Will do, he should be online tomorrow. I'm trying to self-learn how to read HJT logs. It's pretty neat :)

Usually when a file is in use and you're using a p2p prog, some one else is trying to d/l it off of you. But yeah, rebooting into safe mode works most of the time when trying to delete a file.

Ya might want to give us a full rundown on your PC specs:
motherboard + bios version
processor
RAM (type, size, speed)
hard drive (type, size, speed)

download and run silent runners...

My friend had this same issue. Since he could not stay connected to a browser long enough, I had to manually upload him the files via AIM messenger, the same ones listed in my sig. This did resolve...

I don't think Windows (any version) let's you re-install without formatting the current partition you want it on so I think you just might be screwed as far as your data goes. Sorry to hear that.

1. Go to CompUSA or Best Buy or any other place that might carry a free AOL 9.0SE installation cd.

2. Completely uninstall it from your computer
- Go to where it installs and delete the folder...

I think you have some form of the W32 worm. Same thing happened on the comp I worked on the other day. Some installer window would pop up for a brief second then go away.

follow the directions here (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread27570.html)

math sucks.

You're a network admin. This is pretty basic. What's wrong with this picture?

/shrug
computers and their users like to disagree

well, i wouldn't sweat it i guess lol. you uninstalled it, it's not running in the background (as far as i can tell but i'm not nearly as knowledgeable as the mods here) and it's not in your...

eh, after any changes make sure to click Apply ...

A lot of the times, stuff in the registry is under the manufacturer's name, not the program's name itself.

my recycle has the same properties and whatnot as your gateway. there are a few things that don't wind up there and it's never concerned me, b/c when you actually think about it, "Deleting" isn't...

/shrug

I'm definitely not the person to ask about registry stuff. When I delete/uninstall programs, i know that there are still traces of it in the registry so i manually delete it from there.
...

lol non-destructively? i only used this on a completely blank HD, never on a well-fuctioning HD. I don't have that much faith in programs like Partition Magic or whatever... never even touched those...

Just delete it like anything else.

Start > Programs > Startup (hover your mouse pointer over it) > right-click > delete

Eh, i'm not sure where Windows (or the hardware itself) likes to throw drivers. I just figure they're all over the place and I don't mind having to re-download drivers every time after I reformat....

Window Animation:

right-click My Computer > Properties
(or start > settings > control panel > double-click system
Advanced Tab
Performance > Settings (button)


Sounds:

right-click on your desktop > arrange icons > show desktop icons

if this isn't what you're referring to, right-click on the taskbar > properties > start menu > classic start menu > apply

If you have uninstalled it and it's still in your startup tab, you can delete it from there as well. Is it showing up as a running process via CTRL+ALT+DEL?

d'you really like watching the screen grow and shrink? lol :)

I make backup cd's for everything and yes, you can make a copy of the windows cd. It's not illegal (making 1 backup for non-commericial use) so I'll tell you how.

First Step
- Right-Click on the...

uncheck the box for it. just make sure it isn't a system process.

USB is PnP (plug 'n play) and 99% of the time windows has the basic drivers for it. The 1% is proprietary or makes it function better.

why are you using dial up?

My buddy wasn't able to download all these nifty progs so I had to upload it to him through AIM. He's no longer having problems staying in a web browser so I had him run HJT and send me his log file....

Installing video card drivers *sometimes* fixes this option. It just all depends though really.

Well, after many hours, 18+ with no breaks, I finally managed to completely rid this computer of all the junk and crud. Thanks very much for your help! I clicked around, manually deleted 276kb size...

For that, please use CCleaner (http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10398462.html?tag=lst-0-1)

Try using the following programs:

Ewido (http://www.download.com/Ewido-Security-Suite/3000-8022_4-10326287.html?tag=lst-0-1)
CounterSpy...

Though I'm no expert, nothing looks out of the ordinary on your HJT /shrug

It's not when she access the internet, it's when there's a live internet connection. An ethernet cable gets plugged in and in 10 minutes the BSOD comes up. A regular phone cable gets plugged in and...

LOL no, I didn't mean it in a bad way. The original reason why I view those files and the file extensions is that I copy the "i386" folder from the winxp cd to my hard drive. It contains a lot of...

FDISK utility found on the Win98 boot disk is extremely handy for this as well.

It's not flagged as anything bad under adaware, spybot, or the plethera of other progs I used, so I'm wondering if C:\WINDOWS\srchasst is good or bad.

You should try Google > Remove Aurora Software and you will come up with this link (http://labs.paretologic.com/spyware.aspx?remove=Aurora) among many others.

Everyone has their own method for cleaning up a computer. I, being uber-newb here and trying to help out, will give the method that works best for me.

First Steps:

right-click on Start and go...

Doh! I was afraid of that...