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From: Twayne on 29 Jul 2010 10:55
In news:3173c97c-2058-44ee-86c5-6e70ecc8ce6d(a)v32g2000prd.googlegroups.com,
Sohail <sohail9697(a)yahoo.com> typed:
>> Did you switch to Notepad to see if it had your file open?
>> Sometimes loading it up takes a very long time for things
>> lke this.
>
> I had seen notepad process in process explorer (utility for
> task manager) but it didn't show up on screen. the file
> size is very small.
>
>>
>> "A useful software for removing Trojans/Adware/Spyware and
>> some of the rootkits", so that's actually an admittedly
>> weak program for root kits anyway.
>>
>> Overall it sounds like corrupted files are the problem and
>> if files were corrupted when you ran that program, the
>> corruption may have gotten worse. Or not, who knows? You
>> should probably re-image or Restore from backup your boot
>> drive right about now, and fix any problems with it before
>> going after other problems.
>
> I don't have a backup image separately on other storage
> media and the windows setup / restore had been used but to
> no luck.
>
>>
>>> Thanks for your expert advice in advance.
>>
>> How long are you waiting before you decide nothing is
>> happenng? That's a screen that sometimes can take a
>> long time to complete. Give it
>> a good 3 minutes of iniactivity before you decide it's
>> crashed; leave the mouse alone for the duration.
>
> I had waited for more than 3 minutes though not at the
> first time.
>
>
>> What does Task Manager show w/r to anything named for the
>> program?
>
> Now, there is nothing that can be seen askeyboard actions
> are not operational and thus Task manager cannot be viewed.
>
> It looks as if I have to do a clean re-install...
>
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Twayne`- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

That's probably your fastest recovery route. Don't forget to back up all
your data first.

HTH,

Twayne`


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