someone updated mozilla firefox for me.now i have 26 icons on my desk top, i move them and they come back after i reboot, ive ran spysweeper and all kinds of things, nothing works, someone tell me what to do, these icons are bugging me!!
2006-07-08 12:15:02 · 7 answers · asked by imalickyouallover69 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Did you use the Add / Remove program found in the Control Panel to remove then? If you just highlighted them and hit delete they are only deleted until the computer is rebooted.
If the Add / Remove program does not get rid of them, go to Start > Run > Msconfig > Start up.
Look at the list of files that is displayed. Can you match up any of the file names with the unwanted Icons? If so uncheck all that apply. They will not show on your desktop when you reboot.
2006-07-08 12:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you got more than the usual update,I recently updated Firefox and did not have your problem.If you are sure its Mozzilla related I would uninstall and download the latest version from Mozilla.org and not from any other site.You can right click on the icons,go to properties,then click on Find Target to locate the program that the shortcut leads to.
2006-07-08 12:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by J_DOG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK you have spyware in your PC
but it is not safe to scan for the spyware on the infected system
if you have dual booting system then restart to the another system and try the anti-spyware
if you don't have another OS then maybe you will need a technican
if you want i can try to access your PC and try to fix the problem (i am computer since student) but use this option only in the hopeless case because it is unsafe to allow someone you don't know to access your pc
2006-07-08 12:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what are the icons of? sounds like u have some stupid virus someone wrote to add those icons there again. check if u have ur startup folder sheild and registry sheild turned on in spysweepr, so next time a program tries to turn on all the time it will tell u
2006-07-08 12:19:25 · answer #4 · answered by Kristofer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drag and drop to your recycle bin, or get a program such as incinerator to get rid of em.
2006-07-08 12:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by iiboogeymanii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like spyware to me. If you tried the obvious (deleting them) if not try adware remover try it at www.download.com
2006-07-08 12:18:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check what's in your "start up" folder in your profile and All Users profile.
2006-07-08 12:18:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋