Can't do system restore, even if you go to 'rstrui.exe'. Same message box as on most everything else.
Thanks for the thought.

I tried start>run> sfc \scannow. Got 'windows cannot find sfc.scannow'.Make sure...retry. to search...etc. Could not find scannow in search.
Tried to install Recovery Console using...

We have WindowsXP,sp2. Last Sunday I ran SpySweeper 3.5. When it was done it said some items would be removed at restart. I restarted, came back later, clicked turn off and went to bed. My wife...