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**cravingmad**

Thanks - I've done it!!! Nice one and thanks for being patient
Helen.

"Malke" wrote:

cravingmad wrote:

Thanks Malke, unfortunatley for you i'm not quite sure what you
mean..sorry, i have apologised for cross posting on another discussion
group...but please still help me.
Can you simplify slighty what i need to do!! Thanks...
Also, whenever i receive notification that i have a response..i click on
it and just takes me to a blank page..any ideas?

You're not being a pain at all but I don't know what you mean by "simplify".
This is as simple as I can make it:

1. You picked up the MyWebSearch toolbar from somewhere. MyWebSearch is
malware. You don't want it on your computer.

2. Either you uninstalled MyWeb Search toolbar yourself or whatever
antivirus/antispyware program you're running (probably Windows Defender for
the latter) removed the malware. In either case, a reference to the file
(which no longer exists because it was removed) was left in Startup by
mistake.

3. So you need to set Windows to not look for this file on Startup. You do
this with the System Configuration Utility. Here is the usage once again:

Start OrbSearch boxtype: msconfig and when it appears in the Results box
above, right-click and choose "Run as Administrator".

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation,
type the password, or click Continue. Then see what is on the Startup tab.
[Look for the reference to the MyWebSearch missing file and uncheck the box
next to it.] You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you
do you'll get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Usually in Vista
this will be blocked by Windows Defender and you'll need to allow it so you
can then tick the box that says in effect, "don't bother me about this
again".

4. Because you had this once piece of malware, there is always the
possibility that you have more. Therefore, you should do some additional
scanning. I suggest you download/install MalwareBytes' Antimalware (MBAM)
from www.malwarebytes.org. After the installation, update it and then do at
least a Quick Scan.

Malke
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