XPost: alt.windows, alt.windows-xp, alt.os.windows-xp   
   From: bill_dctrREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com   
      
   Pastor Dave wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   >   
   > I installed a game, called "Go Ronald" or something   
   > like that, that came free at McDonald's, in one of   
   > their Happy Meals.   
      
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   >   
   > I later tried to uninstall the game and it wouldn't.   
   > It asked for the CD and then kept trying to   
   > reinstall the game, instead of uninstalling it.   
   >   
   > I went into the registry and removed every single   
   > entry, using a search for the various words that   
   > I knew the game contained.  I also ran a registry   
   > fixer, until no more errors were found.   
   >   
   > I also checked every single startup entry in the   
   > Startup Menu, as well as in the registry, in all   
   > of the "Run" (Runonce also, etc.) statements   
   > in the registry, in both Local User and also in   
   > Local Machine and found nothing.   
   >   
   > My problem is, that now, every time I reboot   
   > the laptop, the "Install" box comes up, as if   
   > it's searching and then goes away.  Obviously,   
   > this is annoying. :)   
   >   
   > Can anyone make any suggestions that may   
   > be helpful to me?   
   >   
   > I do remember, a long time ago that I had   
   > a problem like this and it turned out that   
   > there was an entry with "Explorer" and   
   > a piece of spyware had added something   
   > after it, so that when Explorer was called   
   > up, when Windows first came up, it would   
   > run that added spyware.   
   >   
   > I don't believe that this is spyware, but I have   
   > run scans with both AdAware and Spybot   
   > and I do run Spyware Guard and Spyware   
   > Blaster and I also run and scanned with   
   > antivirus.   
   >   
   > Any ideas?  Has anyone else run into this?   
   > Can anyone direct me to that "Explorer"   
   > statement, that is run when Windows first   
   > comes up?  It's been so long that I don't   
   > remember exactly where it is and there   
   > are so many Explorer statements in the   
   > registry, that I would be here for days   
   > trying to find it. (:   
   >   
   > I also have a second problem...   
   >   
   > I can no longer play video files in my browser,   
   > regardless if I try it with Firefox, or Internet   
   > Explorer, except for Quicktime.  Those seem   
   > to play, but none of the others will.   
   >   
   > Any idea what might have caused this to fail?   
   >   
   > I would like to fix these two errors, rather than   
   > reinstall everything, since the laptop didn't   
   > come with a CD for setting it up from scratch   
   > and I had to pick up a copy of Windows XP,   
   > even though I already have a license with   
   > the laptop.  Ugh! :)   
   >   
   > So I'd like to save myself hours of work, if I could.   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance for any help that you kind   
   > folks can give me!  It will be much appreciated!   
      
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