Control panel issue

[Still learning]

Ok...Dell tower, 512 megs, 1.7gzh processor..XP. I got some malware about 2
months ago...got
Anti-spyware, and cleaned it up. But I've noticed since then I have *two*
add/removes icons in the control panel. One looks normal, the other looks
like a file looks when there is no association. But sometimes, even that
icon will look normal, not often, but sometimes...and what's even
weirder...is that both icons when clicked, will open up the add/remove
program. I've noticed no other problems with the computer, and this is NOT
really a problem for me, it's just that I know I'm not supposed to have two
of them. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Ron Badour]

Do a find on: appwiz.cpl and see if you have two of them.

If so, go to the file NOT located here: C:\WINDOWS\system32\appwiz.cpl
and change .cpl to .bck. Now open and close the Control Panel several times
to see if the Add Remove icon is correct. If it is, you can delete the file
you changed the extension on.

If there are not two files with the same name, do a find on: *.cpl
and double click each one to see if one of them is producing the second A/R
icon. If found, delete it.
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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience