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Replies: 14 — Last Post Dec. 22, 2006 4:44pm by Ayien
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( Ayien )


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I cannot seem to change my wallpaper. It has locked me out of it. Windows Defender is also claiming some virus is present in my system. I remove it, but it comes back. Assistance?

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7:43 am on Dec. 19, 2006 | Joined: Oct. 2006 | Days Active: 135
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Winstaford

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A nice hard reformat solves all problems.

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Quote: from Winstaford at 7:43 am on Dec. 19, 2006
A nice hard reformat solves all problems.

Perhaps so. However I don't have the time at the moment for it to complete.

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reformat as a last resort.. otherwise, do a full system check.. antivirus check..

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Its also infected system restore and turned it off. Ech.

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The Dalai Lama


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AVG Free Edition of Antivirus and Anti-spyware should sort you out.
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Quote: from The Dalai Lama at 7:46 am on Dec. 19, 2006
AVG Free Edition of Antivirus and Anti-spyware should sort you out.

Right-o.

Thanks mate.

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AlwaysAr0und

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Something might be messing with it in the background.. press ctrl

alt delete, Hit all three of them at same time.. Then go to

processes, Look where it says cpu if it is in the 70-100% then it

means you could have a virus. Look for the program that is

running up the cpu, Right click on it and select "End Process tree".

After you do that see if it lets you pick a screensaver or whatever it is you were getting.

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AlwaysAr0und

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By wallpaper did you meen screensaver?..

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No, I meant by it being the actual wallpaper. The image in the background of the desktop.

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AlwaysAr0und

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O then follow my instructions.

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I did and it didn't work. Everything is running the way it should; but I'm still locked out of my wallpaper options.

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AlwaysAr0und

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2. The problem you describe is a symptom of the SpySheriff/Smitfraud group of infections; here's the specific fix for regaining full functionality of your desktop properties:

Download the smitfraud.reg file by right-clicking on this link and choosing "Save link as..." or "Save target as..." from the resulting pop-up menu. Save the file to your desktop.

- Double-click the smitfraud.reg file you saved, and when it asks if you want to merge with the registry, click YES.

- Reboot your computer; your display properties should be returned to normal.

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AlwaysAr0und

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I copyed those instructions off of a site try them out.

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Worked like a charm. Thanks mate.

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