Paul,
Following the Malware removal advice here should help.
The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.php
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks Ramesh. The import did the trick. Now there's the problem of why this
happened as my system seems to have a real problem. When I boot to Windows
there's a blank box with only a couple of small symbols that won't allow
the computer to finish loading windows until I click OK. Trying to x out the
box does nothing. Some sort of malware. Any ideas. Nothing to suspicious
with HighJack this. Adaware doesn't find anything.
Click Start, Run and type "command.com" (press ENTER)
Type "regedit.exe" in the console and press ENTER
If the Registry Editor starts correctly, you can then import the REG files
from the File menu (File - Import) of the Registry Editor.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
My file associations for exe, lnk, reg are all screwed up. I've tried
running the fixes on
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm and they
don't work because the computer doesn't recognize the reg file type used by
the fix. Any other way to solve this problem?
Running XP SP2.