At some point in time, do not remember when exactly, a text box started appearing before arriving at the login screen. Unfortunately I cannot take a screen shot of it or ID a process since it technically happens before any user is even logged in. The title bar of the box is two squares and the body of it is the same. Then there is just an OK button. After clicking ok everything boots normally. Scanned for viruses and spyware using every known method and the install is clean. I normally use linux most of the time, but whenever I go into XP to play a game, this drives me nuts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mark

snowx1000, SWAG, could it be a Trojan? Be aware that a virus and a Trojan are similar, but not the same. Many times, an AV detects one it can't clean , other times, it gets missed entirely. If you need to clean one, Super antispyware can do the job and you can get it free@: http://www.superantispyware.com/ among other places. They have a Vista compatible version if needed. If it turns out that you need to use it, be sure to update prior to running. They just released a new update recently and it changes all the time. Things are in a constant state of flux. HTH. Ed in Texas.

Ed, The scan came out clean. Thanks. I used bootvis to identify what part of the boot this was and it is part of logon+service. I appreciate all the help I get. Thanks, Mark

Mark, Have you had any resolution to this problem? I have the same problem and I am getting nowhere with resloving it. Thanx, Jery