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More info?)
My guess, I do not have any first hand knowledge, is that Spy Sweeper adds
something to the Control Panel.
Spy Sweeper is causing your Control Panel problem.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:B7615B99-EC65-4F29-8047-399E7B896955@microsoft.com,
goinbezerk <goinbezerk@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Okay I did a chat my computer's support group. Asystem restore back a
> couple of days from when I started having this problem took care of it.
> But like in my first post I reloaded the SPY SWEEPER program and it
> started doing it again. So I sent a request through the WEBROOT web site
> for some help with this problem. I'll get back with ya'll when I get an
> answer from them. I was wondering if anybody else has installed SPY
> SWEEPER and had this problem?
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Update your antvirus software and run a full system scan.
>>
>> Also scan for scumware/adware/spyware.
>>
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:50513A4B-EB8E-42FD-B021-B5E4AC38F6FE@microsoft.com,
>> goinbezerk <goinbezerk@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Thanks for the reply, I did what you said but that still does not fix
>>> the problem. It's not like the control panel doesn't open at all, it
>>> does but it takes a while, like the path to the control panel is messed
>>> up. I remembered also that I added a password for administrative
>>> control so I can use scheduled tasks, will that cause this problem?
>>>
>>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Visit
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
>>>> Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).
>>>>
>>>> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
>>>>
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>>>> Carey Frisch
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>>>
>>>> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
>>>>
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> "goinbezerk" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The seaching for (flashlight) when opening control panel pops in the
>>>>> window and it takes awhile for the control panel to open. The only
>>>>> thing I have done lately is add spy sweeper. I did a sweep and
>>>>> quarantined all the cookies that it found. Is this the right thing to
>>>>> do. I noticed that one of the cookies was added to my registry. Can
>>>>> anyone give me any advice on this.
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