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Jack:
It is a pleasure being here with people like you.
I am the one who must thank you and I do it whole heartedly.
Thanks to you and all those contributing in this NG.
Harry.
"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
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> I confirm your results of disabling and enabling the "Show Desktop items"
> checkbox.
> Never knew that before, Harry. Thank you.
> I do very little "customization" of this box so that I am presumably
seeing
> what most users posting in this ng are seeing.
> Never noticed this wrinkle before.
>
> And so we don't need any file/report for Mike M.
>
> I congratulate you on your patience and persistence.
> --
> Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> ------
> "webster72n" <hbethke@copper.net> wrote in message
> news:euRfIuXEFHA.3924@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >
> > Jack:
> >
> > In th hope *not* to duplicate myself, I am resending this reply, because
> > indications are the first one got lost.
> > To be sure, I am going to submit my PC to another thorough checkup.
> > By trial and error I was able to find the solution to my
> > initial request. 'Arrange Icons' and 'Line up Icons' becomes
automatically
> > visible, when checking 'Show desktop Items'. I usually have it disabled.
> > 'Paste' and 'Paste Shortcut' will not be visible, when there is no
content
> > on the Notepad, supposedly.
> > If you still would like me to send the report you asked for, please, let
> me
> > know. I'd be glad to accomodate.
> > Thanks for sticking with me on this, Jack.
> >
> > Harry.
> >
> >
> > "Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
> > news:un7LkqVEFHA.3992@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Your report sounds suspiciously like a virus infection to me, Harry.
> > >
> > > I don't recognize your "nirext" file.
> > > This is the tool I wanted you to find:
> > > ShellExView v1.10 - Shell Extensions Manager
> > > Copyright (c) 2003 - 2004 Nir Sofer
> > >
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
> > >
> > > In any event, if you have a good ShellExView report, I recommend
posting
> > it
> > > here as an attachment, so Mike M can examine it.
> > > I will look, too, but he is far more likely to be able to help you
with
> > this
> > > issue.
> > > N.B. This tool is only a reporting aid, not a disinfection tool. You
> use
> > > it to find the problem and then manually fix the pest or
> misconfiguration.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > --
> > > Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> > > Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> > >
> > >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> > > Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> > > ------
> > > "webster72n" <hbethke@copper.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eRYtrtKEFHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > >
> > > > Jack:
> > > >
> > > > I really appreciate everyone's input, but it seems, the more
> > > > I doctor around, the more trouble I encounter.
> > > > While I was in the process of downloading and unzipping the 'nirext'
> > file,
> > > > strange things happened, to the extend that
> > > > the explorer froze with a distorted desktop picture.
> > > > Before that I lost my zip drive temporarily, after it changed its
> drive
> > > > letter for a while.
> > > > Being back to normal now (hopefully), I intend to leave things
alone.
> I
> > > did
> > > > run the application a bit with no negative consquences. Maybe
> something
> > > else
> > > > was giving me trouble but, nonetheless, no more extravagances.
> > > > Thank you very much, Jack.
> > > >
> > > > Harry.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in
message
> > > > news:%23e6BBSIEFHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Harry, you may wish to investigate the use of ShellExView from Nil
> > > Sofer,
> > > > at
> > > > > www.nirsoft.net
> > > > >
> > > > > This is a really neat and powerful tool for examining shell
> > extensions.
> > > > > Mike Maltby just recently pointed me to it, so I am not very
> > experienced
> > > > > with it, ... but he is, and can help you sort out your "context
> menu"
> > > > > issues.
> > > > > Mr. Sofer has some interesting and helpful links on this issue,
too,
> > at
> > > > his
> > > > > site.
> > > > >
> > > > > Highly recommended.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > And any file named "spool.32.exe" is a real candidate for malware,
> > IMO.
> > > I
> > > > > bet Chris Quirke already knows about it.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> > > > > Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> > > > >
> > > > >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> > > > > Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> > > > > ------
> > > > > "webster72n" <hbethke@copper.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:OlENGiFEFHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jack and Jim:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The extra period is there and definitely no 'typo'.
> > > > > > Which means I am going to keep this item blocked.
> > > > > > Where the disabled items on the desktop right click are
concerned,
> I
> > > > > > probably will do without them, because I don't use them anyway.
> > > > > > On my stand-by Pc with Win98 I have the same thing,
> > > > > > so I figure it is supposed to be that way.
> > > > > > Maybe that's why nobody else is responding to it..
> > > > > > Thank you both, Jim and Jack.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Harry.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in
> > message
> > > > > > news:ONEfKSEEFHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Jim and Harry,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Harry previously wrote ""SPOOL.32.EXE".
> > > > > > > Note the period between "spool" and "32", so we have a file
with
> > > > > possibly
> > > > > > > two extensions, ... just as one might expect for malware.
> > > > > > > Or a typo?
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
> > > > > > > Help us help you:
http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> > > > > > > Your cooperation is very appreciated.
> > > > > > > ------
> > > > > > > "Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:%23v5XgZ$DFHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > webster72n wrote:
> > > > > > > > > I did get a warning by Sygate about a "SPOOL.32.EXE"
> > > > > > > > > trying to gain access and I blocked it. Was I right?
> > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for your input, Jim.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > SPOOL32.EXE is a legitimate Windows component - the print
> > spooler
> > > > > > > > executable - but I can't think why it would need to gain
> > Internet
> > > > > > access.
> > > > > > > If
> > > > > > > > the other period is in there, then this is definitely a
> > > (potentially
> > > > > > > > malicious) spoofing of the real file.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
> > > > > > > > Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
> > > > > > > > AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
> > > > > > > >
>
>
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