That's better; thanks.
There is only one set of entries in your log which need to be fixed, but they won't be cause of the problems you describe. They look like the result of either a prior trojan/spyware/virus/etc infection, or a simple mistake.
Run HijackThis again, put a check in the box to the left of the following items, and then hit the "Fix checked" button:
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: '@ivt' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Intranet Zone (HKLM)
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'file' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone (HKLM)
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'ftp' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone (HKLM)
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'http' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone (HKLM)
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'https' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone (HKLM)
You can quit/close HJT after that.
Can you give us any more information concerning the problems you've described please? Anything that might give us some clues as to the possible cause would help.
- When did the problems start to occur?
- Had you added/removed/upgraded any software at around that time (think carefully)?
- Have you received any other errors aside from the "cannot find file" error? If so, please post the full and exact text of the errors.
- What exactly does happen when you try to get Windows Updates?
- Do you recall the names of any of the infections XoftSpy found/fixed?
- Windows ME and XP have a feature called "System Restore", which can be used to restore the state/configuration of your computer back to the way it was at some given point in the past. If you know (at least approximately) the date at which the computer started to act up, you may be able to restore the system to the (working) state it was in just before that.
"Rolling back" your computer's configuration by using System Restore might erase whatever change brough on the problems.
Microsoft has further info and instructions on using System Restore in ME here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsME/using/computerhealth/articles/systemrestore.asp
Please note that System Restore does not differentiate between "good" and "bad" changes; software changes that you made (program installations or upgrades, for example) between the point that you restore back to and now may be erased. None of your personal documents/data will be deleted, but if you downloaded that latest and greatest version of Solitare, you might have to reinstall it.