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triad_cowboy

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    Date and time help
    « on: March 06, 2012, 12:09:13 PM »
    Dell Dimesion 520
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    Went to look at my calendar  right click the time click on adjust time and date... nothing...

    Went to control panel attempted to open it there.... and  it will not open there...

    I have run  Malwarebytes and superantispyware and both scan clean... any suggestions ???
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    Re: Date and time help
    « Reply #1 on: March 06, 2012, 06:24:22 PM »
    Maybe it is broke.
    Here are some replacements:
    http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-tray-clock-replacement.htm
    See if any of  these work.
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    Raptor

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    Re: Date and time help
    « Reply #2 on: March 07, 2012, 04:43:06 AM »
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    Maybe it is broke.

    Ya think? :D
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    Re: Date and time help
    « Reply #3 on: March 07, 2012, 08:25:21 AM »
    Quote from: Raptor on March 07, 2012, 04:43:06 AM
    Ya think? :D
    I am thinking if he would install another, then un installs it will revert to normal. XP is like that.
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    triad_cowboy

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      Re: Date and time help
      « Reply #4 on: March 07, 2012, 07:13:55 PM »
      Yes It broke haha... I prefer to repair/ fix the existing.....
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      Raptor

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      Re: Date and time help
      « Reply #5 on: March 08, 2012, 03:20:48 AM »
      It sounds to me like you were hit by spyware or something similar and had certain privileges removed. Can you still right click on the desktop?

      You might want to head on over to the anti-spyware section.
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      triad_cowboy

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        Re: Date and time help
        « Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012, 04:00:08 PM »
        As mention  before.... scanned to be cleaned...
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          Re: Date and time help
          « Reply #7 on: March 08, 2012, 04:26:53 PM »
          Are you logged on as Administrator, Power User or some lowly rated user?
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          triad_cowboy

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            Re: Date and time help
            « Reply #8 on: March 08, 2012, 06:34:22 PM »
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            Also will be running a SFC/scannow
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            Raptor

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            Re: Date and time help
            « Reply #9 on: March 09, 2012, 05:33:00 AM »
            Didn't mention if you could right click on the desktop.
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              Re: Date and time help
              « Reply #10 on: March 09, 2012, 09:47:30 PM »
              Everything else "seemed" to be working find.

               What i did notice... in control panel, was duplicated Icons there... which prompted me to look at my desktop again closely and notice some missing icons there.... "MALWARE/SPYWARE is what i thinking or a virus...

               So i again updated malwarebytes... full sytem scan  come out clean
               Use Superantivirus.... it also comeup clean...
               
              did the sfc /scannow... didnt help
               did a chkdsk /f didnt help

                attempted a  "repair install" which only resulted in the computer getting stuck in a never ending boot loop... splash screen,  the to the windows boot choice window... last known.. start normal safe boot... didnt matter what was choosen... it returned...


               So i booted from the CD again and use the recovery console window toattempt the sfc command.. and the chkdsk along  no   good news... considering the aggravation .... I just did a clean install of windows

              Mark this one as solved......




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              Re: Date and time help
              « Reply #11 on: March 09, 2012, 10:08:54 PM »
              OK. Marked as solved.
              FYI: Regular backups might have made things easier to isolate.
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              Re: Date and time help
              « Reply #12 on: March 10, 2012, 03:25:27 AM »
              Hm, sounds like the explorer shell was damaged somehow.
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