I am not sure why but my computer started Chkdsk in the beginning when i rebooted. THen the sign in windows came up. I put in hte password and started windows normally. THe icons showed up and after 4-5 secs, the icons were gone and they came back. after a second thy were gone and came back and this kept happening. i tried closing stuff in task manager, tried safe mode, and a bunch of other things. i found out that explorer.exe would load, then DrWatson.exe and then would dissapear and then come back agan. This is wat was causing the icons to leave and come back again. I tryed diferent things for 2 hours and used the task manager to stop it from reloading. I clicked File -> New Task (Run...) and then browse and right clicked on a program. It stopeed explorer from reloading. i foun that i can only do some things on hte computer. I could use the internet but on a different browser. IE would not work, nor would Windows Media Player, AIM, Nero Burning Rom, and System Restore. I cant burn anything on cd because of it not working. Ad-Aware works and i am using it now. I do not kno how to fix this problem. I could either backup everything and restore the computer or fix the problem. I think my explorer.exe is corrupt and dont kno how to fix it. Plz Help!!

Download a program called HijackThis and post your log here. The program can be found at http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.6 Scan saved at 6:23:44 PM, on 11/12/2003 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.exe C:\Program Files\Creative\ShareDLL\CtNotify.exe C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\Visual IP InSight\IPMon32.exe C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\Visual IP InSight\IPClient.exe C:\Program Files\Creative\ShareDLL\MediaDet.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\Program Files\Bargain Buddy\bin\bargains.exe C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Broderbund\Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 15\minimavis.exe C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\SupportCenter\bin\mpbtn.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\taskmgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe C:\Documents and Settings\[Name Taken Out]\Desktop\HijackThis.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\CDANTSRV.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\crypserv.exe C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\pctspk.exe c:\apache\APACHE.exe C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\SPEEDD~1\nopdb.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe c:\apache\APACHE.exe C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\Visual IP InSight\IPClient.exe C:\PROGRA~1\HEWLET~1\HPSHAR~1\hpgs2wnf.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://cgi.verizon.net/bookmarks/bmredir.asp?region=all&bw=dsl&cd=5.1&bm=ho_search R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Verizon Online R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} - (no file) O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000006B1-19B5-414A-849F-2A3C64AE6939} - C:\WINDOWS\bi.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000EF1-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\IAint.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02DCA195-602B-4B1F-83FF-381B7E804BDB} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HDBHO.dll O2 - BHO: myBar BHO - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\windows\googletoolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O2 - BHO: Url Catcher - {CE31A1F7-3D90-4874-8FBE-A5D97F8BC8F1} - C:\PROGRA~1\BARGAI~1\bin\apuc.dll O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O3 - Toolbar: ??(&R) - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdxm.ocx O3 - Toolbar: FlashGet Bar - {E0E899AB-F487-11D5-8D29-0050BA6940E3} - C:\PROGRA~1\FlashGet\fgiebar.dll O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {69550BE2-9A78-11D2-BA91-00600827878D} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\shdocvw.dll O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\windows\googletoolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTStartup] C:\Program Files\Creative\Splash Screen\CTEaxSpl.exe /run O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Disc Detector] C:\Program Files\Creative\ShareDLL\CtNotify.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IPInSightMonitor 01] "C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\Visual IP InSight\IPMon32.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IPInSightLAN 01] "C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\Visual IP InSight\IPClient.exe" -l O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Belt] C:\WINDOWS\Belt.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Motive SmartBridge] C:\PROGRA~1\VERIZO~1\SUPPOR~1\SMARTB~1\MotiveSB.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Win Server Updt] C:\WINDOWS\wupdt.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GreenHorseTickerBar] C:\Program Files\Tickerbar\TickerBar.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [stcloader] C:\WINDOWS\System32\stcloader.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Bargains] C:\Program Files\Bargain Buddy\bin\bargains.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SFP] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Verizon Online\SFP\vzSFPWin.exe /s O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\Program Files\AIM95\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [STYLEXP] C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXP.exe -Hide O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EasyDVDPlayer] "C:\Program Files\EasyDVD\EasyDVD.exe /min" O4 - Startup: TickerBar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Tickerbar\TickerBar.exe O4 - Global Startup: Personal Coach.lnk = ? O4 - Global Startup: Verizon Online Dialer.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Verizon Online\ConnMgr\Verizon Online.exe O4 - Global Startup: Verizon Online Support Center.lnk = C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\SupportCenter\bin\matcli.exe O4 - Global Startup: ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk = C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:\windows\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll/cmsearch.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://c:\windows\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll/cmbacklinks.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://c:\windows\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll/cmcache.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Download All by FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_all.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download All Files by HiDownload - C:\PROGRA~1\HIDOWN~1\HDGetAll.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download by HiDownload - C:\PROGRA~1\HIDOWN~1\HDGet.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download using FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_link.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://c:\windows\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll/cmsimilar.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page - res://c:\windows\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.95-big.dll/cmtrans.html O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Control Pad (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Control Pad (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Magic Nettrace (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: &Magic Nettrace (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: ICQ Lite (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ Lite (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: FlashGet (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: &FlashGet (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: HiDownload (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM) O12 - Plugin for .exe: C:\Program Files\Opera7\PLUGINS\NPFgc1.dll O12 - Plugin for .php: C:\Program Files\Opera7\PLUGINS\NPFgc1.dll O12 - Plugin for .rar: C:\Program Files\Opera7\PLUGINS\NPFgc1.dll O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O12 - Plugin for .tar: C:\Program Files\Opera7\PLUGINS\NPFgc1.dll O12 - Plugin for .wsz: C:\Program Files\Opera7\PLUGINS\NPFgc1.dll O12 - Plugin for .zip: C:\Program Files\Opera7\PLUGINS\NPFgc1.dll O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.anonywasher.com O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chat - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/chat/applet/c381/chat.cab O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chess - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/ct0_x.cab O16 - DPF: {00000EF1-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} (F1 Organizer Class) - http://www.netpaloffers.net/NetpalOffers/DMO1/IAint.cab O16 - DPF: {00B71CFB-6864-4346-A978-C0A14556272C} (Checkers Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/msgrchkr.cab O16 - DPF: {018B7EC3-EECA-11D3-8E71-0000E82C6C0D} - http://public.searchbarcash.com/softwares/v1.0b//plugin.cab O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab O16 - DPF: {072CB141-B793-11D1-89B6-0020182C1446} (IntraLaunch.MainControl) - file://E:\Utilities\IntraLaunch.CAB O16 - DPF: {13197ACE-6851-45C3-A7FF-C281324D5489} - http://www.2nd-thought.com/files/install026.exe O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab O16 - DPF: {2917297F-F02B-4B9D-81DF-494B6333150B} (Minesweeper Flags Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MineSweeper.cab O16 - DPF: {2B323CD9-50E3-11D3-9466-00A0C9700498} (Yahoo! Audio Conferencing) - http://cs5.chat.sc5.yahoo.com/v43/yacscom.cab O16 - DPF: {31102E5C-722D-43F0-BE59-12708D9D5DF3} (Scorcher) - http://www.anonywasher.com/scorcher/washer_lght.cab O16 - DPF: {31B7EB4E-8B4B-11D1-A789-00A0CC6651A8} (Cult3D ActiveX Player) - http://www.cult3d.com/download/cult.cab O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20021205/qtinstall.info.apple.com/borris/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe O16 - DPF: {556DDE35-E955-11D0-A707-000000521958} - http://69.56.176.76/webplugin.cab O16 - DPF: {70BA88C8-DAE8-4CE9-92BB-979C4A75F53B} (GSDACtl Class) - http://launch.gamespyarcade.com/software/launch/alaunch.cab O16 - DPF: {731918D2-517A-47E2-886A-3BC1380C591D} - http://webpdp.gator.com/v3/download/pdpplugin_4094_hd3ptdm.cab O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab O16 - DPF: {8EDAD21C-3584-4E66-A8AB-EB0E5584767D} - http://toolbar.google.com/data/GoogleActivate.cab O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab O16 - DPF: {9656B666-992F-4D74-8588-8CA69E97D90C} - http://www.commonname.com/en/oneclick/uninstbb.cab O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37587.6358796296 O16 - DPF: {A1ADB2CA-DCD7-4602-507F-44DFF2C2CBAA} (DownloadUL Class) - http://public.searchbarcash.com/cab/338/bcmiivbj.cab O16 - DPF: {A2ECDF87-BFE5-4EBA-852A-45E4F881377F} (icePlayer Class) - http://www.flashants.com/codebase/iceplayer.cab O16 - DPF: {AE6CEFA8-1223-4337-8D94-977268FF9AA0} (DownloadUL Class) - http://www.outwar.com/includes/Download_UL.cab O16 - DPF: {AFDBB6D0-6B96-419C-8BC6-FF0B99368C0B} - http://www.memorymeter.com/MemoryMeter.cab O16 - DPF: {C9BEF1E9-21F6-486F-80A2-32D61DE86E5E} - http://www.directxtras.com/speaksforitself/download/ms_sapi.cab O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {DF6A0F17-0B1E-11D4-829D-00C04F6843FE} (Microsoft Office Tools on the Web Control) - http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/downloads/outc.cab O16 - DPF: {E4DFABBD-F5F6-11D3-8421-0080C6F79C42} (SpeechControl Class) - http://www.directxtras.com/speaksforitself/download/speechplugin.cab O16 - DPF: {EE2589EB-7FC8-44DB-A892-573F2C4B41E0} - http://pdf.forbes.com/forbesnews/triggernews/ForbesDownloaderSigned.cab O16 - DPF: {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} (Yahoo! Companion) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.companion.yahoo.com/dl/toolbar/yiebio5_1_6_0.cab O16 - DPF: {F6BF0D00-0B2A-4A75-BF7B-F385591623AF} (Solitaire Showdown Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/SolitaireShowdown.cab O16 - DPF: {FE5D6722-826F-11D5-A24E-0060B0F1A5AE} (Tukati Launcher) - http://3dgamers.tukati.com/tukati/1.6.36.36/tukati.cab O16 - DPF: {FEC3E5A3-50F7-4B0C-97D8-01CF69DFBFC7} (Measurement Service Client) - http://ccon.madonion.com/global/msc.cab O16 - DPF: {FF0C042C-98E9-4C36-B2EC-E21FDFDCEF75} (InstallCtl Class) - http://download.redswoosh.com/Installer/rsinstaller.cab O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{D0E358D6-8885-4A36-ADA3-B2E7AECA2D8B}: NameServer = 151.198.0.38 151.198.0.39

Quick glance, I would try removing Bargin Buddy, Flash Get, and the Google Toolbar. Not sure about HiDownload. Also run Spybot.

I deleted a bunch of stuff i thought was wrong but the promblem still persists. Now What!?!?

virusscan? i will try to find you a new explorer.exe... what windows?

I deleted the stuff i thought was unimportant but the problem still persists. Now wat do i do ?!?!