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  Any help would be appreciated.

  Hello JoseVasquez,

  Try the automatic solution of the following article:

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• Programs not responding not / icons disappeared after picking up a virus?

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  Hello RichardBraz,

  You must remove the virus from your computer before we continue to fix the problems with the desktop icons and programs.

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• Virus or not? All the icons disappeared and the programs need to be reinstalled.

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  Hello

  There is no way sure of 100% to prevent it from happening again, and we don't really know the cause.
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  Good for backups of your data, switch off the machine, and follow these steps.

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  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76332-system-restore-point-create.html

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  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html
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  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Then, run checkdisk - schedule it to run at next boot, then apply OK your way out, then restart.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

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  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

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  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

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  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

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  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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  Carefully read all the:

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial140.html

  Understanding Windows Update and Extras in Windows Vista at the link above.

   

  Remove the Vista updates; two ways to do this:

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  If you use Norton, disable it before using the system restore.

  If it is impossible to enter the Normal Mode, do a Safe Mode system restore:

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  System restore steps according to the info above.

  Also:

  2. click on start > right click on computer > properties > Windows updates down the lower left corner > updates installed in the lower left corner in the next window

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  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  In addition, on the page where you clicked "Installed updates", click on change settings at the top left corner it

  > Change update settings in the next page of AutoUpdate to "check for updates but let me choose etc" > OK ".

  When you take a look at pending updates, you can either download/install them one at the time, namely the update causing you problems.

  > or if you do not need an individual > right-click on > UAC prompt > hide it

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  For questions of Windows updates:

  Windows Update Forum:

  It's updated operating system Vista, upgraded installation and activate Forum.

  You will get the best help for any problem of Update/Service Pack in the Windows Update Forum; the link below:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/threads

  When you repost here, kindly include the Error Codes, and exactly what is happening when you try to update.

  In this way, you will receive the best help.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Why my icons do not respond? I can't just click to open a program

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• the desktop icons will not open no matter how many times I select the program. 'open with '.

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• Windows Vista cannot open programs and icons disappeared

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  Hello

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  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html
  =============================================

  If you need remember to uninstall (not delete) StarDock programs.

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  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Then, run checkdisk - schedule it to run at next boot, then apply OK your way out, then restart.

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  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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