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My desktop was hijack by spyware and was able to remove the spyware but now can't change the desktop background or able to scroll at all in the desktop control panel. Any suggestions?Running Windows XP SP.
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by wcp
Refer to the following sites.
It?s a lengthy process but it will remove the spyware.
In addition, run
1. Ad-Aware SE Personal
2. Spybot S&D
3. MS AntiSpyware
4. Spysweeper (14-day trial version)
If theses do not resolve the problem, you need to run REGEDIT from Safe Mode and remove all references of the desktop background name.
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by gary56789
Be sure to do this kind of spyware eradication from Safe Mode.
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