I don't think you understood me.

You said that you can't open mp3 files by double-clicking them? That is why I assume that your file associations (that are responsible for running the player and...

Possibly bad file associations?
Try opening the file from some media player. Most of the players (including windows media player) can re-associate the files.

Run chkdsk from command prompt with /f switch on your C drive. It will schedule system partition check on next boot. Try defragmenting after that.

For the mp3 files, are you sure you are clicking...

Depends how you decide what is better than the other.

If it is a performance/price ratio, there are free anti-virus software..

If you want maximum security.. there is no such thing.
Example:...

Phiew...

Not that I'm blowing my own horn, but I've managed near-impossible. I've got rid of the trojans.
The battle was long and hard *khhh-khhhh*... the adversary was cunning and persistant......

This is what I figured out so far:

This is what bitdefender got:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\beep.sys Infected: Generic.Malware.P!.EAF3F10D
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\beep.sys Disinfection...

That site just killed my Windows.

Forced it to shut down (not hardware shutdown!) and gives me BSOD on every bootup since. I had to install temporary windows on other drive. (Sick *&&^$#)
...

This has nothing to do with Paretologic message. That is simply resolved by deleting the scheduled task.

This is about external HD not saving files.

I'm affraid that you have XP Home edition. Pro edition has that checkbox. Home doesn't. In order to do what I told you to, you will have to follow this...

Simple file sharing:
- open Windows explorer
- click "tools" in the menu bar and choose "folder options"
- in folder options window click on "view" tab and scroll the list all the way down. Last...

Take a look at this (http://www.utilitysoftwarereviews.com/how-to-remove-paretologic-uusdll-error-message/) regarding the error message.

I don't think that this is related to external HD. That...

Yes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash) they are one and the same.

You will need to open the .swf file with internet explorer.
Rightclick, then click "open with" and select Internet...

Hmm.. bad one.

Do you use firewall?
How exactly do you connect to the internet? Via modem or wlan?
Can you access it via different browser?
What is your network connection status?

You should...

Run hijackthis, check

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [outlook] C:\Program Files\outlook\outlook.exe /auto

and click on "fix checked"

It is a Win32.Worm.VB.DW acording...

Hi. What you can do i use hijackthis and check in the running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\sysockeu.exe
C:\WINDOWS\sysodkcs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\sysoghcx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\sysokuaw.exe

and

O4 -...

This one is one nasty adware. It eluded hijackthis, Spy sweeper, ad-aware, BitDefender, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware....

Only refference...

Look on the bright side: atleast you have new regcleaner.

I'm afraid that your problem isn't caused by malware. My best guess is that your mpeg4 (or quicktime) codec got corrupted or replaced by incompatible one or one that doesn't support coding (decoding...

Please, download Hijackthis (http://download.hijackthis.eu/hijackthis_199.zip), extract it, run it and post the log here. We'll go from there.

Faulty RAM usually means $50 - $150, depending on the laptop model/manufacturer.

Usually there are more than one stick, so you would have to experiment (trying it out with 1 stick at the time)...

The log is clean as a whistle.

I could think of 1 more quick diagnosis: over clocking CPU and/or VGA. OCing can cause such unexpected stalls. Only, VGA OCing would also cause visual glitches...

Since you beg....
If the A/V scan didn't solve your problem, it is obvious that it is not nastie that is causing the problem.

It has all the sypthoms of bad memory sticks. Only, you would get...

I suggest that you uninstall speed startup.
It might be responsible for the wired behavior of your machine.
I'm not saying that it is a nastie. Probably buggy.

What's next? Ads on my desktop? As part of the windows code?

I guess the billions aren't enough.

Yes, you should defragment your drive from time to time.

I recommend that you use Executive Software Diskeeper, if your HD is on NTFS. It is the only defragmenter that is capable of defragmenting MFT (Master File Table) and pagefile on Windows XP. They...

You do not have any nasties there, other than "O4 - Startup: PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe" which is a reminder that (ppl say) tries to connect to the internet. You can check that one in the hijackthis...

Just paste the log here (http://www.hijackthis.de/). If you are uncertain about some file/process, just google it and see what comes up.

Looks more like a stardate from star treck.

Try booting to safe mode, then proceed the steps I gave you.

P.S.
It's been long time since I've dealt with it. I'm not 100% certain that I haven't missed something in those steps there.

This is how I got rid of SERVICES.EXE:
(You will need to use registry editor and task manager.)

- use ctrl-alt-delete (task manager) to kill the "Services" process
- After that kill the...

Try using this (http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/).

Check "O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [webHancer Survey Companion] "C:\Program Files\webHancer\Programs\whSurvey.exe" in your hijackthis and click on "fix checked" button.

First, use protection (firewall and anti-virus).

You have 2 suspects there:

"O8 - Extra context menu item: Ebates - file://C:\Program Files\Ebates__MoeMoney__Maker\ebmmt\ebmmC5.htm"

and
...

I suggest that you download this (http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/?ref=afl_neuber). You have number of nasties there. One called "SERVICES.EXE" is hard to get rid off (speaking from experiance).

I will advice you this:

Reboot into a safe mode (press F8 while booting and select safe mode with or without network support)
Move thiese files (just in case you need to restore them)...

That is one of the security features of many anti-virus programs - preventing programs to access and/or change the registry. I suggest that you allow windows help program the access to the registry,...

I think ppl should read this post.

Short story:

I was installing and reinstalling windows, troubleshooting some hardware incompatibility issues that I'm experiencing. I wanted to preserve my...

Thanks for the info.

You sound like one of the pacifists I've referred to.