Explorer has caused an error....

I just had a new motherboard & processor put in this
thing. Prior to that, there were "Explorer has caused an
error in ...." various different messages.
Now supposedly this PC was loaded with an updated version
of Windows ME, and now with every start up, there are
quite a few "Explorer has caused an error in unknown and
will now close. It seems to want to take out all of the
Norton Works Icons with it. I'm experiencing a lot of
internet interruptions as well. That's probably AOL, but
regardless, before this thing finds it's way of traveling
through the air at 90 m.p.h.......
Can somebody help?

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

Try BHODemon - from http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/bhod/

Download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.

(thanks to Graham Womack for the following)
Do all this in Safe Mode.......
Make a Restore Point - just in case it gets worse.
Using Regedit, search for 'Safeguard'. Make a note of the dll name (if
there's an entry at all).
Run BHODemon. Look for the same dll name The 'Details' key should give you
more information about when the entries were loaded. Disable the registry
entry.
Search your hard drive for the dll file (should be in Windows\System).
Rename it and a similar named lib file - change the extensions.
Reboot, cross your fingers and try 'My Computer'

HTH

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Amy" wrote in message
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I just had a new motherboard & processor put in this
thing. Prior to that, there were "Explorer has caused an
error in ...." various different messages.
Now supposedly this PC was loaded with an updated version
of Windows ME, and now with every start up, there are
quite a few "Explorer has caused an error in unknown and
will now close. It seems to want to take out all of the
Norton Works Icons with it. I'm experiencing a lot of
internet interruptions as well. That's probably AOL, but
regardless, before this thing finds it's way of traveling
through the air at 90 m.p.h.......
Can somebody help?