Tnx Lisa,
Do this:
Go to Start/run, and type msconfig.
On the Startup tab, uncheck EVERYTHING, EXCEPT for the following items
ZoneAlarm
SystemTray
Tweak UI
StillImageMonitor
NAV Agent
LoadPowerProfile
TrueVector
MiniLog
ScriptBlocking
SymTray
DNS2GoClient (you decide. Unsure? uncheck!)
ENSApServer2
Apmsrv9x
Click OK, close Msconfig, and reboot (important!)
Download and install <A HREF="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/index.html">Ad-Aware</A> . This is a program which scans your system for spyware.
After having downloaded AAW, also download the latest Signature file (Reflist.sig) :
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ls/reflist.zip
Unpack it to the Lavasoft Ad-Aware folder in Program Files, and have it overwrite the one that's there.
Then have your drives and registry scanned for spyware, check all found files and reg keys, click continue, and have them removed.
Reboot one last time.
Your computer will thank you for this, and you'll be amazed about how much more smoothly your system will run.
Good luck,