when i format the computer?
. But what i want to know is that if i format my computer will that make it so i cant enter windows or anything? Because i realized the windows folder is also in there. Will i lose windows xp when i format the computer?OK from symantecs database
then try fix everything that it breaks and remove the registery entries above by hand if needed
this indeed seems to be the root of all your problems with your icons and taskbar as it removes some stuff from the run services as per above mentioned
there is a removal tool here
called FxNetsky.exe read the whole page as it details how to
if stinger allows removal do so immediately
then try fix everything that it breaks and remove the registery entries above by hand if needed
this indeed seems to be the root of all your problems with your icons and taskbar as it removes some stuff from the run services as per above mentioned
there is a removal tool here
called FxNetsky.exe read the whole page as it details how to
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ - another clean/remove/repair tool, not sure that netsky itself would be responsible, as the first rule of a clever virus is not to draw too much attention, but it looks like a lot of reg keys get trashed by this one.
If Stinger already removed it, you may need to run FXNETSKY with the line described in the notes to just fix the registry, in case Stinger didn't do a 100% cleanup/repair .... Stinger is usually pretty good on zapping the ones it knows though, and it knows most of the most common infections.
If Stinger already removed it, you may need to run FXNETSKY with the line described in the notes to just fix the registry, in case Stinger didn't do a 100% cleanup/repair .... Stinger is usually pretty good on zapping the ones it knows though, and it knows most of the most common infections.
I have just found this out. There are 4 processes going on in my task manager. They are NISSERV.exe NISUM.exe SYMPROXYSVC.exe and system idle process. Each of these seem different. When i close NISSUM and SYSMPROXYSVC, NISSERV will get 99% cpu process.I tried to find out about them on google but i couldnt get the downloads to the synmatec internet security program. Do you think this could be the problem with my computer?