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| 243529 | 2004-06-11 20:19:00 | I cant seem to open Device manager, Either from a right click on My Computer or from the Control Panel. When accessing Device Manager the Device manager window flashes on the screen for a split second then disappears Also the same thing happens when trying to run MMC from a command prompt Ihave the latest Virus Signatures and can find nothing weird Is there something I may have missed Thanks in advance... |
waam (5368) | ||
| 243530 | 2004-06-11 21:26:00 | Reinstall windows fromt he cd. If you have the same version just select upgrade; it wont delete any of your files. Just to be safe, back up your documents though. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 243531 | 2004-06-12 04:55:00 | before you go reinstalling windoze...........try a antivirus scan with a different scanner...............NO antivirus scanner is perfect and something may be missed on occasion so its always a good idea to have backup scan available ............good one here >>>> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ | drcspy (146) | ||
| 243532 | 2004-06-12 05:09:00 | Do other system programs work? Are you able toi run msconfig for example? I used a reg entry to fix a comp the other day that was displaying much the same syptoms....caused by a virus. |
metla (154) | ||
| 243533 | 2004-06-12 06:31:00 | this may also help: 1. goto control panel/internet options. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Under Browsing, click to clear the Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart) check box. 4. Restart Internet Explorer. |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 243534 | 2004-06-12 09:38:00 | As Metla says, check to see whether other things are working correctly as well . Just because you have the latest virus updates does not always mean your computer is completely clean . I came across a computer the other day on which a trojan had disabled Norton Anti-Virus, the firewall, etc etc so the owners were completely unaware that nothing was protecting them . Can you get to the Trend Micro virus checking site and do a scan? See if you can install Adaware, Spybot, etc . If they display the same symptoms (disappearing in a flash) then you will definitely be infected with something nasty . Let us know how you get on . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 243535 | 2004-06-12 09:42:00 | Yeah, management console is a pretty integral part of windows, i reckon, something serious musta gone down. | Growly (6) | ||
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