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I am currently having what I think are multiple problems:
1. Generally slow performance of my machine (running Windows XP Home) when
trying to open applications
2. Having to type the full URL "http://www.cnn.com" instead of just
www.cnn.com
3. Unable to open My Computer effectively; it will open, but then can't seem
to find any files

I have thus far:
a) loaded several regedit revisions; one each for 2 & 3 above.
b) ran spyware and virus checks

I had everything fixed, or so I thought, but when I rebooted the computer, I
was back at square one.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
 
First I would stay away from editing the registry unless you know what you
are doing. I will tell you sounds like you have either malware/spyware and a
few junk files. For the junk files i like CCleaner. You can get this program
free from cnet.com it works well. as for having to type the full line in the
explorer window that is just a setting that you may have changed, I would go
to internet explorere, tools , internet options, advanced tab, then at the
bottom click restore defaults. Have you gone and downloaded microsoft spyware
beta version from the microsoft web site. That works good as well. When you
are done with all the above clean out your cookies, delete files and history,
which are all in t he Internet explorer, tools, internet options. now after
all this I would run a defrag. when done reboot the computer and you should
be good to go.

If you have more questions let me know
matt
 
Matt,
I went through everything you mentioned below and am still running into the
same problem.

The revisions I made to the registry were to put the original statements
back in the registry as the thought by others in the community was that they
had been changed by some sort of spyware.
 
Brizzo said:
Matt,
I went through everything you mentioned below and am still running
into the same problem.

The revisions I made to the registry were to put the original
statements back in the registry as the thought by others in the
community was that they had been changed by some sort of spyware.
Click to expand...

Brizzo, if you are still having problems after running antispyware
programs (and there is no way for me to know exactly what you've done),
then your machine probably has some of the nasty spyware like
aurora-nail etc. that replaces itself when deleted. You should run
HijackThis and post your log to *one* of the following forums (not
here, please). Make sure you read the posting FAQ on whatever forum you
choose first:

http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm - HijackThis tutorial by Jim
Eshelman
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42 -
another tutorial
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 - Spyware Warrior HijackThis
forum
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/

Malke
 
Malke,
Finally got everything squared away and cleaned via the folks at CastleCops.
However, still having the same problems:
1. Still have to type the "http://" before all internet addresses, and
2. The computer still takes a long time (1 min. +) to find the drives when I
go to My Computer. However, I do not have the same problems when going to My
Documents.

Thanks,
Brizzo
 
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