Hello, Baby.D... it is not likely to be malware etc that is the cause of your problem. Looking at that run window, the file is from google canada, it is a Firefox file trying to run in IE... hard to say what it could be. Anyway, try this... it will give us some basic information as well as scan your sys for any malware or pestware [most folks have some.. :)]
==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
from: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html
or: http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
=Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application,
-ensure that it is set to update and start, else start it via the icon, and UPDATE it.
Select "Perform QUICK Scan", then click Scan; the application will guide you through the remaining steps.
ENSURE that EVERYTHING found has a CHECKMARK against it, then click Remove Selected.
If malware has been found [and removed] MBAM will automatically produce a log for you when it completes... do not click the Save Logfile button.
Examine the log: if some files are listed as Delete on Reboot then restart your machine before continuing.
Copy and post that log [it is also saved under Logs tab in MBAM].
==Hijackthis: You have a choice of versions, installable program or stand-alone executable; in action they are fundamentally identical; on their own they make no alterations, merely scan vulnerable locations and report. I prefer ii).
i] -download hijackthis: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html or http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/
-dclick that .msi file to install Hijackthis as a program. Else...
ii] - download the executable file from: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/hijackthis.php
- unzip if necessary; copy hijackthis.exe to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop.
Start Hijackthis via the desktop icon or by dclicking hijackthis.exe.
- CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any open windows including the explorer window containing HijackThis.
- click the Scan and Save a Logfile button. Post the log here.
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:).
The weird noises... it is possible that you have set an active desktop that is not functioning all that well? Set either by yourself or by malware. It may be trying to play sounds from a website; to disable it [or at least to check] go Start > Control Panel > Display, Desktop tab > customise button, Web tab. There you should place a checkmark beside any unknown entries and choose Delete.
Let me know.
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Baby D, the Home Page entry in the display's Web tab listing is fine.
Has that popup gone now?
Static while playing. Could be a driver issue, they do go bad occasionally. You could check the website of the manufacturer of your motherboard to see if there are updated drivers you could install [tedious, and it is not really necessary to update what once was working satisfactorily], or you could uninstall the drivers you have and reinstall them...
Let's try that... I don't know how savvy you are about your computer's makeup, so first go Start, and enter...
msinfo32
Expand Components, select Sound Device. After a moment you should see your audio devices listed; note the entry [entries] beside Name. Done with that.
Again go Start, > Control Panel > System, then choose Hardware, Device Manager.
Expand Sound, video etc controllers; dclick the entry corresponding to that you saw earlier at Name. In the window that opens choose the Driver tab, press the Update Driver button.
In the Wizard window choose No, not this time, and press Next; then Install from a list..., and Next; finally Don't Search..., and Next. Select the audio service as listed before at Name, and click Next.
Repeat for any other audio services that appeared beside Name in the info window.
Play some music. Beiber, if you really must.
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Baby D., msinfo32.exe is part of XP's Help & Support. Try that [via Start button if you show it there], go to Pick a Task, and then to inline Tools link, finally Advanced Sys Info.
Failing that, post the entries you have under Device Mgr, Sound and Video Controllers
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