Windows Display and Firewall

[rajiv]

Greetings earthlings,

Have a problem with my windows, display settings are not working and I'm getting this error:

Windows cannot fin

'::26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\1\::{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6...\Settings'.

Make sure you typed the named correctly, and then try again.

In other news when I try to access my firewall it's doing the same. Smells like a virus to me.

I'm currently lamenting the folly of running Microsoft security essentials and am unistalling for Avast.

Any help would be appreciated as to figuring this out???

Thanks.

 

[srothman]

When last did it work, and what changed?

I assume you get this error when your Desktop is launched? Or is it when you try to access your display settings?

First thing I would suggest you try: Uninstall your AV, disable your firewall (and UAC), and re-install your display drivers and see if that doesn't help. Alternatively, go to Device Manager and remove your display altogether and have Windows re-detect it and see if it re-creates the missing key.

 

[rajiv]

Thanks bud I'll give it a go. Would rolling it back through system restore also not help?

When last did it work, and what changed?

I assume you get this error when your Desktop is launched? Or is it when you try to access your display settings?

First thing I would suggest you try: Uninstall your AV, disable your firewall (and UAC), and re-install your display drivers and see if that doesn't help. Alternatively, go to Device Manager and remove your display altogether and have Windows re-detect it and see if it re-creates the missing key.

 

[rajiv]

Oh and to answer your question. I was playing a game last weekend and the pc restarted. Display settings have been stuffed since then.