Help to take back my computer
By stealthy
@stealthy (8181)
United States
September 3, 2007 9:48pm CST
I've had some spyware and trojan problems lately that my Norton Internet Security 2007 was not able to handle. So yesterday I went to the Microsoft site and found their scan tool which I ran, it took hours, and it identified many problems that the Norton had not found and although it said it did not fix a lot of them, the worst ones seem to be gone or at least are not being a nuisance. However, one has taken the administrator powers away, I am not on a local network and I'm the only user of my computer. But now I can't even find the control panel and if I click on add/remove programs it says I can't access that function and to see the network administrator. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm running XP on an almost two year old Dell desktop. Thanks.
2 responses
@dead_on_arrival (75)
• United States
4 Sep 07
If you get the SP2 fix's for XP you will have a firewall. Don't let anything get past it.
Always configure and scan without internet connection, set the firewall and then connect.
@dead_on_arrival (75)
• United States
4 Sep 07
How are your manage programs browser add-ons and stuff?
I check my defender in add-remove programs often to make sure that its being used . . '
I have no exceptions checked . .
@tim_un (354)
• Malaysia
5 Sep 07
i suggest you to use the restore feature in window xp. goto accessories, system utilities, system restore.Choose the previous date that you think the computer was work fine.
