admin privileges lost after virus removal and xp-repair. 3

[jessicatechy]

hi,
anybody has any ideas how to get admin privileges back after virus removal and xp repair install? over 100 programs not being recognized and re-install of the apps is not allowed.

 

[electronicsfreak]

Give this thread a try.


thread779-1209445

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[jessicatechy]

thanks,
electro..
i'm going to give that a try. but here's a question that i have. will this fix the problem that i'm having with programs (that have lost their regular icon and can't be run now)? there are over a hundred apps that can't be run. i get a msg saying that "the file or the folder may not exist or you don't have sufficient access to run them".
thanks!

 

[electronicsfreak]

All you need to do with those is change there shortcut link. Go to the properties of them and change the location to where thye are at now and they should work then. A few you might have to reinstall but most should work that way.

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[jessicatechy]

thanks!
the location of the programs where the shortcut is point to, hasn't changed (program files). do i have to re-direct the shortcut to program files again? btw, i tried to install a few of them and it came back with "access denied", i guess to program files folder. but i think after your above post (how to take ownership....) i might get around that.
thanks again.

 

[electronicsfreak]

Yeah try the above step and then post back with the results and let us know.

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[jessicatechy]

thanks!

 

[electronicsfreak]

n/p, so im guessing you got it solved?

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[electronicsfreak]

oh and thanks for the star

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[linney]

How To Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313222#appliesto

 

[jessicatechy]

no, electro,
i haven't tried it yet. i have to try these this evening, when i get home.
thanks,
i'll post and let you know the results.

 

[electronicsfreak]

yeah please do so we know if it solved it or not lol.

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[jessicatechy]

i will let you know. as soon as i try them.

 

[cdogg]

Jessicatechy,
You need to log into safe mode using an administrator account.

For example, say the user Bill has administrator rights in normal mode. When you restart XP in safe mode, you might notice several accounts: Bill, Administrator, etc. Although it seems that you would want to log in as Administrator, DO NOT. You would instead log in as Bill, then take ownership of the folder, subfolders, and so on.

After rebooting back into Normal mode, access should be restored...

~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
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[jessicatechy]

wow. thanks!
i also need some help with mscofig not coming up. it says somthing like configuration file can't be opened. when i go to command prompt, it doesn't recongize msconfig.exe.
how can i get to msconfig, please:
right now, about 100 programs are not recognized /access denied. i have to wait to get home and try these.
thanks!

 

[cdogg]

it might be related as well, not sure...

 

[linney]

Several variants of the CoolWebSearch trojan are overwriting Windows system files with copies of the trojan itself, reinstalling it whenever this infected file is called by Windows.

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/winfiles.html

http://groups.google.com/groups?sou...=msconfig+configuration+file+cannot+be+opened

Removing adware & spyware
faq608-4650

Why does Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening?

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ToolsQuit.htm

How To Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313222#appliesto

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

If they don't work you could try repairing windows by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

 

[jessicatechy]

thanks linny
i did a repair install. i'm goint to have to try these when i get home. some of the programs are not functioning. so i have to try how to take owernship..... thingy.
but i don't know why msconfig can't be run. it gives error. and opens up a dialog box "end now?"
then another box comes up:
dr watson postmoretm debugger must end. "end now?"
the virus that had infected the machine was gaelicum.A and i think i have gotten rid of it after xp repair. i'm not sure. what's going on.

 

[electronicsfreak]

If the above does not get msconfig back you can redownload it from this site and place it back in the winnt/windows system folder.

http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[jessicatechy]

thanks electro!

i thought that msconfig was not a separate program.
i'll try this one to see what happens.
thanks.