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OT. More PC Help Please

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  1. When I got this new PC I ran a slideshow and found porno objects, which scared the [censored] out of me.
    You guys explained that after looking at that sort of page I should remove URL's, TIF's and so on,
    which I did. (well I'm old and looking is all I can do these days...aaaah)

    Before the PC is about to go in for a mod I did a search for porno words in the Registry, and found
    them, lots of them. I remember there was a cascade of sites very fast, an avalanche of [censored], until I
    finally got the sense to panic switch off. This lot is in H Key Users...Internet Settings...Zone
    Map... Domains. I dont recognise any of them!!

    My question is Can I safely Delete them and Can I do a bulk Delete or do I have to delete each one
    singly- and miss two days riding. (well I did say there was a lot) Plus is there anywhere else in
    the Registry I should be looking for nasties before it goes in for its spring clean. Thanks Mike

  2. Taywood said:

    When I got this new PC I ran a slideshow and found porno objects, which scared the [censored] out of me.
    You guys explained that after looking at that sort of page I should remove URL's, TIF's and so on,
    which I did. (well I'm old and looking is all I can do these days...aaaah)

    Before the PC is about to go in for a mod I did a search for porno words in the Registry, and
    found them, lots of them. I remember there was a cascade of sites very fast, an avalanche of [censored],
    until I finally got the sense to panic switch off. This lot is in H Key Users...Internet
    Settings...Zone Map... Domains. I dont recognise any of them!!

    My question is Can I safely Delete them and Can I do a bulk Delete or do I have to delete each one
    singly- and miss two days riding. (well I did say there was a lot) Plus is there anywhere else in
    the Registry I should be looking for nasties before it goes in for its spring clean.

    As long as it's not Gary Glitter stuff, who cares?

    Anyway, mucking around with the registry when you don't know what you're doing is a bad idea. You
    have the potential to totally ruin the OS.

    If you're really that bothered, try Window Washer:
    webroot.comindex.php

  3. "Taywood" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    When I got this new PC I ran a slideshow and found porno objects, which scared the [censored] out of me.
    You guys explained that after looking at that sort of page I should remove URL's, TIF's and so on,
    which I did. (well I'm old and looking is all I can do these days...aaaah)

    New, or new to you?

    Quoted message said:


    Before the PC is about to go in for a mod I did a search for porno words in the Registry, and
    found them, lots of them. I remember there was a cascade of sites very fast, an avalanche of [censored],
    until I finally got the sense to panic switch off. This lot is in H Key Users...Internet
    Settings...Zone Map... Domains. I dont recognise any of them!!

    Spybot. spybot.safer-networking.despybot.safer-networking.de Follow the directions to remove all the [censored].

    Then: Delete IE temp files Delete IE History

    Quoted message said:

    My question is Can I safely Delete them and Can I do a bulk Delete or do I have to delete each one
    singly- and miss two days riding. (well I did say there was a lot) Plus is there anywhere else in
    the Registry I should be looking for nasties before it goes in for its spring clean. Thanks Mike

    The final option is to save all your personal documents and files to CD, and then fdisk and
    reinstall the OS (and everything else). Which may not be a bad idea anyway if the PC is not 'new'.

    Pete

  4. Pete said:

    "Taywood" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    When I got this new PC I ran a slideshow and found porno objects, which scared the [censored] out of
    me. You guys explained that after looking at that sort of page I should remove URL's, TIF's and
    so on, which I did. (well I'm old and looking is all I can do these days...aaaah)

    New, or new to you?

    New product, one careful owner, I purchased it 12 months ago. I bought this with funds I'd
    ringfenced for a new bike. Needs more RAM or something.

  5. bomba said:

    Anyway, mucking around with the registry when you don't know what you're doing is a bad idea. You
    have the potential to totally ruin the OS.

    If you're really that bothered, try Window Washer:
    webroot.comindex.php

    Thanks Mate I dont have the nous to muck around with the Registry Its just the entries on this one
    file that bothers me. Mike

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