desk top short cut icons

[Guest]

I dont know what I did but I now have hundreds of icon on my desk top !!!when
i delete them they reproduce when I start up the computor again.they say copy
of--bio..OR copy of copy...or copy 19 of mem..how do I stop this???????????

 

[Guest]

Maybe a registry entry got corrupted. Suggest you try System Restore using a
restore point prior to this problem.

 

[Guest]

I tryed system restore,went back up to two months and each time it said no
can do!!Im sorry but im not much of a comp.wizz.what does that mean (registry
entry got corrupted)

 

[Mr Cat]

Think of the system registry as the database for all your system settings,
installed software, options, and basically anything else that is not stored
in a folder. The registry contains hives and within those hives are keys
that contain information. Corruption can occur when either keys are deleted
or data is incorrectly modified in the registry. This can cause strange
behavior and in some cases Windows XP to fail during initialization.
It is unfortunate that you can't use System Restore. I would try booting
the system in safe mode and then try System Restore in that mode. Sometimes
that does work. You should run full virus and anti-spyware scans. No
guarantees you will find any malware, but malware has been known to cause
bizarre system behavior.
Unless anybody else has some good suggestions, you should be thinking about
backing up your personal data (while the system is still functioning) and
doing the old format and new system install.

 

[Engel]

Another very good antimalware app is Superantispyware.
There is a fee version (on demand scanning only), the paid for version
includes active monitoring, similar to Windows defender:
<http://www.superantispyware.com/>
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Run a scan online with
Windows Live Safety Center scan
<http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm>

Ewido
<http://www.ewido.net/en>

Kaspersky
<http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner>

F-Secure BlackLight
Ñoot-kit detection
<http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/>

<http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction>
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I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.
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WISDOM
One wise man's verdict outweighs all the fools'. -----Browning

 

[rvdsr]

I got rid of the Icons(just keep deliting them to trash ] Also down loaded
super spy ware,Got rid of 190 tracking cookies...thanks everybody!!!