no desktop icons, start menu, task bar??

[Bob I]

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

Perhaps you may read this first.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Updater.exe&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=


b-radp-fife09 wrote:

> Hi I'm your average person with an above average problem. See a couple days
> ago I got on my desktop and found that it is missing the Updater.exe file for
> windows. This means that it can no longer receive updates from microsoft,
> which is extremely vital. I looked around for it in Microsoft, but,
> unfortunately, they have no where to download the file or anyway to restore
> it. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
> ~Brad

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

Automatic Updates and WindowsUpdate Reset tool
http://www.codeplex.com/aureset


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Windows Desktop Experience

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"b-radp-fife09" <b-radp-fife09@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73B2A17F-82BD-46BD-AA40-81353D697CF9@microsoft.com...
Hi I'm your average person with an above average problem. See a couple days
ago I got on my desktop and found that it is missing the Updater.exe file for
windows. This means that it can no longer receive updates from microsoft,
which is extremely vital. I looked around for it in Microsoft, but,
unfortunately, they have no where to download the file or anyway to restore
it. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
~Brad

 

[stoner1961]

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

will this give me back my display controls for changing my screensavers.
right now i have a rectanglar box telling me i have a virus.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Automatic Updates and WindowsUpdate Reset tool
> http://www.codeplex.com/aureset
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "b-radp-fife09" <b-radp-fife09@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:73B2A17F-82BD-46BD-AA40-81353D697CF9@microsoft.com...
> Hi I'm your average person with an above average problem. See a couple days
> ago I got on my desktop and found that it is missing the Updater.exe file for
> windows. This means that it can no longer receive updates from microsoft,
> which is extremely vital. I looked around for it in Microsoft, but,
> unfortunately, they have no where to download the file or anyway to restore
> it. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
> ~Brad
>
>

 

[Malke]

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

Re: Windows XP Updater.exe NOT FOUND

stoner1961 wrote:

> will this give me back my display controls for changing my screensavers.
> right now i have a rectanglar box telling me i have a virus.

No. Assuming that you are not the Original Poster (and next time please make
a new post including all your pertinent information instead of sticking
your issue into someone else's thread - this is not said to hurt your
feelings but rather to help us help you), you are infected with malware
which you need to clean up.

Your system is infected with a rogue antivirus program. It is called "rogue"
because it pretends to be A Good Guy but is really Evil. Do not pay them!

Because you didn't give me the name of the program that is trying to get you
to buy it, I can't point you to specific removal steps. Look for them here:

Bleeping Computer removal how-to's -
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum55.html
Malwarebytes malware removal guides - http://tinyurl.com/5xrpft

If you are infected with XP Antivirus or Antivirus 209/10, here are removal
steps:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/uninstall-antivirus-2009
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic154529.html (earlier versions)

Removal instructions for Antivirus 2010:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6703

Removal instructions for Antivirus 2009:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=5178

These may work for you and all may be well. However, in many cases the
computer will also be infected with Zlob and/or Vundo trojans and protected
by a rootkit. These machines are extremely difficult to clean.

If your machine is one of these cases, either get guided help at one of the
specialty forums below OR back up your data and do a clean install of
Windows. It is your choice. If you are unsure how to back up your data or
how to do a clean install, you can take your machine to a local computer
professional. I don't recommend using BigComputerStore/GeekSquad types of
places.

PLEASE DO NOT POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip
http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and
the stickies *first*.
http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Removal_HiJackThis_Logs_Go_Here-f37.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=7
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7

Malke
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