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MS Windows XP Home edition with Service Pack 2
I.E - 6.0
CPU Intel Pentium 4A 2400MHz
MOB - Intel Silver Reef
Chipset Intel Brookdale
System Mem 512 MB (DDR SDRAMM)
Nvidia GeForce FX5200
i was reading an old thread about the log on log off loop because my computer was expirencing the same difficulties, i managed to fix the promblem and log back on, but the end of the old thread i was reading(expired now) said to run hijack this and to send in the log file, so im sending mine now to avoid this promblem in the future,can someone tell me if there is still something wrong with my computer and i have a dell inspiron 1100 sp3.
this is my log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 1:02:11 AM, on 10/8/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSExplorer.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32hkcmd.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32igfxtray.exe
C:Program FilesNETGEARWPN511UtilityWPN511.exe
C:WINDOWSBCMSMMSG.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
C:Documents and SettingsOwnerApplication DataU335155111AD82C629LaunchPad.exe
F:Blow your mindHijackThis.exe
C:Documents and SettingsOwnerApplication DataU335155111AD82C629285E6953-BF3C-4445-9376-3FE5D7F645B2ExecinSignupShield.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32wuauclt.exe
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:WINDOWSSystem32msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM..Run: [IgfxTray] C:WINDOWSSystem32igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:WINDOWSSystem32hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [AS00_WPN511] C:Program FilesNETGEARWPN511UtilityWPN511.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM..Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:WINDOWSSystem32ctfmon.exe
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:WINDOWSweb
elated.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:WINDOWSweb
elated.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:WINDOWSNetwork Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:WINDOWSNetwork Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O23 - Service: Firebird Server - MAGIX Instance (FirebirdServerMAGIXInstance) - MAGIX� - C:Program FilesMAGIXCommonDatabaseinfbserver.exe
--
End of file - 2272 bytes
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i then bolded "enqueue in winamp" and clicked "set default" then clicked ok.
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