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MAMBO04
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_ 		20. July 2007 @ 07:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey guys,

im new to this forum and i always used to come here for my probs with windows etc so i joined :)

basically, my computer used to be going fine until a virus popped up, and i have removed it with norton, but after that i realised that when i need to shut my computer off or restart etc, the turn off button is not there! Any ideas? It's really annyoing because i have to log off and then shut it off...


Thanks in advance! :)
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attar
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_ 		20. July 2007 @ 08:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is it available with Task Manager [Ctrl-Alt-Del]?
Running XP home or pro?
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MAMBO04
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_ 		20. July 2007 @ 12:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nope nothing there..

and im running windows XP Pro


thanks!
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attar
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_ 		20. July 2007 @ 13:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are you sure the system is now clean?
Any possibility of doing a system restore to a known good point

Here's a link which shows how to turn off the restrictions.
If you did not change the policies then surely it must have been the virus.
I don't know if you noticed, but the 'turn off' may be missing from the logon screen too.

It would be advisable to create a restore point before changing the registry.

It's possible that the registry entries do not in fact exist.
In that case I am at a loss.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/noclose.htm
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MAMBO04
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_ 		22. July 2007 @ 06:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh right, yes you are right, it probably was a virus.

ill try that out and see what happens

thanks for your help!
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RickyMan
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_ 		22. July 2007 @ 12:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ay man also try avast 4 and edited by ddp or buy it and search your computer then it should b clean
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22. July 2007 @ 19:20
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ddp
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_ 		22. July 2007 @ 19:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
RickyMan, post edited due to piracy talk which is not condoned on this site. read the forum rules above.
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