Scan your computer on http://security.symantec.com http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

scan your computer for spyware here http://www.pestscan.com/
Run http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html spybot

Run http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4289.html about:buster
Run Cwshredder http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

run a browser which spyware cannot hijack that easily http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm

If the above fixes fail you would need to run hijackthis

All hijackthis posts need to be posted on the sites listed below not here

http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
Forum Led by: Forum Moderators,subratam,baskar1234(DELL REGULAR),efwis,Metallica,psyne, SpyDie, normmork, Admin

Pinned: How to use HijackThis
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showtopic=56

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
Forum Led by: Moderators, Global Moderator, groovicus,Grinler(DELL REGULAR),harrywaldron,Papakid,

http://forums.net-integration.net/
Forum Led by: Global Moderator, Administrators, Technical Experts, Technical Assistant, Team
Spybot S&D, Technical Guide TonyKlein,Eagle1,Galadriel,tashi,Archon_Wing,

http://www.zerosrealm.com/forums/index.php?showforum=4
Zero,Lopus,

Pinned: Sp.HTML Tools
http://www.zerosrealm.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=563
Pinned: About:Blank
http://www.zerosrealm.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=107

http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/
Forum Led by: CalamityJane, LoPhatPhuud, FatsGordon,Hunter,TheSentinel,

http://forums.techguy.org/
$teve ,flrman1,Rollin' Rog ,whz ,Davey7549

http://forums.thatcomputerguy.us/
Forum Led by: Searcher, Matrix420, Forum Moderator

 

Firewall Software:

http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN – Tiny Software Personal Firewall

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp -- Zone Alarm Firewall.

http://us.mcafee.com/root/faqs.asp?search=dell_specific – McAfee Security Center Dell-Specific Pages

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ics/ics/about_internet_connection_sharing_and_internet_connection_firewall.asp -- Microsoft’s web page about the Internet Connection Firewall. It gives some nice background information on how it works and how to configure it.

General Security Info:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/mpsa/start.asp -- Windows Security Checker.  This page checks some aspects of your Windows installation to see if you are vulnerable.

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php -- Instructions on how to examine and modify all the programs that start when the system is booted.  Contains a lengthy list of startup items and what programs they are a part of.

http://www.yourtechonline.com/virus.shtml -- How Not to get an email virus

 

Jssummerville,

Try this first. Go to Start|Run, enter cmd and click OK. At the command prompt enter regsvr32 shdocvw.dll (space after "32") and click . If that doesn't correct the problem, try replacing the file using System File Checker. Go to Start|Run, enter sfc /scannow (space after "sfc") and click OK. You may be prompted to insert your Windows XP reinstallation CD.

I've tried all the Spyware, Virus removers and such. I did try the cmd line, it showed succeeded but the problem remains. I've also tried sfc/ scannow, was prompted for my Windows CD, inserted my Dell Windows Operating System CD, and was told its the wrong CD. ?

Jssummerville,

Did you previously install XP SP2?

Yes, I did install SP2 from Windows Updates. I also ordered the CD, and got it in the mail earlier this week. When the error's began, I Restored it back to Sept. 1, before the update.