Recently I had the misfortune to place some 'Sexy Smilies' which took
the place of standard Smilies. I followed instructions on how to remove
these and found the folder where they were located and deleted this. I
then emptied the recycle bin.
:shock: If I now do a search the deleted folders are still showing and
still containing these unwanted files. What is worse is that the
original smileys have not re-appeared.
Even after removing and reinstalling Messenger - they 'Sexy
Smilies' still appear.
When I search and the suspect file appears - if I try to
delete it again, I'm told that the file no longer exists and do I wish
to restore it - I'm baffled.
I've noticed previously that if I delete jpg files, and if the jpg has
been used for the display on a folder it still appears even after being
deleted.
The computer has had a number of boots, rests, and re-starts and chkdsk
gives a clean bill of health. How can I get rid of these unwanted gif
filles.
I use MSN Messenger but this problem applies to Yahoo Messenger!
Please help me - make them go away!


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Blade

Blade

I would recommend posting to a forum where Yahoo Messenger is supported. The
folks there would likely have an answer for this problem.

Many of these 'smiley' programs act just like most 'malicious' software and
they, very agressively, fight any attempt to be uninstalled.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Blade" wrote in message
...

Recently I had the misfortune to place some 'Sexy Smilies' which took
the place of standard Smilies. I followed instructions on how to remove
these and found the folder where they were located and deleted this. I
then emptied the recycle bin.
:shock: If I now do a search the deleted folders are still showing and
still containing these unwanted files. What is worse is that the
original smileys have not re-appeared.
Even after removing and reinstalling Messenger - they 'Sexy
Smilies' still appear.
When I search and the suspect file appears - if I try to
delete it again, I'm told that the file no longer exists and do I wish
to restore it - I'm baffled.
I've noticed previously that if I delete jpg files, and if the jpg has
been used for the display on a folder it still appears even after being
deleted.
The computer has had a number of boots, rests, and re-starts and chkdsk
gives a clean bill of health. How can I get rid of these unwanted gif
filles.
I use MSN Messenger but this problem applies to Yahoo Messenger!
Please help me - make them go away!


--
Blade

Thanks for your help - but this is a Windows Vista problem - I also
mentioned that personal *.jpg files (nothing to do with Yahoo Messenger)
that had been deleted re-appear Showing up on folders even though the
file has been deleted.


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Blade

Blade

Actually, it's a malware problem. You might want to try a Google search for
the name of that smiley program. You may find some links on how to remove
it.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Blade" wrote in message
...

Thanks for your help - but this is a Windows Vista problem - I also
mentioned that personal *.jpg files (nothing to do with Yahoo Messenger)
that had been deleted re-appear Showing up on folders even though the
file has been deleted.


--
Blade