[Newguyde]

After finally removing a ton of Malware from a PC, it now seems to have a few problems remaining. I've been "given a clean bill of health" by Transcience over in the Malware section.

Problem: No internet connection
Detail:
This is a laptop using a wireless adaptor (linksys Wireless-B Notebook Adapter). The computer recognizes the wireless adapter, and the router. However, after connecting to the router, it cannot seem to find the internet. Transience's suggestion was to use Windows "Repair" function for the network...problem is there are no networks listed in the Network Connections window, and no network icon appears in the taskbar. The wireless adapter's Connection Utility program (thats not the name of the program) runs fine though.

Problem: No sound
Detail:
There is no sound. After investigating, the settings for volume indicate that there is no sound device.

Problem: Windows Media Player does not start
Detail:
I have not found any other programs yet with this same problem, however the problem with the properties windows not showing up in the System Devices under Admin Tools. Windows Media Player refuses to run. Nothing comes up, and it does not appear in the task manager or the task bar. This could be a simple reinstall fix of course.

Problem: Task Bar does not come up
Detail:
The task bar seems to be locked in a minimized state. When right-clicking the taskbar, all choices are grayed, except "Show toolbars". Clicking "Links" in the show toolbars menu brings back up the taskbar, but tasks still will not show on the taskbar. They will minimize just above the taskbar.

Problem: Can't drag and drop, Can't Paste
Detail:
Not sure how to explain it any better. Cannot drag and drop items. I can copy (Ctrl+C and right-click->copy), but I cannot paste (Ctrl+v doesn't work, r-click->paste is grayed out).

Any help would be appreciated. There is a lot of this already posted in the linked thread above from the Malware section though.

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As the problems are quite numerous, is it possible for you to re-install Windows from either the supplied 'Recovery CD' or XP setup cd?
Sometimes it's quicker to do this than to spend hours or even days trying to fix one problem after another. It's also the only surefire way of getting rid of all the accumulated junk files, redundant folders etc. and you end up with a PC that's as good as new in software terms.

[Grandad Phillip]

As the problems are quite numerous, is it possible for you to re-install Windows from either the supplied 'Recovery CD' or XP setup cd?
Sometimes it's quicker to do this than to spend hours or even days trying to fix one problem after another. It's also the only surefire way of getting rid of all the accumulated junk files, redundant folders etc. and you end up with a PC that's as good as new in software terms.