IE icon missing, desktop and display properties

Hmmmm I removed it on many machines now.. KB943460 is akin to a virus if you
ask me...

Although it does pop up and say programs may not work right after the
KB943460 is removed

I said screw it and did it anyway.. all the programs that it said were
supposed to have problems.. have all been fine with the thing removed...



"Brad" wrote:

> Is it just me or my imagination, but my WinXP tells me that "this update
> cannot be removed". Is there a way of removing it or are we stuck with it
> until MS 'maybe' decides to deal with it?
> Brad
>
> "axslinger" <axslinger.30imrd@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:axslinger.30imrd@DoNotSpam.com...
> >
> > Michel Heuvelmans;3321503]Add-remove-program (select show updates)
> >
> > Uninstall KB943460
> >
> > This one is causing the problem.
> >
> > Regards...
> >
> > Michel.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Michael! I just noticed it the last couple days and thought
> > maybe one of my own scripts was causing it! LOL.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
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> >
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>
>

OK! A couple of you guys say you've removed it but you still haven't
answered the question as to how you did it.

How?

My machine doesn't give me a "Remove" button to remove it in "Add and Remove
Programs".
Are you using a different utility to remove it?

"H8_The_KB943460." <H8TheKB943460@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:11388E51-1BAA-4EF3-AB8A-5DF3862AA6FF@microsoft.com...
> Hmmmm I removed it on many machines now.. KB943460 is akin to a virus if
you
> ask me...
>
> Although it does pop up and say programs may not work right after the
> KB943460 is removed
>
> I said screw it and did it anyway.. all the programs that it said were
> supposed to have problems.. have all been fine with the thing removed...
>
>
>
> "Brad" wrote:
>
> > Is it just me or my imagination, but my WinXP tells me that "this update
> > cannot be removed". Is there a way of removing it or are we stuck with
it
> > until MS 'maybe' decides to deal with it?
> > Brad
> >
> > "axslinger" <axslinger.30imrd@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
> > news:axslinger.30imrd@DoNotSpam.com...
> > >
> > > Michel Heuvelmans;3321503]Add-remove-program (select show updates)
> > >
> > > Uninstall KB943460
> > >
> > > This one is causing the problem.
> > >
> > > Regards...
> > >
> > > Michel.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Michael! I just noticed it the last couple days and thought
> > > maybe one of my own scripts was causing it! LOL.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > axslinger
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > axslinger's Profile:
http://forums.techarena.in/members/35042.htm
> > > View this thread: IE icon missing, desktop and display properties
> > >
> > > http://forums.techarena.in
> > >
> >
> >
> >

I have noticed this issue as well. When I first discovered the problem, I did my homework and removed the kb943460 Patch from a PC to test it.After a reboot all is well again. On that note, I did a clean install of XP SP2 recently and installed that patch first, just to test it. Bad move on my part, Now I can't remove it after other updates were installled after it.
**UPDATE***
Ok guys, this just in ! If you are trying to automatically remove this update from the Add/Remove Programs, and windows will not give you the Option to remove it, DO IT MANUALLY ! Here is how to do it:
Browse to the following folder:

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB943460$\spuninst\

Run the file spuninst.exe in that folder and manually remove the Hotfix. After

the reboot, everything should be good. Hope this helps everyone. !
Cheers !

EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
http://www.eggheadcafe.com

I have noticed this issue as well. When I first discovered the problem, I did my homework and removed the kb943460 Patch from a PC to test it.After a reboot all is well again. On that note, I did a clean install of XP SP2 recently and installed that patch first, just to test it. Bad move on my part, Now I can't remove it after other updates were installled after it.
**UPDATE***
Ok guys, this just in ! If you are trying to automatically remove this update from the Add/Remove Programs, and windows will not give you the Option to remove it, DO IT MANUALLY ! Here is how to do it:
Browse to the following folder:

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB943460$\spuninst\

Run the file spuninst.exe in that folder and manually remove the Hotfix. After the reboot, everything should be good. Hope this helps everyone. !
Cheers !

EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
http://www.eggheadcafe.com

Robert,

Thanks for that info. I'll have to try that.

As an update, we have several Pc's running XP sp2 and I found one that
didn't have IE7 yet but it had the perverbially kb943460 patch and it "has"
the remove button available in 'add and remove programs' to uninstall that
patch. My Pc's with IE7 AND kb943460 "don't" have the remove button
available in 'add and remove programs'.

I'm wondering if this patch and IE7 have something in common. I haven't had
time to load IE7 to find out but I'm going to test this Pc to
see...curiosity is getting the best of me now.
Does anyone know for sure?

Brad


<Robert Ashcraft> wrote in message
news:2007121314015rashcraft@impressionsmkt.com...
> I have noticed this issue as well. When I first discovered the problem, I
did my homework and removed the kb943460 Patch from a PC to test it.After a
reboot all is well again. On that note, I did a clean install of XP SP2
recently and installed that patch first, just to test it. Bad move on my
part, Now I can't remove it after other updates were installled after it.
> **UPDATE***
> Ok guys, this just in ! If you are trying to automatically remove this
update from the Add/Remove Programs, and windows will not give you the
Option to remove it, DO IT MANUALLY ! Here is how to do it:
> Browse to the following folder:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB943460$\spuninst\
>
> Run the file spuninst.exe in that folder and manually remove the Hotfix.
After the reboot, everything should be good. Hope this helps everyone. !
> Cheers !
>
> EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com

The fix for display prop. was great, but also missing is the check box for
show IE on desktop in internet options advanced tab. Any info about this?

"Michel Heuvelmans" wrote:

> Add-remove-program (select show updates)
>
> Uninstall KB943460
>
> This one is causing the problem.
>
> Regards...
>
> Michel.
>
>
> "pakiyimo" wrote:
>
> > I experience the same problem on my 2 computers since I installed
> > November updates from Windows Update. I have Windows XP SP2 and IE7.
> >

Hi,
I'm new here. My knowledge of computers is limited to basics and operational.
The problem I'm facing is that when I'm starting my system running on XP
SP2, after about 10-15 sec of full startup my desktop vanishes and only the
background image stares at me...nothing is there on the screen incl start
button etc and right click doesn't work too!
After 15-20 secs the desktop appears to vanish again in some seconds. This
repeats for some more time and then the desktop dosn't appear at all!
I'm operating my system through "Task Manager".
Otherwise the system is working perfectly.
My hard disc is worn out and hence want to avoid reinstalling XP.
Is there any solution that I can get from this elite and special group for XP?
Thanks in advance

We're a community of ordinary people just like you who try to help each
other out with what knowledge we have.

"Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315/en-us

1- If you have anti-virus and anti-spyware programs already installed on
your computer, update the programs and scan your computer. With luck,
the programs will detect and remove the problem.

2- If the scan doesn't produce results, contact the program's technical
support. Most of the major anti-virus/spyware programs will help you to
remove an infection that their software did not detect.

3- Scan your system with /several/ of the better free online scanners,
such as (no order implied):

Kaspersky Antivirus (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
Trend Micro Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com)
Panda ActiveScan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan)
Sophos
(http://www.sophos.com/products/free-...ection-test.ht
ml)
Avast! (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html)
GrisSoft AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/34/ww/crp/0)

4- HijackThis is a hijacker detector and remover, but expanded with a
lot of other checks against hijacker tricks. It is continually updated
to detect and remove new hijacks. More information here:

http://www.whatthetech.com/hijackthis_v2/

You can post your HiJack This logs in several forums (NOT here), such as
this one:

http://forums.whatthetech.com/Hijack..._Removal_f27.h
tml

If none of the above remove the malware, you may want to show the
computer to a professional.

"So how did I get infected in the first place?"
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=60955

---
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Errare humanum est

cream_shagger wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm new here. My knowledge of computers is limited to basics and operational.
> The problem I'm facing is that when I'm starting my system running on XP
> SP2, after about 10-15 sec of full startup my desktop vanishes and only the
> background image stares at me...nothing is there on the screen incl start
> button etc and right click doesn't work too!
> After 15-20 secs the desktop appears to vanish again in some seconds. This
> repeats for some more time and then the desktop dosn't appear at all!
> I'm operating my system through "Task Manager".
> Otherwise the system is working perfectly.
> My hard disc is worn out and hence want to avoid reinstalling XP.
> Is there any solution that I can get from this elite and special group for XP?
> Thanks in advance

> Hi,
> I'm new here. My knowledge of computers is limited to basics and
> operational. The problem I'm facing is that when I'm starting my
> system running on XP
> SP2, after about 10-15 sec of full startup my desktop vanishes and
> only the background image stares at me...nothing is there on the
> screen incl start button etc and right click doesn't work too!
> After 15-20 secs the desktop appears to vanish again in some seconds.
> This repeats for some more time and then the desktop dosn't appear at
> all!

That really sounds like you've been the victim of malware; a virus,
trojan, worm, malware dropper, several different types exist.
If you think that's possible the best advice it to update and run
your anti-virus application, followed by all of your spyware/malware
detectors, at least 3 different ones such as Adaware, Spybot Search &
Destroy, Spyware Guard, Windows Defender, Windows Malicious software
scanner, etc. etc. etc. Each and every one must be updated of course.

IS your desktop marked to display? It can be turned off in the desktop
Properties area.

> I'm operating my system through "Task Manager".
> Otherwise the system is working perfectly.

I guess that would work and is a work-around. Since you DO manage to
run your OS then, is all of your software working correctly? Or are
there other problems?
Have you looked in Event Viewer for any errors? Have you looked at
your firewall logs and system logs? Have you tried running chkdsk?
What were the results of each?
Rather than using Task Manager, you could instead put the desktop
onto a toolbar visible on the Task Bar with the Desktop properties.

> My hard disc is worn out and hence want to avoid reinstalling XP.

I don't know what you mean by "worn out". Normally a disc works
perfectly or it doesn't work at all if the physical drive has problems.
If that's the case, you're running on borrowed time anyway and are about
to experience a catastrophic failure.
What do you mean by "worn out"? This could relate to the problems
you're having of course.

> Is there any solution that I can get from this elite and special
> group for XP? Thanks in advance

There isn't anything "special" about this group: It's just a bunch of
users, similar to you, who have opted to share their knowledge and
experience with others in solving problems. Microsoft employees are not
normally participants here and if they are it's just a volunteer effort,
same as everyone else.

Answer those questions and maybe someone will have some better advice
for you.

HTH

Twayne



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