Quick Launch problem

[sc0ri0n]

Hello,

A friend of mine is having a problem with enabling Quicklaunch in Win2K Pro.
She said she came in one morning and found that Quick Launch toolbar
disppeared.

When she rigt clicks taskbar > Toolbars > Quick Launch, she gets "can not
create toolbar" error. We checked the profile and E:\Documents and
Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick
Launch exists.

Any ideas what may be wrong?

Thanks
Adil

 

[Dave Patrick]

What happens if you logon as a new user? (create a new account in 'Users and
Passwords').

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Hello,
|
| A friend of mine is having a problem with enabling Quicklaunch in Win2K
Pro.
| She said she came in one morning and found that Quick Launch toolbar
| disppeared.
|
| When she rigt clicks taskbar > Toolbars > Quick Launch, she gets "can not
| create toolbar" error. We checked the profile and E:\Documents and
| Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick
| Launch exists.
|
| Any ideas what may be wrong?
|
| Thanks
| Adil
|
|

 

[John Gagnon]

I have another post with the same problem. This volume is
starting to build on this issue.

To answer your question, I cannot create the toolbar under
2 different users as well as administrator. It makes no
difference.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You might try a new user account.

--
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I have another post with the same problem. This volume is
| starting to build on this issue.
|
| To answer your question, I cannot create the toolbar under
| 2 different users as well as administrator. It makes no
| difference.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >What happens if you logon as a new user? (create a new
| account in 'Users and
| >Passwords').
| >
| >--
| >Regards,
| >
| >Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
| newsgroup.
| >Microsoft Certified Professional
| >Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| >http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| >
| >"sc0ri0n" wrote:
| >| Hello,
| >|
| >| A friend of mine is having a problem with enabling
| Quicklaunch in Win2K
| >Pro.
| >| She said she came in one morning and found that Quick
| Launch toolbar
| >| disppeared.
| >|
| >| When she rigt clicks taskbar > Toolbars > Quick Launch,
| she gets "can not
| >| create toolbar" error. We checked the profile and
| E:\Documents and
| >| Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
| Explorer\Quick
| >| Launch exists.
| >|
| >| Any ideas what may be wrong?
| >|
| >| Thanks
| >| Adil
| >|
| >|
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[sc0ri0n]

I can not try without another user at last until tomorrow but John Gagnon
already said that it makes no difference. I am trying to locate any MS
article on this but nothing yet...

Thanks,
Adil

 

[Dave Patrick]

OK, but I didn't see where he tried a *new* user account. It sounds like the
wave of some sort of new spyware/malware to me.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I can not try without another user at last until tomorrow but John Gagnon
| already said that it makes no difference. I am trying to locate any MS
| article on this but nothing yet...
|
| Thanks,
| Adil

 

[John Gagnon]

I just created a New User and it made no difference, I get
the same error, "Cannot creat toolbar."

I think your right about the Spyware/Malware. I'm using
each of the following:

- SpywareBlaster
- SpywareGuard
- SpyBot S & D
- Ad-Aware 6
- McAfee 8
- Zone Alarm Firewall
- Free Surfer Pop-up Blocker

I've also used other utilities to view/fix problems:

- CWShredder
- HighjackThis
- BHODemon
- HostsFileReader
- LSP Fix
- No-ADS proxy auto configuration script

At present my system is 100% clean according to each of
the apps/tools, and its running without incident of
spyware/adware/malware/etc. Unfortunately, I think the
damage is done with respect to the Quick Launch Toolbar.

Can anyone identify the Registry items pertaining to this
toolbar in a known good, functioning system? Maybe the
entries could be listed in a reply, at least for
verfication purposes.

 

[Elizabeth]

I just tried creating a new user account and restarting
with that new user account. I received the same error
message: Cannot Create Toolbar.

Thanks
Elizabeth

 

[Dave Patrick]

Kind of a shot in the dark but try from the "Run" box;
sfc /scannow

If no joy copy the lines below into a file named 'IEReg.bat' and double
click it to run it. This will reregister some DLLs for IE and the operating
system.

--------------------------------
regsvr32 comcat.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s
regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s
regsvr32 msrating.dll /s
regsvr32 mlang.dll /s
regsvr32 hlink.dll /s
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s
regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s
regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s
regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s
regsvr32 corpol.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s
regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s
regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s
regsvr32 inseng.dll /s
regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 dispex.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s
regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s
regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s
regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s
regsvr32 pngfilt.dll /s
regsvr32 licmgr10.dll /s
regsvr32 icmfilter.dll /s
regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx /s
regsvr32 inetcfg.dll /s
regsvr32 tdc.ocx /s
regsvr32 MSR2C.DLL /s
regsvr32 msident.dll /s
regsvr32 msieftp.dll /s
regsvr32 xmsconf.ocx /s
regsvr32 ils.dll /s
regsvr32 msoeacct.dll /s
regsvr32 inetcomm.dll /s
regsvr32 msdxm.ocx /s
regsvr32 dxmasf.dll /s
regsvr32 l3codecx.ax /s
regsvr32 acelpdec.ax /s
regsvr32 mpg4ds32.ax /s
regsvr32 voxmsdec.ax /s
regsvr32 danim.dll /s
regsvr32 Daxctle.ocx /s
regsvr32 lmrt.dll /s
regsvr32 datime.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtrans.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtmsft.dll /s
regsvr32 WEBPOST.DLL /s
regsvr32 WPWIZDLL.DLL /s
regsvr32 POSTWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 CRSWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FTPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 wshom.ocx /s
regsvr32 wshext.dll /s
regsvr32 vbscript.dll /s
regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setup /s
regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
exit
--------------------------------

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I just created a New User and it made no difference, I get
| the same error, "Cannot creat toolbar."
|
| I think your right about the Spyware/Malware. I'm using
| each of the following:
|
| - SpywareBlaster
| - SpywareGuard
| - SpyBot S & D
| - Ad-Aware 6
| - McAfee 8
| - Zone Alarm Firewall
| - Free Surfer Pop-up Blocker
|
| I've also used other utilities to view/fix problems:
|
| - CWShredder
| - HighjackThis
| - BHODemon
| - HostsFileReader
| - LSP Fix
| - No-ADS proxy auto configuration script
|
| At present my system is 100% clean according to each of
| the apps/tools, and its running without incident of
| spyware/adware/malware/etc. Unfortunately, I think the
| damage is done with respect to the Quick Launch Toolbar.
|
| Can anyone identify the Registry items pertaining to this
| toolbar in a known good, functioning system? Maybe the
| entries could be listed in a reply, at least for
| verfication purposes.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >OK, but I didn't see where he tried a *new* user account.
| It sounds like the
| >wave of some sort of new spyware/malware to me.
| >
| >--
| >Regards,
| >
| >Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
| newsgroup.
| >Microsoft Certified Professional
| >Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| >http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| >
| >"sc0ri0n" wrote:
| >|I can not try without another user at last until
| tomorrow but John Gagnon
| >| already said that it makes no difference. I am trying
| to locate any MS
| >| article on this but nothing yet...
| >|
| >| Thanks,
| >| Adil
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[Jim]

I have the same problem, Still can't find an answer,
I have tried all the above.

-----Original Message-----
I just tried creating a new user account and restarting
with that new user account. I received the same error
message: Cannot Create Toolbar.

Thanks
Elizabeth

-----Original Message-----
OK, but I didn't see where he tried a *new* user

account.
It sounds like the

wave of some sort of new spyware/malware to me.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I can not try without another user at last until tomorrow but John Gagnon
| already said that it makes no difference. I am trying to locate any MS
| article on this but nothing yet...
|
| Thanks,
| Adil


.

.

 

[Jim Apple]

I have been following your discussion of this problem
because I have the same problem. None of the suggested
solutions have helped including the latest below. This
problem occurred after allowing my grandson to use the
computer and finding it badly infected with spyware and
adware.

-----Original Message-----
Kind of a shot in the dark but try from the "Run" box;
sfc /scannow

If no joy copy the lines below into a file named 'IEReg.bat' and double
click it to run it. This will reregister some DLLs for IE and the operating
system.

--------------------------------
regsvr32 comcat.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s
regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s
regsvr32 msrating.dll /s
regsvr32 mlang.dll /s
regsvr32 hlink.dll /s
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s
regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s
regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s
regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s
regsvr32 corpol.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s
regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s
regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s
regsvr32 inseng.dll /s
regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 dispex.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s
regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s
regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s
regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s
regsvr32 pngfilt.dll /s
regsvr32 licmgr10.dll /s
regsvr32 icmfilter.dll /s
regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx /s
regsvr32 inetcfg.dll /s
regsvr32 tdc.ocx /s
regsvr32 MSR2C.DLL /s
regsvr32 msident.dll /s
regsvr32 msieftp.dll /s
regsvr32 xmsconf.ocx /s
regsvr32 ils.dll /s
regsvr32 msoeacct.dll /s
regsvr32 inetcomm.dll /s
regsvr32 msdxm.ocx /s
regsvr32 dxmasf.dll /s
regsvr32 l3codecx.ax /s
regsvr32 acelpdec.ax /s
regsvr32 mpg4ds32.ax /s
regsvr32 voxmsdec.ax /s
regsvr32 danim.dll /s
regsvr32 Daxctle.ocx /s
regsvr32 lmrt.dll /s
regsvr32 datime.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtrans.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtmsft.dll /s
regsvr32 WEBPOST.DLL /s
regsvr32 WPWIZDLL.DLL /s
regsvr32 POSTWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 CRSWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FTPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 wshom.ocx /s
regsvr32 wshext.dll /s
regsvr32 vbscript.dll /s
regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setup /s
regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
exit
--------------------------------

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I just created a New User and it made no difference, I get
| the same error, "Cannot creat toolbar."
|
| I think your right about the Spyware/Malware. I'm using
| each of the following:
|
| - SpywareBlaster
| - SpywareGuard
| - SpyBot S & D
| - Ad-Aware 6
| - McAfee 8
| - Zone Alarm Firewall
| - Free Surfer Pop-up Blocker
|
| I've also used other utilities to view/fix problems:
|
| - CWShredder
| - HighjackThis
| - BHODemon
| - HostsFileReader
| - LSP Fix
| - No-ADS proxy auto configuration script
|
| At present my system is 100% clean according to each of
| the apps/tools, and its running without incident of
| spyware/adware/malware/etc. Unfortunately, I think the
| damage is done with respect to the Quick Launch Toolbar.
|
| Can anyone identify the Registry items pertaining to this
| toolbar in a known good, functioning system? Maybe the
| entries could be listed in a reply, at least for
| verfication purposes.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >OK, but I didn't see where he tried a *new* user account.
| It sounds like the
| >wave of some sort of new spyware/malware to me.
| >
| >--
| >Regards,
| >
| >Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
| newsgroup.
| >Microsoft Certified Professional
| >Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| >http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| >
| >"sc0ri0n" wrote:
| >|I can not try without another user at last until
| tomorrow but John Gagnon
| >| already said that it makes no difference. I am trying
| to locate any MS
| >| article on this but nothing yet...
| >|
| >| Thanks,
| >| Adil
| >
| >
| >.
| >


.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes, that's what I suspected.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I have been following your discussion of this problem
| because I have the same problem. None of the suggested
| solutions have helped including the latest below. This
| problem occurred after allowing my grandson to use the
| computer and finding it badly infected with spyware and
| adware.

 

[Jim Apple]

Mine's Fixed!
Here's what I did:
1. I installed Norton Firewall to monitor internet
activity.
2. Norton first identified access attempt by a program
called ABBYY.
3. I was able to uninstall this using Control Panel.
4. During reboot Norton identified access attempt by a
program called "vwskunvr.exe" and executed by the registry.
5. I blocked the attempt and then, using the registry
editor, I deleted vwskunvr.exe from the "run" command in
the registry. (beware of editing registry)
6. I then rebooted the system.
7. Next I right clicked the task bar, selected "Tool Bars"
and "Quick Launch".
8. The Quick Launch tool bar displayed.

Unfortunately, I can't tell which program was causing the
problem but, as predicted, it was a spyware/adware
program. Good luck to the rest of you.

 

[Dave Patrick]

That's interesting. I can't imagine spyware registering a program for
removal. But the "vwskunvr.exe" certainly is suspicious. Thanks for letting
us know.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Mine's Fixed!
| Here's what I did:
| 1. I installed Norton Firewall to monitor internet
| activity.
| 2. Norton first identified access attempt by a program
| called ABBYY.
| 3. I was able to uninstall this using Control Panel.
| 4. During reboot Norton identified access attempt by a
| program called "vwskunvr.exe" and executed by the registry.
| 5. I blocked the attempt and then, using the registry
| editor, I deleted vwskunvr.exe from the "run" command in
| the registry. (beware of editing registry)
| 6. I then rebooted the system.
| 7. Next I right clicked the task bar, selected "Tool Bars"
| and "Quick Launch".
| 8. The Quick Launch tool bar displayed.
|
| Unfortunately, I can't tell which program was causing the
| problem but, as predicted, it was a spyware/adware
| program. Good luck to the rest of you.

 

[John Gagnon]

I found this post just a couple of days ago and it worked
for several people having this problem:

I've had success in overcoming this error by running a
repair on IE6.
This allowed me to add the user's toolbar back to the
taskbar. This
was on a W2k machine.

*****
IE6 Repair (for Windows 2000)

Click Start/Run/

rundll32.exe setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance

When the dialog pops up, choose "Repair Internet Explorer".

Reboot PC.
*******
Log in, and right-click the taskbar, choose Toolbars/Quick
Launch.

This seems to have worked for me. It appears that the
original
problem was due to spyware/registry interaction.
Hopefully this
helps. I tried all other suggestions from the postings
here and at
Microsoft. The IE repair did the trick.

Regards,
Mike