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Help!! When I start my computer, I get a message about the "progra~1/mywebs~/bar/1.bin/F35CRCTR.dll" not available then my System32 window pops up. I went to "config", "startup", and unchecked this. Now everytime I start my computer, both my System32 and Configure window pops up and it tells me that I need check normal startup box. When I do this, it puts a check back in the progra~1/mywebs~/bar/1.bin/F35CRCTR.dll box and starts this mad process all over again. I think this all started because of my Adware Scan deleted it. Can you help me?

Posted by: Melody at June 24, 2006 8:03 PM

Get Avast Home antivirus scanner and install that program. Then, restart the computer, of course after the antivirus install. After restart from above, get the antivirus updated and then restarted again to set virus definitions update changes for the antivirus program. Also,it will be help the effort by trying to completely uninstall any malicious and unwanted software that is trashware before moving on ahead. After that has been done, then you would do a 'Schedule Boot Time Scan' from the antivirus control panel ( open the menu box from down in the Tsak Notification Area on the bottom toolbar of the desktop. This will check for trojans and what not beffore Windows has a chance to lock any file on the MS/NTFS partitions for use by the OS. Delete as necessary when you see the miscreant file in the scan; it will ask you what action to do, anyhow. Then, after that has been completely finished, go to www.emsisoft.com and download the a squared Personal scanner to back up the checking process even further since it scans EVERYTHING on the root partition. Install and update as necessary before using the program to ensure an up-to-date scanner definition database for the program also. If, after doing these two processes, you have a recurring problem with any specific malware/trashware, start lookin to go into the registry to make changes to repair the problem. In addition you may need to turn off System Restore (in ME/XP ) before all serious, difficult trashware/malware deletions to get completely rid of the menaces. Hope that this info helps. Oh, and by the way, do take GOOD firewalls seriously into consideration for use on your local computers at home to keep them better protected(not using Norton/Symantec...Sygate was great and can be obtained on the internet through eMule network and other P2P networks, still (while it's still out there).

Posted by: Ben Judson at December 13, 2006 5:12 PM

If you are referring to the same trash as I am thinking you are talking about, see;

http://www.pchell.com/support/mywebsearch.shtml

Posted by: Ben Judson at December 13, 2006 5:21 PM

i have gone through every step of deleting my history- and it has worked for all places except for one. i have a search engine on the bottom of my page next to the time. any letter or word i put in brings up every single thing my computer has ever gone to. the google toolbar at top is deleted and i cant figure out how to delete the bottom one, yet it says google once i start typing? please help, ive tried everything!!

Posted by: Dawn at January 23, 2007 6:35 PM

how do i get rid of the history of some of the sites i have been on before my wife gets back

Posted by: edward corbett at May 23, 2008 12:50 AM

I'm running on Windows XP and when the computer starts up, I get the message: "checking system file on D: NTFS. I've let the computer finish the chkdsk, but the message still comes up every time I start up.
Thank you so much.

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Posted by: Leo at June 27, 2008 10:23 AM

How do I know how many browsers I have and how many search engines I have that are hidden?

Posted by: Rhonda at October 20, 2008 9:36 AM

How can i print the above info, i lose it everytime i try to save it. Herb

Posted by: Herb Foxman at November 15, 2009 7:04 AM
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