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by casemaker

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Hi,
Everytimke I open internet explorer a box pops up and is asking me to select skin file. I had to uninstall aol and also uninstalled it from the registry. I also went from IE6 back to 5.5 in order to complete the uninstall. when it pops up it is asking me to look in my documents to pick the file.Where do I look?
Thank You

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by kenv

It sounds like a program similar to Hotbar has been installed. Have you tried the standard tools like Spybot or Adaware to clean any malware off the pc?

by casemaker

The problem appeared after running ad aware, spybot and uninstalling AOL, also deleted references to AOL in the registry. Previously the little window that spins and ususally has the Microsoft spinning globe was the AOL symbol.

by dustyd

Yep, there is still a registry setting looking for a folder which held image files. Most of the 'skin' option apps use a small .jpg or .gif file. You should be able to browse to a folder, or search for these file types, note the location of a file you want to use.

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