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Jam14

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    Desktop Notepad appear
    « on: February 07, 2011, 09:55:08 PM »
    Everytime I open my computer the Desktop Notepad program appear and this is a message: "[.ShellClassInfo]
    LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787.

    What is this and how to delete this. I am thinking maybe this is a virus.


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    Re: Desktop Notepad appear
    « Reply #1 on: February 08, 2011, 05:45:56 AM »
    Download Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel and look for an entry related to your question, then uncheck it (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml)

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      Re: Desktop Notepad appear
      « Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 07:28:15 AM »
      Thanks for the link, i downloaded the startup control, really cool, but there is no "Desktop Notepad" listed.

      Thank you for the link... i like it.

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      Re: Desktop Notepad appear
      « Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 07:40:40 AM »
      You're looking for something with shell32.dll,-21787

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        Re: Desktop Notepad appear
        « Reply #4 on: February 08, 2011, 07:49:39 AM »
        Yes, Im looking for the Desktop Notepad and want to get rid off this and I cant find this in startup control.  I am attaching a photo

        [recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]

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        Re: Desktop Notepad appear
        « Reply #5 on: February 08, 2011, 07:58:17 AM »
        No, I'm telling you that in Startup Control Panel you are looking for an entry pointing to shell32.dll,-21787

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          Re: Desktop Notepad appear
          « Reply #6 on: February 08, 2011, 08:01:07 AM »
          Yes

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          Re: Desktop Notepad appear
          « Reply #7 on: February 08, 2011, 08:02:53 AM »
          Abbott?

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            Re: Desktop Notepad appear
            « Reply #8 on: February 08, 2011, 08:11:47 AM »
            What is Abbot, i dont know about this

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            Re: Desktop Notepad appear
            « Reply #9 on: February 08, 2011, 08:20:53 AM »
            Never mind.

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            Re: Desktop Notepad appear
            « Reply #10 on: February 08, 2011, 11:22:40 AM »
            Sounds like a desktop.ini file is in the startup folder.
            I was trying to dereference Null Pointers before it was cool.

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              Re: Desktop Notepad appear
              « Reply #11 on: February 09, 2011, 12:11:33 AM »
              how to get delete this one, is this a virus or just ignore this.. been two weeks from now, this desktop notepad appear. But if this is not a virus, i will just ignore this one.

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              Re: Desktop Notepad appear
              « Reply #12 on: February 09, 2011, 12:42:34 AM »

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                Re: Desktop Notepad appear
                « Reply #13 on: February 09, 2011, 02:14:51 AM »