can't close windows or right click them

PLEASE HELP!!! I can't close anything I open .. anything... only throug
task bar, but the X (close ) minimise maximise etc are disabled plu
right click context on the windows only... (I can right click on star
taskbar etc)... this is after i installede bootskin (which had an erro
whilst installing.. about somethign.. then uninstalled it but stil
foooked vista).. if i cant fix this i need to reinstall :

never come across this problem before sigh.... please hel

la

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lakmilis

On Mar 29, 4:37*pm, "Cat-In-A-Flat" <n...@none.not> wrote:
> "lakmilis" <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
>
> news:...
>
>
>
> > PLEASE HELP!!! I can't close anything I open .. anything... only through
> > task bar, but the X (close ) minimise maximise etc are disabled plus
> > right click context on the windows only... (I can right click on start
> > taskbar etc)... this is after i installede bootskin (which had an error
> > whilst installing.. about somethign.. then uninstalled it but still
> > foooked vista).. if i cant fix this i need to reinstall
>
> > never come across this problem before sigh.... please help
>
> > lak
>
> You need to delete this file
> c:\windows\system32\drivers\vidstub.sys
>
> If you can't get to it while logged in.
> Reboot, hit the F8 key, then select Safe Mode with command prompt.
> del c:\windows\system32\drivers\vidstub.sys
> restart the PC

I'm curious, since I myself am about to set up a new computer with
Windows.
What is this file you are deleting all about? Where did it come from?

Cat-In-A-Flat wrote:

> "lakmilis" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> PLEASE HELP!!! I can't close anything I open .. anything... only through
>> task bar, but the X (close ) minimise maximise etc are disabled plus
>> right click context on the windows only... (I can right click on start
>> taskbar etc)... this is after i installede bootskin (which had an error
>> whilst installing.. about somethign.. then uninstalled it but still
>> foooked vista).. if i cant fix this i need to reinstall
>>
>> never come across this problem before sigh.... please help

> You need to delete this file
> c:\windows\system32\drivers\vidstub.sys
>
> If you can't get to it while logged in.
> Reboot, hit the F8 key, then select Safe Mode with command prompt.
> del c:\windows\system32\drivers\vidstub.sys
> restart the PC

That's an odd recommendation. Vidstub.sys seems to belong to the Bootskin
application but there's no indication from the OP that s/he is running
Bootskin. It's rather premature and rash to tell people to start deleting
files without really knowing anything about their computer and its recent
history.

Lakmilis - Every time I have seen this behavior on a computer, that machine
was severely infected. So, answer the following two questions:

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed
between the time things worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus
status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and
versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

If you can't do the work yourself (and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea), take the machine to a professional computer repair
shop (not your local equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). If
possible, have all your data backed up before you take the machine into a
shop.

And I don't suggest that you blindly start deleting files.

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Hi , thanks for replies.. in fact I solved it last night (moderator ca
stiuck SOLVED to this)... With this behaviour, it seemed bootskin di
somethign to user32.dll.mui , yet modification date was set to origina
2007 as the other files (which is why I didn't pick up on it at first).

I had a backup of the file a mount directory so solution

delete \windows\system32\en-US\user32.dll.mui , copy original back int
this folder

RESTART

THANKS for replying guys. Appreciate it

PROBLEM SOLVED

PS. It happened due to installing bootskin (possible error: I got a
error during installation yet could run it.. bootskin did work, but th
problem mentioned occured.. could not close any windows or right clic
them in the taskbar.. could close them with task manager but tas
manager of course could only be closed by the exit option)

And no... I am pretty well versed in computers.. a waste of mone
taking it to 'professionals'. I just failed to think it could be user3
at first due to the modifcation date being set to original a
aforementione

la

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lakmilis

hmm.. I would agree with both of you. No need to get all worked up. (
agree with Malke deleting files is not necessarily right.. however
also agree with you, that in this particular case, the file you mentio
is not problematic deleting. ).

It was not malware (but Malke couldn't know my level of security on m
computer etc.)

overall , what was important were you both came with suggestions.. bu
as I said, I figured it out when I didn't trust the mod date as
suspected something going on with user32dll since that is where th
bootskin area resides

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lakmilis