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[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

Bump for those who need help...

Hope you can help me with this one Alfred.

In control panel (delete programs) I have a file called CorelDraw Graphics (416MB) that I can't get rid of.

When trying to delete I get a "file corrupted" message.

Any ideas?

[FNFZ4]

It will be my pleasure Mon.

Mon,

There are alot of ways to uninstall a program. sometimes, it cant uninstall properly because a file is corrupt. Have you tried going into safe mode and uninstalling?

what comes to mind are:

1.) windows installer file is corrupt.
2.) there is a file in the program that cant be read, hence uninstalled.

restart the pc and hit F8 until you get the option to boot into safe mode and try the uninstall.

if that does not work let me know i will guide you to a manual uninstall.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

It will be my pleasure Mon.

Mon,

There are alot of ways to uninstall a program. sometimes, it cant uninstall properly because a file is corrupt. Have you tried going into safe mode and uninstalling?

what comes to mind are:

1.) windows installer file is corrupt.
2.) there is a file in the program that cant be read, hence uninstalled.

restart the pc and hit F8 until you get the option to boot into safe mode and try the uninstall.
if that does not work let me know i will guide you to a manual uninstall.

I shall try it now.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I shall try it now.

Unfortunately it didn't help.

[FNFZ4]

Same error? Okay now we do a manual uninstall. if you could PM me your email I will email you instructions or I can do it for you.

[roadcarver]

Try using a free version of revo uninstaller.

[FNFZ4]

Originally Posted by roadcarver

Try using a free version of revo uninstaller.

I have not personally tried the Revo Uninstaller. Im an old fashioned guy I guess and prefer to remove the registry folder and deleting the core files.

But I am curious and want to give these uninstallers a try. Have you tried them and what are the pros and cons. I am not familiar with this software.

[roadcarver]

I had issues with iTunes where it was very slow especially when connecting my iPhone. I did the manual uninstall, reinstall, registry removal of any references to apple etc to no avai.

I stumbled upon revo uninstaller and it worked like charm. It found references which I didn't expect.

The only downside is that it has a 30 day trial.

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

I have not personally tried the Revo Uninstaller. Im an old fashioned guy I guess and prefer to remove the registry folder and deleting the core files.

But I am curious and want to give these uninstallers a try. Have you tried them and what are the pros and cons. I am not familiar with this software.

[GradyPhilpott]

I was trying to determine tonight whether my computer had the dreaded DNS rogue server malware and I wanted to get the IP address by going to ipconfig.

In the search box, I typed ipconfig and got a link and clicked. The popup disappeared in less than a second.

What gives? What am I doing wrong?

I got the IP address from my router, but I'm still curious.

I'm running W7.

[FNFZ4]

Hey Brother how are you doing tonight?

you are forgetting a step. in Vista and up on the seach box you should type CMD first which would open the command prompt black box and then you can proceed with your ipconfig /all

Alfred

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

Hey Brother how are you doing tonight?

you are forgetting a step. in Vista and up on the seach box you should type CMD first which would open the command prompt black box and then you can proceed with your ipconfig /all

Alfred

Doggone it. I should have known that!

Thanks a million!

[MonBK]

Alfred,

Here's another one for you.
Every now and then my screen starts to flicker like a SOB.
It doesn't matter if I'm using IE or Chrome.
It won't even let me shut down cause when I try Start shutdown it flickers to fast and won't let me choose an option such as restart or shut down.
I have to manually shut down, wait a while, turn back on and then it's usually gone.

Any ideas?

[FNFZ4]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Alfred,

Here's another one for you.
Every now and then my screen starts to flicker like a SOB.
It doesn't matter if I'm using IE or Chrome.
It won't even let me shut down cause when I try Start shutdown it flickers to fast and won't let me choose an option such as restart or shut down.
I have to manually shut down, wait a while, turn back on and then it's usually gone.

Any ideas?

Mon,

Have you tried another monitor? is this an All-in-One PC like the Apple iMac?
interesting... is it the screen that is flicking or the small window that comes up when you click on the start button? if that is it you have a malware or a virus my friend.

Download Malwarebytes and do a scan in safe mode. Im curious what is going on with this PC.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

Mon,

Have you tried another monitor? is this an All-in-One PC like the Apple iMac?
interesting... is it the screen that is flicking or the small window that comes up when you click on the start button? if that is it you have a malware or a virus my friend.

Download Malwarebytes and do a scan in safe mode. Im curious what is going on with this PC.

Don't know what you mean with All-in-One?
It's a stationary PC not a laptop.
Both the screen and the little box are doing it.

[FNFZ4]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Doggone it. I should have known that!

Thanks a million!

when we think about a million things we tend to forget the obvious.

[FNFZ4]

I see. Im going to try that program and see what it does...

[FNFZ4]

if you have an extra monitor mon lets try that route just to rule out the monitor as the culprit.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

if you have an extra monitor mon lets try that route just to rule out the monitor as the culprit.

Don't have an extra monitor.
I downloaded and ran Malwarebytes.
It found 2 trojans and removed them.
Do I keep Malwarebytes or delete it now?

[FNFZ4]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Don't have an extra monitor.
I downloaded and ran Malwarebytes.
It found 2 trojans and removed them.
Do I keep Malwarebytes or delete it now?

No Mon you can keep it. Scan every Friday. did that stop the flickering?

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

No Mon you can keep it. Scan every Friday. did that stop the flickering?

I don't know.
When I shut the comp down and restart it's gone.
I have to wait and see if it happens again.
Usually it does this once every 2-3 weeks.

Thanks for the help so far, much appreciated.

[FNFZ4]

every 2-3 weeks. Mon, do you put your pc to sleep or shut it down when your done using it or you just leave it on?

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FNFZ4

every 2-3 weeks. Mon, do you put your pc to sleep or shut it down when your done using it or you just leave it on?

I spoke too soon.
It just happened again.
I shut down and turn back on and it's ok.
Ran the malware but it came out clean.

I always shut it down for the night.

[MonBK]

This really annoys me cause the comp is totally inoperable when it happens.

It flickers at a 1,000 miles an hour.

[MonBK]

Does it make a difference if I run Malwarebytes in safe mode or not?

[MonBK]

This reminds me of when we had JJ turn his computer off every 5 minutes.

Jocke, do you remember?

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by MonBK

This reminds me of when we had JJ turn his computer off every 5 minutes.

Jocke, do you remember?

I will never forget.

Maybe you should ask Paul for the settings in his Ipad?

[FNFZ4]

Originally Posted by MonBK

This really annoys me cause the comp is totally inoperable when it happens.

It flickers at a 1,000 miles an hour.

I understand your frustration. Can you give me more information? How old is this PC? Is it branded? Dell HP etc....

Originally Posted by MonBK

Does it make a difference if I run Malwarebytes in safe mode or not?

Yes, running it in safe mode is better because some services and programs dont start in safe mode. So the chances for finding a malware that is pretending to be a safe process that is running is greater in safe mode

Originally Posted by Jocke

I will never forget.

Maybe you should ask Paul for the settings in his Ipad?

Love the Avatar Jocke lol

[MonBK]

Let's see if this helps.
I raised the HZ settings from 60HZ to 75HZ.

[MonBK]

Seems like the HZ setting helped.

I'll make sure to run it in safe mode tomorrow morning.

Thanks again Pal.

[FNFZ4]

No Problem, Mon. Anytime