Before we start repairing the system, did you know that System Restore is disabled?
If you did not do this intentionally, please check the following:
Go to
Start and type
System in the search box.
Click on
System (under
Control Panel or
Settings) and then on
System Protection.
Click on
Configure and then select
Turn on system protection.
Click
Apply and then
OK.
In the
System Protection screen, is
Protection now
On for the drive?
FIRST >>>>Please go to
START (Windows Orb) >> Control Panel >> Uninstall a Program or
Programs and Features and remove the following (if listed):
Yahoo Search SetTo do so, left clicking on the name once and then click
Uninstall/Change at the bar above the list window.
Follow the prompts of the uninstaller BUT please read carefully any questions it asks before answering; some uninstallers will try and deceive you into keeping the software.
SECOND >>>> Fix with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool This fix was created for this user for use on that particular machine.
Running it on another one may cause damage and render the system unstable. Download attached
fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop:
Both files,
FRST and
fixlist.txt have to be in the same location or the fix will not work!
- Right-click on icon and select Run as Administrator to start the tool.
(XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File). - Press the Fix button just once and wait.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished FRST will generate a log on the Desktop, called Fixlog.txt.
Please attach it to your reply.