XP desktop will not load

[sniperman]

Hey can someone please help me with my problem.

Recently i have been having problems with my XP. After the login page, only the wallpaper appears and nothing else happens. No icons, menu bars etc could be loaded. I had to ctrl-atl-del to access task manager. On one occasion, there was a windows Error Report saying a "cutedruoo.exe" application could not be loaded. Only when i did a end process of "cutedruoo.exe" did my desktop started to load and all the icons and menu bar appears. As i could not solve this problem, i leave my comp as it is. A few days later the problem persist except this time round it involves another application called "cufsdfsdoo.exe". Similarly i have to do a end process of it before my desktop could start to appear.

Please advice me on what to do. Grealy appreciated.

['Stein]

Alrite, mabe I'm wrong, but this seems like spyware. I'd recommend that ya post a new thread in the 'Virus, Spyware, and Other Nasties' thread, along with a HijackThis log. (directions for doing this can be found in the very first thread listed, http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread28196.html )

[cik_ail]

Is this yet unanswered? If so, do this

http://www.msdner.com/dev-archive/215/24-120-2156057.shtm (only do the 1st paragraph)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon\Shell = explorer.exe

Just make sure that anything after the "explorer.exe" is removed as they are viruses/worms.