<Answered> Cleaning ctrl-alt-del

Um, make sure you know what you are doing in the registry.

Have you checked your Startup folder? What's in there?

Is it something a spyware tool would remove?

I just went to msconfig and unchecked to disturbing programs and ctrl-alt-del looks better.
I am careful in the registry. Thank You for your comments people.

Try C:/format - that'll clean things up doublequick.

Mr Stillwater, before I try C:format tell me what it will fix up pretty quick.
After going to msconfig, things look cleared out. But tell me anyway for the future. Thank You.

Did you try deleting all your dll files? Just kidding.

Ruach,

You have spyware installed on your computer. These are little programs that run on your computer and do two things (not including steal resources). They send reports about your computer behavior to their owners, and they pop up advertisements.

The safest way to get rid of these nasty programs is to run a program to remove them. I have had luck with the free version of Ad-ware from www.lavasoft.com. There are several commericial programs from reputible companies around that claim to remove these programs.

You have these programs because someone ran a program that they downloaded off the net. The neat little programs that put the weather on your toolbar, or promise to increase your computer speed etc all install spyware on your computer.

It is best to simply avoid these insidious little "free" programs altogether.

epbrown, I am the only one on this pc. I did download to speed up my pc and I will now get rid of it. I am not in the habit at all of downloading that garbage. But I did get suckerd once or twice. I once downloaded weatherbug and have now gotten rid of it. I never click on the ones that say>> You have WON!<< or hit the head, you know the ones I mean.Thanks for the info, I will head over that way.

Ruach - thanks for your patience.

You will find that this forum from earlier this year will be of some assistance:

A2K Forum on software

Thanx all for your replies. The problem is solved and I did download adware and if it is not my imagination, it seems I have had less popups tonight.