windows xp (home edition) problem

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Try AdAware,Spybot,CW Shredder, Hijack this and some other AV's. If no luck may I suggest a system Restore.
Wait for some more inputs to your Issue at present maybe some others can shed more light on it.

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"rich" <user@hicom.net> wrote in message newsLete.16191$fa3.1947@trndny01...
> One day last week I booted up to find no programs will run. The program
> MIGHT show its opening screenm then lock up. Most times theyh don't get
> that far. Even trying to run msconfig is impossible, I get an hourglass
> for a few seconds then nothing, If I start windows xp in SAFE mode, I
> can run msconfig, but no programs will run.
> The only thing I can recall happening out of the ordinary was seeing
> that there were new windows updates flashing on the bottom of the
> screen. I have it set to not download but to alert me to new
> download...thsi apparently downloaded and wants to install. I even tried
> installing (as one of the updates was for malicious software)...but even
> that wouldn't run to install.
>
> I tried to run Norton but like all the other programs it won't launch. I
> can connect to the internet through verizon but as soon as I try to
> launch a browser it locks up, On another computer I downloaded a simple
> anti-virus program called AnitVir which DID extract and upon
> installation checkd my computer for viruses.......it found 40 trojans
> and 1 backdoor virus and cleaned then up. Yet nothing has changed as far
> as running programs.....I even tried running ANtivir again under save
> mode and it ran but under regular mode it won't.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I can do?
>
> rich haynes

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

rich wrote:

> One day last week I booted up to find no programs will run. The program
> MIGHT show its opening screenm then lock up. Most times theyh don't get
> that far. Even trying to run msconfig is impossible, I get an hourglass
> for a few seconds then nothing, If I start windows xp in SAFE mode, I
> can run msconfig, but no programs will run.
> The only thing I can recall happening out of the ordinary was seeing
> that there were new windows updates flashing on the bottom of the
> screen. I have it set to not download but to alert me to new
> download...thsi apparently downloaded and wants to install. I even tried
> installing (as one of the updates was for malicious software)...but even
> that wouldn't run to install.
>
> I tried to run Norton but like all the other programs it won't launch. I
> can connect to the internet through verizon but as soon as I try to
> launch a browser it locks up, On another computer I downloaded a simple
> anti-virus program called AnitVir which DID extract and upon
> installation checkd my computer for viruses.......it found 40 trojans
> and 1 backdoor virus and cleaned then up. Yet nothing has changed as far
> as running programs.....I even tried running ANtivir again under save
> mode and it ran but under regular mode it won't.
>
> Anyone got any ideas what I can do?
>
> rich haynes

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

For viruses, start with Trend Micro’s Sysclean and McAfee’s Stinger.
Download them and the Sysclean signature file. Delete the temporary
internet files, turn off system restore, boot into safe mode and run
them. Boot back into normal mode and run a full AV scan with your
normal AV program. Then turn system restore back on.

Trend Micro Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Trend Micro Signature File
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

You should also regularly run at least two of these online scans in
addition to your regular up to date AV program:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activ [...] ncipal.htm

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ho [...] t_corp.asp

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtra [...] nload.html

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://store.ca.com/dr/v2/ec_main. [...] &sid=35715

If you’re still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm


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Rock
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