Twiggyish | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:26 pm     Ok, it may not have installed. There are comet icons on the desktop though. They aren't deleting either..hmmmmm This is interesting: http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/14521 |
Crossfire | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:27 pm     Strange....If they can't be deleted, that usually means they are in use. |
Twiggyish | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:29 pm     What if she goes into MY COMPUTER and tries manually deleting from the desktop? The desktop files are found in the "C" drive...Windows folder.. Desktop. |
Crossfire | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:35 pm     Hmmm. Abbynormal, do you know how to take screenshots, and if so, do you know how to post them here. I'd still like to see what the files are, you mentioned that there are hundreds. If I were confidant that all the files came from comet cursor, and not other important things we could just work on getting rid of them. |
Maris | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:37 pm     since I am not a computer person, my solution would be to create a folder and move all those icons into the folder. You know .......the old shove the toys under your bed solution. Then think about it tomorrow. |
Crossfire | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:40 pm     Maris: That's an option too. If I thought it were safe to delete them, I'd first store them in a folder for a while just in case one turned out to be important. I'm a measure twice cut once kind of guy. |
Abbynormal | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:47 pm     Ok, I appreciate all the help, but I know we all have tv shows to get too. I will come back later or tomorrow and continue if you all will stick with me. I don't know how to take screenshots and I don't know how to move stuff to a new folder and it is not letting me delete anything anyway and it won't even dump the stuff thats already in the recycle bin. I think it is fried. Thank you all so much. |
Crossfire | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:50 pm     Ok, one thing though. If you have not already rebooted, please don't do that right away if you can avoid it. Just in case....(Don't get too upset) I'll still be here later, and tomorrow. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:51 pm     {{Abby}} Sorry.. I know how frustrating this can be when you don't know a lot about what's going on with it, and you can't seem to get it fixed. Good Luck.. |
Abbynormal | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:52 pm     LOL Crossfire! What makes you think I would do that? You didn't TELL me to! |
Car54 | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 04:53 pm     I have Windows XP and there is a program that comes up once in a while that tells me I have unused icons on my desktop..and do I want to clean the up.. would something like that help?? |
Crossfire | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 05:00 pm     Hehe, well it's just something some people do when TV time starts. |
Twiggyish | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 05:29 pm     Car, Windows 98 doesn't have that program. It's a different system. If ONLY 98 had that feature! The problem with the Comet Cursor, if that's what it is.. is that it self installs. It's a pain to remove. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 06:36 pm     Dumb question, but what is a comet cursor? Sounds like I want to avoid it!! |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 04:43 am     my computer is fixed, woohoo. they said on my voicemail that they had to replace the motherboard and some other parts, but since they want to keep my business they covered it under the warranty that i no longer have, yippee. im going to pick it up this afternoon. will check back later. |
Ddr1135 | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:10 am     I'm so happy for you Square!!!!! That's great that they covered it under the warranty. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:20 am     Yay, Squaredsc!!! |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 03:51 pm     ok got my computer back. they replaced the motherboard, cd, installed bios, fw updates, and restored pc due to file corruption. so basically everything i had is gone now. my outlook folders are gone. my 'net favorites are gone. i guess this is what they mean by backing up the system. im scared to go to my computer and find all of my personal stuff gone. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 03:57 pm     SQUARE!!! Welcome back! MGA, Comet Cursor is a nasty program that installs on your computer (if you don't have your settings right). It has all kinds of things attached to it. (Like nosey spyware) It's the program with the "cute" little cursors on the screen. |
Mygetaway | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 04:08 pm     Thanks Twiggy.. Also glad you got your puter fixed Square! |
Car54 | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:10 pm     Square!!!!! The board has been distinctly colorless without you. Sorry your stuff is gone, let me know if you need me to send you all my links and stuff. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:26 pm     car, laurence is gone. i will need to go to his thread and add his site to my favorites again. i also have to go thru the archives here to reload mirc. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:31 pm     Square, there are newer pics of Laurence in his thread..LOL |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:41 pm     thanks twiggy, im going there now. i just reloaded mirc, hope it works. dra, sweetie, i think i lost the mirc stuff you sent me where i can do the cutsie stuff. so next time we are in chat together i will need it again. thanks  |
Draheid | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:42 pm     Squaredsc: Whenever you want, darlin' just let me know!  |