Re: File access rights changed...
From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 01/08/03
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From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:39:23 -0700
I do not quite see how that answers the sudden
appearance of this issue with multiple symptoms:
norton system tray icon disappears from tray
control panel applets fail
taskmanager closes immediately on opening
Sounds like a virus has ahold of the system.
Perhaps a second opinion from a couple other
antivirus softwares is in order.
-- Roger "Drew Cooper [MS]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OFEEvgJsCHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP09... > Most likely possibility: the target path for the icon is wrong. > Right click on the icon, go to properties, and find out what binary it was > supposed to be running. Find it on your machine and fix the path. > > Maybe the binary isn't on the machine any more, in which case you'll have to > either copy it from another machine or re-install the app. > > Or maybe the user you're running as doesn't have permissions to run the app. > If you can find the binary, but can't run it, check out the permissions on > the file. > > If none of those help, try contacting Symantec. > > -- > Drew Cooper [MS] > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > > "Ray Crockett" <rcrocket@telusplanet.net> wrote in message > news:00db01c2b095$b4dfd9a0$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08... > > I am experiencing a problem with my system which I am > > having trouble diagnosing. I run windows XP service pack > > 1. I use Norton Systemsworls 2002 which I have kept up to > > date by doing live update at a minimum of once a week. > > The problem I am having has the following symptoms: > > > > Upon booting norton appears to launch and the icon is > > is displayed in the bottom right of the screen. Moving > > the cursor to that area causes the nortong icon to > > disappear. > > > > I am unable to launch Norton using any other means. When > > I do I get an error that says "Windows can not access the > > specified device, path or file. You may not have the > > appropriate permissions to access the file." > > > > Cetain systems functions are also locked out in the same > > way such as system administration. I am also locked out > > from the systems recovery functions in control panel (same > > error message) > > > > Also doing a 3 finger reboot launches the task list but > > the list immediately disappears so I can not use it to see > > or terminate any tasks or processes. > > > > Using another computer on my network which has a recently > > updated norton anti virus on it I scanned the two hard > > drives on my computer but did not find any viruses. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks > > Ray > >
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