iSearch Toolbar & Outlook Express

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David

Ok I have two questions...

1) Someone in my family mustve clicked yes on some pop-up
and now the iSearch toolbar is part of IE. I right click
the toolbar(s) and i cannot change what toolbars display.
I then ego to View>>Toolbars and theyre all still grey
(the only that isnt is one title 'Text Labels'). How do I
get rid of this?

2) Well first, when ever i open up Outlook Express on my
account MSN Messenger opens up for some reason and my AIM
buddy list is part of my address book. And then everytime
I send an e-mail, a file is crated on the desktop and its
just titled "~". Anyone know how to fix either of these
problems?

Thanks,
David
 
David,

Look for the file toolbar.dll (might be in Windows\System32 folder, and unregister it). You can unregister a DLL by typing 'regsvr32 /u <path:\dllfile>' in the RUN box or Command Prompt. This unlocks the toolband and removes iSearch toolbar.

-or-

http://toolbar.isearch.com/uninstall/

-or-

(From Mike Burgess, MVP)
Copy and paste the below to Notepad
"File Types" drop-down menu = all files
Save as: UnlockToolbar.reg

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoBandCustomize"=dword:00000000
"NoToolbarCustomize"=dword:00000000
"Btn_Search"=dword:00000000
"SpecifyDefaultButtons"=dword:00000000

To use: right-click and select: Merge

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm


For the latter:
The tilde (~) is a result of this patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/330994/default.asp

The file is created when certain changes are made to your address book. This is a non-fatal error, ignore it.

What is the ~ (tilde) file on my desktop?"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

Mysterious Tilde File:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1372833,00.asp

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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Ok I have two questions...

1) Someone in my family mustve clicked yes on some pop-up
and now the iSearch toolbar is part of IE. I right click
the toolbar(s) and i cannot change what toolbars display.
I then ego to View>>Toolbars and theyre all still grey
(the only that isnt is one title 'Text Labels'). How do I
get rid of this?

2) Well first, when ever i open up Outlook Express on my
account MSN Messenger opens up for some reason and my AIM
buddy list is part of my address book. And then everytime
I send an e-mail, a file is crated on the desktop and its
just titled "~". Anyone know how to fix either of these
problems?

Thanks,
David
 
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