i think i ,mucked up a friends comp earlier by infesting it with a virus from somewhere (mmmnnn..) If i postg a logfile from hijack this here tomorrow can someone give me a hand in trying to sort the mess out a bit as it does seem tohave caused a serious bit of damage where even the most basic progs are not being accessed and it is not letting me install anything new either. the only facts are i have about his comp is it is running xp home edition.