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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2012, 11:49:46 PM »
One small problem

Cant Install IE9
- error 800F081E

Dont know if its related
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2012, 12:01:38 AM »
Did you have IE9 on before or is this the first try at it ?
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #32 on: February 21, 2012, 12:02:15 AM »
had it on before when i thought the pc cleaned up.
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #33 on: February 21, 2012, 08:58:01 PM »
How did you uninstall it - as that is the code for a bad uninstall

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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #34 on: February 21, 2012, 10:09:51 PM »
I didnt uninstall..

I installed it, then came across more spyware, which I deleted. This caused my Windows to BSOD :) Had to repair it with a restore point and IE9 was gone again.

Didnt bother to re-install untill we started our spyware removal..
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #35 on: February 21, 2012, 10:20:16 PM »
Could you look in programs and features (control Panel) on the left select installed updates
See if you can locate IE9
If so then uninstall it

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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #36 on: February 21, 2012, 10:29:11 PM »
Its not there :(

I think I can manage to repair this myself and its not really spyware related :P so I guess your work is done.

Did a great job. Machine is running great!

Need to clean up anything?
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #37 on: February 21, 2012, 10:30:37 PM »
I did find this as a way to force uninstall the old IE9

1.Locate the installer you used to install Internet Explorer 9 or download a new copy from Microsoft. (This procedure might not work if you use a different version than the one installed.)
2.Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
3.Drag and drop the installer in the black box that appears and the path to it will automatically be entered to the console. (You can also cd to the location and enter the executable if you're familiar with the Windows console shell.)
4.Add a space and the following to the command line: /X:c:\ie9\
5.Now, type c:\ie9\ie9-win7.msu /uninstall and press Enter.
 
Windows Installer should now attempt to uninstall Internet Explorer. Once you are done, you can safely delete the c:\ie9 directory.
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renw

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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #38 on: February 21, 2012, 10:56:23 PM »
That doesnt create a MSU file. Just some CAB files
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renw

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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #39 on: February 21, 2012, 11:03:38 PM »
Also, I cant run any microsoft fix its.

Crashing with the following error :

microsoft automated troubleshooting services bootstrap has stopped working
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renw

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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #40 on: February 21, 2012, 11:30:39 PM »
Managed to do the trick with the MSU from a temporary folder. Windows tells me IE9 is not installed
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #41 on: February 21, 2012, 11:53:24 PM »
Can you now install IE9 ?

A run with sfc /scannow may cure the other problem - do you know how to run it ?

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renw

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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #42 on: February 22, 2012, 11:08:18 PM »
Did that and chkdsk. same issue :(
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #43 on: February 22, 2012, 11:18:34 PM »
Can you run the fixits from another account ?
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Re: Sirefef spyware
« Reply #44 on: February 22, 2012, 11:23:31 PM »
I'll give it a shot ;)
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