Close ALL windows and browsers except HijackThis and click "Fix checked"
Search for msxdl.exe <–Delete file if listed
Open C:\WINDOWS\System32\hwclock.exe <–Delete file if listed
1. Open My Computer
2. Right click on your hard drive that you wish to clean (C drive, for example)
3. In the context menu that opens, select properties
4. Under the general tab you should select Disk Cleanup
5. Windows will scan your drive which will take a few seconds/minutes
6. A box will display the various files you can remove.
Check all boxes except compress old files (If listed)
7. Click OK and windows will comply.
Restart your computer.
Reboot and "copy/paste" a new log file into this thread.
Also please describe how your computer behaves at the moment.
DVSocket is part of DvzMsgr.exe - You may have a Palm with "Documents to Go"
which is a DataViz software package. If you continue to have the problem
uninstall "Documents to Go" then reboot, then reboot again. If you use
"Documents to Go" then reinstall it and make sure you go through the entire setup
process.
OK. You log looks really good. Before we do anything else, lets create a new Restore Point:
Note: This will remove all previous Restore Points
Turn off System Restore:
On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
Click Properties.
Click the System Restore tab.
Check Turn off System Restore.
Click Apply, and then click OK.
Restart your computer, turn it back on.
On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
Click Properties.
Click the System Restore tab.
Remove the Check Turn off System Restore.
Click Apply, and then click OK.
Backup your Registry…
- Press "CTRL - ALT - DEL" keys all at the same time to start "Task Manager"
- In the Task Manager window click on "File", then from the drop-down menu select "New Task (Run…)"
- In the "Create New Task" window enter\type "regedit" (without quotes)
- Once Regedit opens click on the FILE menu and select Export
- Save the file as backup. Save the file somewhere you will remember and not delete.
IMPORTANT: make sure to set the export range to ALL
I recommend you download RegSeeker. Extract it to it's own folder, open and double click RegSeeker.exe to start the program. Maximize the window and click clean registry. Check all sections and click OK. When the scan is complete, verify the backup box in lower left corner is checked and click the select all button, then select all again. Then right click within the search results and select delete. Run it again and again, deleting everything it finds until it finds nothing. Reboot and make sure your programs are working properly, control panel and add/remove programs windows open, etc (basically just do a quick check of everything). In the event anything was 'broken', you can open RegSeeker, click backups and double click any/all files to put the information back. A reboot may be required for the effects to be seen. Reboot When done.
Thanks LD
I ran RegSeeker about 5 times and everything is now clear
My only problem now is the speed of start up (boot) and also some apps e.g. Outlook and Navi are slow first time, but I think that's for another day. If you have any easy tricks that can speed things up I'd love to hear them.
But basically I guess it's thanks and farewell - I hope you had some more straightforward cases to deal with today!
May you all prosper
Dan
London
Click Start> My Computer, select the Tools menu and then Folder Options, after the new window appears select the View tab…]
This time select the: Restore Defaults
Select: Apply, and click OK
If you dont have these three programs I would recommend that you get them. Spywareblaster,Spywareguard and IESPY AD. They will add 1000's of sites to your resticted zone and block some hijacks from happening. I also have a FREE FIREWALL and FREE ANTI VIRUS if you need one.
It is critical to have both a firewall and anti virus to protect your system.
Keep your system up to date and run Adaware & Spybot, once a week works, and hopefully you will be ok from here on. Both are available below.
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