Hi, I have been having problems with my computer since approximately Friday after Thanksgiving. I cannot open any internet applications. I can click them and they start to open- the window opens up, and it starts to open the page, but as the page is opening it suddenly closes...just disappears. This is the same with instant messenger, media player, and most windows. The ones I can still open are control panel ones and other such similar windows. I also cannot open any help windows...the same thing happens as with the internet ones. I have done many virus scans and I have also done a "stinger" scan as I was told to do by someone on the phone from Mcafee. No viruses have been found, and upon searching my computer I cannot find any program or anything that might explain this.

Oh, I forgot to mention...occasionally a little error screen will pop up randomly the says error in the top subject heading and the message just says: Explorer! I click OK and it goes away. I am thinking these are somehow connected.

I have also done a "spybot" scan several times, and no results.

 

Please help! Thanks, Lucy