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Computer Software => Windows => Topic started by: Peter on November 17, 2010, 11:52:20 AM
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A few days ago the attached boxes appeared every time I start the pc, a search in System Configuration Utility start up failed to find them so I was not able to remove them from startup.
Can anyone tell me how to remove these irritants from my desktops please?
Regards,
Peter
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:(Not very big are they, sorry.
Peter
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It's been a while since I used Windows but ave you tried add/remove programs in control panel?
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artgalry.exe is usually a component part of MS Powerpoint - have you recently deleted Powerpoint? Could be that reloading it sorts the problem.
Colin
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I had to reinstall Microsoft Office 2003, so Ill look at that possibility.
Oldun, I do want to uninstall the programme, just need to prevent the information popping up.
Peter
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If I remember correctly you can prevent any of the extras that you don't want installing when you install the office suite. I think the same goes for uninstalling them. When you plop the cd in you should be given the menu for installing/uninstalling or repairing the suite. Or I'm talking rubbish so just ignore me. ::)
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Peter, first of all don't worry about the size of the images you posted...if you click on the image it jumps up to full size.
As stated, artgalry.exe is a legitimate part of the Office suite of which Powerpoint is a part, but it has been known to hide a nasty trojan......so a good antivirus/anti malware scan would not go astray.
If that comes up clean, fire up Powerpoint, have your Office installation disc handy in case of need, then go Help>detect and repair..............and let it do it's thing. Hopefull it will repair what appears to be a corrupt artgalry.dll file.
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As stated, artgalry.exe is a legitimate part of the Office suite of which Powerpoint is a part, but it has been known to hide a nasty trojan......so a good antivirus/anti malware scan would not go astray.
Download Malwarebytes and let it do a full scan.
You can get it free and safely from here
http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
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Oh woe is me! :( Tried all of those but to no avail, thanks all I think I may have to live with it.
Pete
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Oh dear, :( .......but let's not give up just yet.
What version of Office do you have ?
Have you installed any new Cliptart recently. ?
Check in your firewall settings to see if there is a permission for any of these to access the internet...if so, block them :- Artgalry 5.0 OLE Server. or Office.