Windows doesn't start programs

[Hans Mull]

Hi!
Some weeks ago, my Acer Aspire T630 (XP MediaCenter) started to do
unusual things. When:
a) I am logged in about an hour and
b) Many (Starting from 10) programs are opened
XP beeps (like a warning message is opening) when I want to open a new
window or browse my folders in explorer. In some windows the menu bar is
not shown (File, Edit, ...). I can fix the problem temporarily when I
kill explorer.exe in Taskmanager and restart it via
taskmanager->File->Execute->"explorer".

Do you have any Idea what's going wrong?

Thanks in advance, Hans

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi!
Some weeks ago, my Acer Aspire T630 (XP MediaCenter) started to do
unusual things. When:
a) I am logged in about an hour and
b) Many (Starting from 10) programs are opened
XP beeps (like a warning message is opening) when I want to open a new
window or browse my folders in explorer. In some windows the menu bar is
not shown (File, Edit, ...). I can fix the problem temporarily when I
kill explorer.exe in Taskmanager and restart it via
taskmanager->File->Execute->"explorer".

Do you have any Idea what's going wrong?

Thanks in advance, Hans

Sounds like malware. I would use System Restore to return the
PC to a point a few days before the problem became apparent.