microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

"tajsingh@hotmail.com" wrote:

> Hi,
> My new laptop with XP installed got hacked by a hacker installing/
> creating another admin account. I tried deleting it through the
> original admin account but no success.
>
> Each time I boot up, a script runs and the new admin user
> (BatamHacker) is created.
>
> In addition to that if I go to "RUN" and type "REGEDIT" the computer
> logs me off.....
>
> Appreciate any help to resolve this...
>
> Thanks
> TJ
>

You can recover the use of regedit.exe by the following dodge.

Copy regedit.exe (or regedit32.exe) from the Windows\system32 folder, and
paste it

into C:\
Rename this file to myregedit.exe, copy it, and paste it back into
Windows\system32
Now it functions just as regedit, from Run command or double-click in
Explorer.

I do this as standard on my PCs at home when they come out of the box.
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Regards,
Newell White