Jul 27, 2004 #1 bacevedo MIS Jun 13, 2003 12 US I am running XP and everytime I click on any Icon on the desktop a copy of the desktop prompts. How do I remove it.
I am running XP and everytime I click on any Icon on the desktop a copy of the desktop prompts. How do I remove it.
Jul 27, 2004 #2 bcastner IS-IT--Management Aug 13, 2002 29,271 US I am concerned this is indications of a virus or worm, but download the following and apply. Reboot and test: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_ico_file_assoc_fix.ziphttp://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip If no joy, run at least two online AV scans from this list: http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm Upvote 0 Downvote
I am concerned this is indications of a virus or worm, but download the following and apply. Reboot and test: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_ico_file_assoc_fix.ziphttp://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip If no joy, run at least two online AV scans from this list: http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm