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Other symptoms

Noticed some other symptoms and thought they might aide in diagnosis.

Can no longer change desktop wallpaper. Previously, right click on desktop, left click properties, change colors/schemes tab

Mouse cursor blinks and display sometimes blink/strobe. Looks like when you view a video of a monitor back on a TV.

Defragmented memory % free of system resources drops dramatically when cable modem is on. from 80% +/- to 50% +/-
 
Hi

Desktop: Try the registry file
Launch Notepad (not wordpad), and copy and paste the contents of the code box (not the word code)
below into a new text file. Save it as file name: "fixme.reg" (not including the quotes). Save as file type: All files (*.*) and save it on your Desktop.
Code: 
REGEDIT4
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General]
"WallpaperFileTime"=-
"WallpaperLocalFileTime"=-
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ForceActiveDesktopOn"=-
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] 
"Wallpaper"=-
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoHTMLWallPaper"=-
"NoAddingComponents"=-
"NoChangingWallpaper"=-
"NoComponents"=-
"NoDeletingComponets"=-
"NoEditingComponents"=-
Now double-click on the fixme.reg file you saved and click on the Yes button when it asks if you would like to merge the information. Once you get a successful message delete fixme.reg.

Restart your PC or log off then back on again.
 
fixme.reg

Followed instructions, opened NOTEPAD, copied contents, saved as appropriate file type.

Resulting error message:

Cannot import C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\FIXME.REG. The specified file is not a registry script. You can import only registry files
 
fixme.reg

ran fixme.reg, it completed and I rebooted. What was that supposed to remedy? No noticeable change to ability to change desktop wallpaper, etc.
 
That should have helped with the wallpaper problem

One more try, delete fixme.reg
Launch Notepad (not wordpad), and copy and paste the contents of the code box below into a new text file.
Save it as file name: "fixme.reg" (not including the quotes). Save as file type: All files (*.*) and save it on your Desktop.
Code: 
REGEDIT4
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoActiveDesktopChanges"=-
"NoDispBackgroundPage"=-
Now double-click on the fixme.reg file you saved and click on the Yes button when it asks if you would like to merge the information. Once you get a successful message delete fixme.reg.

Lest see if scanreg fix helps with the other problem's, cant hurt to try :)

go start run type
scanreg /fix
when its finished restart the pc as prompted
 
Remedy added one additional tab to display properties, now have 4 total (Screen Saver, Effects, Web, Settings) but still not able to change wallpaper.

After rebooting, results listed in registry edit
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
NAME VALUE
CDRAutoRun 00 00 00 00
NoDriveTypeAutoRun 95 00 00 00

Also in registry edit, does this mean anything
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

NAME DATA
disableregistrytools 0x00000000 (0)
NoDispApperancePage 0x00000000 (1)
NoDipBackroundPage 0x00000001 (1)
 
Good, Im glad you took a look at that location.
"What would have put those registry keys in?"
Generaly malware/spyware or if networked a sys administrator

Any progress on the other problems ?
 
Registry Key

Can I delete the registry keys in the following location. (There are several listings for coolwwwsearch or coolwebsearch.)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains
 
More keys

Don't recognize, can I delete?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\The Silison Realms Toolworks\Amradillo
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\toolbar_sample
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Seagate Software

Have two that have same name, first one is out of alphabetical order in editor
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software (additional space before "software"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software (appears to be genuine)
 
The ZoneMap and Domains area is where protection programs put
address's to block access, cookies etc.

Your on your own with those others, editing the regisrty can and usualy does couse more harm than good..
 
Any other ideas?

Spybot will still not complete?

Do you have any further thoughts?

Either way, I greatly appreciate all that you have done to this point to get my system back into reasonably good working order.
 
This topic will be archived to prevent others with similar issues posting in it.
If you need it re-opened please send me a pm and provide a link to the thread.

Cheers. :)
 
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