I keep getting "Windows explorer has encountered an error and needs to close" error messages. The faulting app is always start.exe. What is going on? I have run sybot, Adaware and norton AV and they turned up nothing. Heres my hijackthis report. Any ideas? TIA Hijackthis report: ogfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 18:02:36, on 12/06/2004 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:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\NISUM.exe C:\WINDOWS\soundman.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC1.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\ScrubXP\scrubxp.exe C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXP.exe C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\ccPxySvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\cisvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\DefWatch.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\Rtvscan.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.exe C:\Program Files\Speed Disk\nopdb.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\PCSuite\DataLayer\DataLayer.exe C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\TrayApplication.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\PCSuite\Services\SERVIC~1.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\cidaemon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Nokia\NOKIAP~1\COMPON~1\PHONEB~1\NOKIAV~1.exe C:\WINDOWS\start.exe C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero\nero.exe C:\DL\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.freeserve.com/iesearch/default.htm R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.freeserve.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Internet Explorer provided by some corporate twats R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = F0 - system.ini: Shell=start.exe F2 - REG:system.ini: Shell=start.exe O1 - Hosts: 38.115.131.131 sk2.slsk.org O1 - Hosts: 38.115.131.131 www.slsk.org O1 - Hosts: 38.115.131.131 mail.slsk.org O1 - Hosts: 38.115.131.131 server.slsk.org O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] soundman.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus C42 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC1.exe /P23 "EPSON Stylus C42 Series" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus C42" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccRegVfy] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sc] C:\Program Files\ScrubXP\scrubxp.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\jusched.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DataLayer] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\PCSuite\DATALA~1\DATALA~1.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCSuiteTrayApplication] C:\PROGRA~1\Nokia\NOKIAP~1\TRAYAP~1.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [STYLEXP] C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXP.exe -Hide O4 - Startup: Shortcut to Rainlendar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe O4 - Startup: Stardock ObjectDock.lnk = C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM) O12 - Plugin for .PDF: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.freeserve.com/ O16 - DPF: symsupportutil - https://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/activedata/symsupportutil.CAB O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chat - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/chat/applet/c381/chat.cab O16 - DPF: YExplorer1_8US.CAB - http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/ocx/us/yexplorer1_8us.cab O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab O16 - DPF: {2A32B14F-4D29-4EA3-AC54-E9B19F436CE7} - http://www.trojanscan.com/trojanscan/TDECntrl.CAB O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20021205/qtinstall.info.apple.com/drakken/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37875.4806481482 O16 - DPF: {AD7FAFB0-16D6-40C3-AF27-585D6E6453FD} - O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{309C0861-E2AB-4CAC-83D2-15521E050E61}: NameServer = 195.92.195.94 195.92.195.95

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