sorry for the small, kind of stupid question.

But if you install something, it ussualy creates a folder, and unpacks files to the needed folders.

So, somethings come with "uninstall". Whats the...

ok, sorry I was gone for a few days..

ok I ran the fixblast thing, blast isnt in my manager anymore.

Ok, I canceled a few things from starting with that "codestuff starter"...
The difference...

"double click it as an admin"
I see what you meant, i just read the sentence wrong.

Ok i copied that into a notepad and made it a .reg, when I ran it, it asked me if im sure I want to add the to...

ok, that long thing you posted, what exactly does that do?

What kind of file extension is a .reg? and what do you mean by "double click it as an admin"

what removal tool...

hmm, ok

snowman, you totaly lost me there :'(

hm, one of the things on startup is MSBlast, I have no idea, but someone told me that this was a virus, and that it was this
...

...

ok I assume you mean this page
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

i cant really figure out how this helps me...

So how exactly do I find what exactly are these programs that...

well I can see 21 non system processes on the task manager.

So what are all these going? some are obvious like Ybrowser.exe or aim.exe, but what the hell are things like OSD.exe?

BAH!!!


ok i know its not intentional, and your just trying to help, but I feel like im being patronized


ok, Your not listening to what im saying, or maybe im not explaining myself well!!
...

Im dont want to close the firewall or AVG, im just asking because i want to know, how did it decide I can close AVG but not the firewall?

ok, i dont know whats going on with the interenet thing,...

Ok thanks, I did what you said with the accounts, and I got the firewall running.


Ok, a couple problems with the limited accounts, well first, It doesnt allow me to close the firewall on a...

ok, first the norton is still disappearing, now does this mean there is still a virus, and do i even still need notron now that i have the other things?

so your saying i should have only one...

ok I know what different accounts are and hwo to make them and all that,

but why do i need a non administrative one?

Ok, sound IS back. woohoo!

Ok, thanks for all your help, I appreciate it, do you think the repair did any good?

one last thing, i still dont have a firewall, can anyone think what might be the...

How do i find my modle number so i can "select my product"

To the snowman:

I do have administrative priviliges, and I did reinstal it like it said.

when I run dxdiah, error: problem getting extra sound info, result code = 0x887800a (request failed because directsound resources, such as the priority level, were already in use by another calleron...

control panal - audio device it says i have no audio device..

i press the little music note on my keyboard "no mixer device is located, mixer will now exit"

ok... I have a problem, which i think my have been related to the problem i had instaling,

I have no sound, none at all, i cant play midi, mp3, websites i know have sound, nothing...

any idea...

ok i did that.

now there was one thing... during thhe 2nd part of it... it said

The file ctlface.sys on creative wdmedia drivers is needed,


then there was one of those places where i can...

a already use windows update =p......

so i should just do the repair thing you suggested?

ok, I looked in a manual that came with the computer... there is a chapter saying reinstalling winXP.. now it says too boot from that CD, and then I apparently have two options, to hit a repair...

i wasnt mad or anything, it meant to be more of a joke.. haha? hehe? nevermind..

anyway... any suggestion to what I do now?, because as you said, im sure there was some damage done

i have to say, that hurts



what do you mean?

So, do you know anything about the firewall problem?


"200"

ok, I DLed all of that.

The firewal, when ui restart my computer it says a component from it was missing, please unistal prevoius versions and instal it again, i reinstalled it and it said the...

and just a quick, related question,

i did recently run a free antivirus check thing, I think one of the viruses it found and deleted was a tape worm..

someone told me these eat at your memory?...

ok thanks,

ok, to be clear, your saying reinstaling is a good idea to get every bit of bad stuff out right?

so you want me to instal the antivirus stuff before? i
reinstal/reformat it? wont...

Well, I havent been taking really good care of my computer, and theres alot of junk on it, and useless programs running and all that crap, I wouldnt be suprised if there were quite a few viruses on...