Robert in CA wrote:
I ran the Kapersky CD and found the file and deleted it:

https://postimg.cc/hJ50TjHy

https://postimg.cc/zHmS2QDT

https://postimg.cc/V5MF0z4g

https://postimg.cc/3dFC99sD

https://postimg.cc/hXC8RvPD

https://postimg.cc/H845ZshC

https://postimg.cc/0bnD7jSY

However afterwards there was no way to exit, or to restart the computer.
I had to close it and then shut the computer down (the only option available)
but when I restarted it the same messed up WBM appeared and now the 780
has lost it's Internet connection. It can't do any updating without the Internet.

So I'm going to restore the 780 back to 12-1-21 because I'm dead in the water
right now.

Robert

OK.

It looks like you got as far as I did.
Your Kaspersky looks newer than my version.

The shutdown menu would likely have been in the
lower left corner.

The drivers are supposed to be cached, and I've had
the drivers reinstall themselves on two or three installs,
but then, the hardware isn't a "good mix" so this hardly
constitutes a thorough test on my end here.

On my Acer, it came with a driver disc as part of
the restore set. If it gets wedged, I can use
the driver disc and reinstall something like that.

Whereas refurbs don't come with the driver disc,
and it's one less convenience (I have one refurb
here and it doesn't come with helpful stuff
particularly). Hunting down drivers would require
having a look around on the Internet with the
other machine. And some things are easier to find
than others (like finding drivers for VirtualBox
when the need arises, for stuff over 20 years old).

Paul