my computer wont bring up the desktop when i log in on my account. i click on it, and it goes to the desktop picture but doesn't load the desktop icons or start menu. i can open the windows task manager and it says the svchost.exe is using alot of the cpu. i have read this is because of a virus. how should i fix it since i cant open up the start menu???

Try these in safe mode. How to start Windows XP in Safe mode http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001060608000039 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222&Product=winxp http://www.whtvcable.com/virusremoval%20.htm http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html To use a Safe Boot option, follow these steps: 1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when you the Boot Menu appears. 2. Select an option when the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then press ENTER. 3. When the Boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in blue at the bottom, select the installation that you want to start, and then press ENTER. Using Safe Mode to Troubleshoot http://www.youthtech.com/techstuff/explore_windowsxp/xptroubleshoot2.htm =================================== SVCHOST.EXE Network Services hogging cpu up to 100% http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12 http://snakefoot.fateback.com/tweak/winnt/services.html Go to "Services" - Disable > "DNS Client" , click Apply & OK - restart comp. To access Services. Start > My Computer, right click & select Manage. Click on the + next to Services and Applications. Click on Services. Or, Start > Run, copy & paste > services.msc & press Enter. =================================== Update your virus program & then run.

the svchost.exe "system" is hogging 100 percent of the cpu not the "network services." tried the solution given anyways but still didn't work. any other things i should try???

Doublecheck the the spelling of your Svchost. Svchost.exe system 100% cpu http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=Svchost.exe+system+100%25+cpu&btnG=Search&meta=

ya it is the "svchost.exe" and not the scvhost.exe. my icons and start bar never show up on the desktop, i waited like twenty minutes and still nothing.

A few years ago I got hit with a Blaster virus on a Win 2000 Pro PC, and the symptoms were like yours: the wallpaper for my desktop was there, but no icons or taskbar. Are you running current antivirus software? -- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4