[bundi404]

hey i was going to uninstall some prgram i have and when i went to the add remove programs the icons that says add/remove are gone, the progrmas are just listed there. i dont know if this has anything to do with it but ive been getting an error with Norton about something WMI update? help thanks

 

[petercj]

Hi welcome to TSF

Try a check on your core Windows files ...

With your XP CD in a drive go to Start>Run and type sfc /scannow then press Enter and allow the file checker time to replace any missing or damaged files.

Peter

 

[bundi404]

thanks ill try and let you know what happens

 

[whodat]

greetings
follow peters advice, and if you have the same issue, please run another scan aside from norton
use housecall and try avast from the links below
post back

 

[bundi404]

after i did that sfc /scannow , it checked but when the box completed it didnnt say anything, just went away when it competed

 

[petercj]

>>"after i did that sfc /scannow , it checked but when the box completed it didnnt say anything, just went away when it competed"<<

That's how sfc makes an exit - it is a little disconcerting in that it doesn't give any indication of completion or signal that all is OK. But it sounds as if it did the check and that your protected Windows files are all OK now.

But has it fixed the initial problem?

If not, did you run Housecall as suggested?

Is your PC showing any other unusual operating issues?

Peter

 

[bundi404]

it seems that the prblem is still there. the only other abnormality is the norton thing but i dont have any proof but i think it may have to do with spybot , b/c everytime i run it i ge that error

 

[petercj]

I think the spybot link with this problem is suspicious and I do wonder whether you have some malware on your system that gets partly removed by spybot, but then at the same time some system files get chomped as well.

Have you tried running Adaware and Spybot in safe-mode?

Take a look here for more advice on tracking down malware:-
http://www.greyknight17.com/spyware.htm

If you are unable to recover the Add/Remove icons, it might be worth running a 'repair' install of windows.

Another option would be to do a post on the HJT Help board with a description of the problem and ask for an opinion from the boards security specialists.

Peter

 

[bundi404]

what is a repair install? is that a clean instalation or what?

 

[bundi404]

hye it worked! thanks alot turned out to be an adware prob.

 

[whodat]

excellant