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More info?)
Sometimes running in Safe Mode allows deletion of baddies because they
aren't running. Glad to hear you got rid of it.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In news:1854BB00-84A9-4B6F-926F-D9556E6C9F9F@microsoft.com,
fourstardave <fourstardave@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi Wes,
>
> No that didn't do it because it was a webspy worm causing the problem.
> Amazingly running Norton in safe mode and doing its virus scan did
> the trick when running the same program in regular did not.
> HMMMMMMMMMMMM!
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> [[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry
>> Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This
>> symptom is caused by Viruses.]]
>>
>> Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
>>
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:B38573A5-C8D9-4C2F-A5F5-20EB344F3FA0@microsoft.com,
>> fourstardave <fourstardave@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
>> pecked:
>>> Regedit has stopped functioning ie type regedit in the Run box and
>>> it just flashes the tree then disappears altogether...will not stay
>>> up. Sacnned for viruses and even run sfc /scannow from the command
>>> line to no help/avail HEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLPP!!
>>>
>>> john
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