Computers & Internet Logo

Related Topics:

Posted on Oct 20, 2008
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

MY DAUGHT WAS USING MY COMPUTER AN SHE DOWNLOADED SOMETHING WITHOUT ME KNOWING AN,I HAVE SOME ICONS ON MY COMPUTER THAT WILL NOT DELETE OFF HOW DO I FIX THIS PROMBLEM

Answer This Question

1 Answer

Canaan Hoffman

Canaan Hoffman

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Cheetah:

An expert who has answered 20 or more questions within one hour.
Night Owl:

An expert who has answered 10 or more questions between 12 midnight and 6am on the same day.

  • Expert 164 Answers
  • Posted on Oct 21, 2008
Canaan Hoffman
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Cheetah:

An expert who has answered 20 or more questions within one hour.
Night Owl:

An expert who has answered 10 or more questions between 12 midnight and 6am on the same day.

Joined: Oct 18, 2008
Answers
164
Questions
1
Helped
24931
Points
334

You can trying using safe mode
To get there depends on your OS

If your using Windows 98:

  • Restart the computer.
  • Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key
  • On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Mode
or you may use the system configuration Utility Method.
  • While in Normal mode, Close all programs.
  • Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK
  • In the System Configuration Utility, on the General Tab, click the Advanced Button
  • In the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box, check Enable Startup Menu. Click OK. Click OK again when the System Configuration Utility reappears.
  • You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes. The computer will restart in Safe mode.
  • When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again and uncheck "Enable Start-up Menu." under the Advanced Menu, then click OK and restart your computer
Windows Xp:

If Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.
  • If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
  • Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
  • Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
  • Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
  • Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
  • When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.
To use the System Configuration Utility method
  • Close all open programs.
  • Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK
  • The System Configuration Utility appears, On the BOOT.INI tab, Check the "/SAFEBOOT" option, and then click OK and Restart your computer when prompted.
  • The computer restarts in Safe mode.
  • Perform the troubleshooting steps for which you are using Safe Mode.
    When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again, on the BOOT.INI tab, uncheck "/SAFEBOOT" and click OK to restart your computer
Windows as part of a multiboot system
Use this method ONLY if you have multiple operating systems installed on your computer.
  • If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
  • Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
  • When the Boot loader menu (list of the available operating systems) appears, use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the version Windows what you want
  • Press Enter, and then immediately begin tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
  • Scroll to and select the Safe mode menu item , and then press Enter.
Windows Vista:

  • Turn the computer on or Restart the computer
  • Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Boot Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
  • Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected (the top option)
  • Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
  • When you are finished with troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.



Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
1answer

Tech support
Manually delete app/s that you don't use or use so often and make more space on the phone.
> go to settings > then apps and scroll across for "downloaded apps"
Scroll through list of app and delete what u don't want(Some apps sometimes download without you knowing so check for those )
Then press on apps and find uninstall.
Some might say it will cause other apps not to function properly but if not using just get rid of it and remember its " downloaded apps " not what came with the phone.
You can also Download a cleaner from apps store e.g clean master and clean up dump files, caches etc. for more memory hence more speed.
Hope this helps.
Read full answer
Apr 02, 2016 • Cell Phones
0helpful
1answer

How do I delete games icons from yahoo opening page on desktop
Right click on them and you will see delete flash up. Hit delete but to take the games right out of your computer you have to go into computer programs and uninstal them. Be very careful you don't uninstal something you want to keep.
Read full answer
Nov 03, 2014 • Dell Inspiron Computers & Internet
0helpful
1answer

Monitor does not light up at all.
Did she spill something on it? Have you tried to make sure it's not an issue with your bright and dark buttons or keys on the keyboard?

Shine a flashlight on the dark screen to see if you barely see the icons on the desktop. If so, then the LCD Inverter is bad.

Plug in an external monitor and see if the display shows up on it. It can be any kind of monitor even the old big fat crt monitors as long as it has a vga cable to connect to your computer's vga port. If so that proves your video card is ok. The video will show on most systems when you reboot without you having to do anything. Some systems will require you to hit the FN (Function key) + F1 thru F12. Hold down the FN key then hit the correct key for displaying on the monitor (F1 thru F12). The correct key will normally have CRT/LCD on it or it will have the icon of a display.

If you see no icons by shinning a flash light and the external monitor works, then your screen is bad. If you see no icons by shinning the flash light and nothing shows on the external monitor, then most likely your video card is bad.

Read full answer
May 08, 2012 • Gateway 400SD4 Notebook
0helpful
1answer

MTP Format Mismatch DB. Delete 4 MB error. I downloaded firmware and could not fix it.
fomatted without software know i cannot updae with new songs .display showing icons without any information
Read full answer
Jan 01, 2011 • SanDisk Sansa c150 MP3 Player
0helpful
1answer

I cant delete icons on my samsung code. I downloaded some apps for my samsung code and Now I cannot delete them. I have synced my phone with my computer and delted the apps on there and when I go to remove...
Try to hold the icons on start menu for 3 seconds, 2 options should pop up on the top of the screen, one is uninstall and the other is remove. While still holding the icon slide it on top of the uninstall option.
Read full answer
Sep 20, 2017 • Samsung Cell Phones
0helpful
1answer

Is there anywhere can reset my computer cause there is stuff i cannot delete on my travelmate 2200 without disks
I opened a mail that contained a virus. I updated Kaspersky 2010 scanned tha computer, downloaded Spybot installed it and cleaned up the problems. The problem now isthat the computer boots up, goes to desktop without any icons, and then logs off. I tried all safe modes, booting from a cd and everything else I knew, but nothing seems to work. The main disk is partitioned in C and G drives with G housing all the data and C mainly the programs. Don't know what to do anymore please help!!
Read full answer
Jan 16, 2010 • Acer Travelmate 2200 Notebook
4helpful
1answer

Desktop icons and taskbars not appearing in vista
Can you hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete? If you can, choose the Applications tab, then choose File > New Task (Run). Type "explorer" (without the quotes) and hit ENTER. Something is loading up on your machine and is using up all of your system resources, possible virus or spyware.
Read full answer
Mar 02, 2009 • Compaq Armada E500 Notebook
0helpful
1answer

How do I delete pictures that I have downloaded from my camera to my computer. I am a first time user.
Without knowing what kind of camera you have, this will be sort of a generic explanation, and I'm going to assume your computer runs on Windows.

You can delete pictures from the camera one at a time using the camera's controls - the exact procedure varies from one camera to the next, and you'll need to consult the manual. But it's easier and faster to delete them while the camera (or its memory card) is connected to the computer.

If you connect the camera to the computer with a USB cable, the camera will appear like a portable drive. Same goes if you take the camera's memory card out and plug it into a reader on the computer. Just open Windows Explorer or My Computer and look for the new drive. It will probably be drive E or higher. Then you can delete files the same way you delete any other files from a hard drive.
Read full answer
Nov 12, 2008 • Cameras
0helpful
1answer

Cell phone
yes you can you would have to clone the simcard she is using but that is not a cheap thing to do.
Read full answer
Mar 31, 2008 • Motorola Mobility RAZR V3c Cellular Phone
Not finding what you are looking for?

View Most Popular

Computers & Internet

Related Question

Tech support

  • Cell Phones

191 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Popular Questions

Change NAT to open

Zyxel P660HW-D1 Router

Vertical lines in my laptop screen BEWARE SPAM NUMBER +1-800-532-4187 BELOW

Compaq Presario M2000 Notebook

HP Pavillion dv9000 - won't power up

HP Pavilion dv9000z Notebook

LG KU990 PC suite installer

LG KU990 Viewty

Monitor goes blank less than a second after turning on.

Rosewill R900J 19" Flat Panel LCD...

Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report
Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report

View all Fixya Reports

Top Computers & Internet Experts

Grand Canyon Tech
Grand Canyon Tech

Level 3 Expert

3867 Answers

Brad Brown

Level 3 Expert

19187 Answers

Cindy Wells

Level 3 Expert

6688 Answers

Are you a Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

PDF Manual
Encahdd2bu3zb.pdf. user-manual-Cavalry...

Cavalry Storage...

PDF Manual
Fujitsu Lifebook e751.pdf....

Fujitsu LifeBook...

PDF Manual
Behringer EUROPOWER PMP3000 Powered...

Behringer Europower...

Loading...