Since you seem to know something about lavasoft Ad-Aware I would like to ask you a question. When I turned on my computer the other day, my ad aware said that something (I think it was a file)was trying to change my registry values and it asked me weather I wanted to allow or block it. I figured the safe thing to do would be block it. It asked me the same thing for about 20 other files which I blocked...all exept one wich was an windows update. Now I can't access any file or programs except a couple, and everything has a .lnk extention, and when a start my computer it cant find any programs that try to start in the background.

 

Any thoughts on this?

ktmgurl

 

i only use the basic [free] edition of Ad-Aware....  which should *not* be automatically monitoring things on start-up, warning you about registry changes.

 

so either:

1) you're talking about an upgrade/paid version of ad-aware, with which i'm not familiar. or

2) you're talking about another program... such as Microsoft Anti-spyware Beta, or the TeaTimer feature of Spybot.

 

had you just done a Windows Update [or done any other installation] which indicated the need to reboot, in order to complete that installation?   if so, it's likely that the registry changes being implemented, and files being added/copied, were a continuing part of that installation process.... and by blocking them, the installation is now "incomplete" (or "corrupted").   it that's what it is, then [assuming you still have internet access] you can try to do the Windows update [or other installation] again, to allow it to complete.

 

aside from that suggestion, without more details [which particular registry entries were being changed, what particular files you decided to block], it's very difficult for me to advise you.