Spyware? Get adaware to remove it. It'll be a start.
Maybe you should bang on it real hard with a hammer. I have also found that kicking it will work if a hammer is not available.
try booting in safe mode and once you get it on, don't turn it off until you think you've fixed the problem. Sometimes .exe and .dll files can be accidentely deleted from the Windows file on your drive when you do some house cleaning deleting of files
Sign up at www.dslreports.com and you can get all the help you'll ever need.
bttt
I would completely format the hard disk and reload Windows if spybot or adaware don't work.
But you can kiss goodbye anything you had saved or installed...
ps.exe I believe is a photoshop executable.
Do you have photoshop on your computer?
Do an online scan here: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
But I do think you have to reformat, at the root.
go to pcpitstop.com
Probably too much spyware. Use Spybot or Adaware (both free at CNET.com) to get rid of it. If that doesn't work, then if you have Windows ME or Windows XP, you should try to restore your computer to a configuration that corresponds to a date when it worked properly.
One of my mother's co-workers had an HP computer that gave the "fan defective" error message which wouldn't go away even with replacing the fan. She took it to a shop and they updated the BIOS, and that fixed the problem.
It's probably worth a shot - check your BIOS version and then check HP's website to see if they have a more up to date version.
Freep is the best! Instant answers!
If you do, boot from the rescue disk and run scanreg to restore your reg files.
Clean up all hard drive errors from the rescue disk using scandisk as well.
During boot up press F8 and you will get a dos menu. Select "Safe Mode". It will boot up in a very basic windows state. Suggest running Adaware and Spybot and Spyblaster. May have to run Adaware several times to clean up everything.
Also, turn off auto updating in Control panel-System-Auto Updates. Still do the updates, but under your control.
If you have a teenage relative that plays with computers, ask him/her to look at your pc. They have the gift of pc sight.
Windows was having problems with their Windows Updates to XP (service pack 2, I believe), but that's been resolved. I upgraded my work machine a few days ago and everything's OK.
If you have bootable virus software you should use that to boot with and do a full system scan.
Have you tried "System Restore" in c/programs/accessories/system tools ?
The easiest way to fix this, is when you do get logged on goto Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Restore.
Then restore to an earlier point when your computer was working well.
This should fix problem.
get a mac