cant access add or remove programs

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:17 pm

ok this time its not me

my uncle cant get into add or remove programs section of the CP

any ideas he is running 2000 and he has admin on it

me

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:48 pm

See if there's anything else he can't get into. How about MSCONFIG? Task Manager?

There's some viruses that prevent you from running those apps.

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:15 pm

task man, yes he can

ms config, dont know

but he has no reasion to open it (that i know of)

me

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:32 pm

See if any of this helps:

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwb ... 07002.html

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?t=145088

Google is your friend.

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:37 pm

email sent to him

thanx

me

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:14 am

probably a virus - saw one like that not too long ago - can't reload av software when it's running,etc

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:24 am

Originally posted by wvjohn
probably a virus - saw one like that not too long ago - can't reload av software when it's running,etc

nope he scaned twice

me

The_Frapster · Post by **The_Frapster** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:39 am

MIght be a corrupted file? Do a repair install on windows...?

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:40 pm

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
How about MSCONFIG?

he cant get in to that as well

does 2k have msconfig of something =

me

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:27 pm

win2k does not have msconfig. You can download and install a program that does much of the same....

what antivirus program is he running? is it updated? make sure it scans the winnt/windows folder completely
check for spyware as well

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:51 pm

Originally posted by Absolut Talent
what antivirus program is he running? is it updated? make sure it scans the winnt/windows folder completely
check for spyware as well

norton and its updated

spyware yes he checked

its clean

me

The_Frapster · Post by **The_Frapster** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:40 pm

Hmm, did he do a scandisk? Or chkdsk as windows calls it now.....

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 12:01 am

Us this instead of MSConfig: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

Use it even on WinXP, it's much better.

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:21 am

thanx all

but, he formated the drive it lastnight

oh well

me