I got fed up with the computer so I just restored it back to it's factory defaults (you can do this with Dell's made after 2003). I got Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security because I heard that...

When I boot up my computer for the first few minutes it is normal. Everything looks and works just fine. After 5 minutes, the taskbar changes to the old windows gray color and my voume for my...

Thanks for the help. My computer's working now after I ran a scan with Ewido and I emptied out all of my temp folders. I also noticed that my firewall wasn't on so I turned it back on. Everything...

To whom it may concern.

My internet keeps on disconnecting. It isn't just a problem with Internet Explorer, Mozilla can't connect either, so I believe my internet all together is having problems....

To whom it may concern.

My internet keeps on disconnecting. It isn't just a problem with Internet Explorer, Mozilla can't connect either, so I believe my internet all together is having problems....

Hello. My computer is running too slow and I don't know why. I ran all of my virus scan programs, cleaned the registry, and even emptied out my temp and prefetch folders, but I don't know what the...

PROBLEM SOLVED! Here's how.

I used these steps from another forum:

The specific locations for the files:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_exe_fix.zip
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By the way, here is my latest log report for HijackThis.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:59:32 PM, on 12/29/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer...

Ever since my computer has been acting up, I've noticed that just before my login screeen, where it ask which user I want to use, a box shows up. The box has some strange characters on it (looks...

Earlier I said that I had a system crash with MVP Baseball 2004/2005. I also had a warning message with the Ad-watch monitor/system protector. So, out of curiosity, I logged into the PC with my...

I booted my computer in safe mode with command prompt (DOS) and I followed the nine steps I mentioned in the last post. I then restarted my computer normally and the icons on the desktop showed...

By the way, my regedit.exe doesn't work at all. When I follow the path of Start\Run\regedit, I get a flash of something on my screen, and then the program just quits with an error report. Can you...

Thanks for the help thus far. Here is some more supplemental info for the MVP Baseball time frame with different explanations:

12/24/2005 9:01:07 PM Userenv Warning None 1517 NT...

I included the activity before and after my MVP Baseball mishap.

Here are the new logs for my System and Application from Eventviewer:

System Log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service...

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I deleted the "sys32 folder from the dllcache directory. I also ran the sfc/scannow, but it told me to insert my Windows XP Professional Cd 2 in order for files to be...

I cleaned out those files on my PC but it's still not back to normal. Help me please.

Whoa. Thanks for the help. I really feel like I'm actually making progress now. I also want to know if I have to do this process for the other user(s) on this computer which consist of: 1. The...

This is a lengthy report. I used a Windows XP cd (Microsoft Windows XP Professional for OS 5.1.2600, which is compatible/identical with the original program on my PC) to reinstall Windows XP on my...

What can I do if I don't have a Windows XP cd. My computer already had Windows XP installled on it, and no cd was provided. Can I get a cd from a website?

I opened my computer in safe mode with the administrator and I still could not access system restore. However, I did run full systems scans with all of my scan programs including Ewido-Malware and I...

Thanks for you help, but I can't get into system restore to change the settings. The "My Computer" icon did not respond when I tried to get into its properties, and when I finally made my way to...

Hello, this is Walton and I need help! None of my shortcuts or programs on my desktop work anymore and I can't get into add/remove programs. I ran Mcafee Virus Scan, Spybot Search and Destroy, and...