You may try the following:

- alternative internet browsers - forefox mozilla is recently a nice one

- remove spyware, adware. Spybot Search & Destroy is a good one - freeware

This probally has to do with spyware as mart7x5 suggested, i can help you when needed. Just download

Copy it into a folder on your main hardrive probally C: in the folder HijackThis.

CAUTION!!! Hijack This can delete files that are needed for your internet explorer or things related to it. Do not delete files that you are not sure of

Well i guess you don't know what processes you have to stop in your taskmanager?

Download Ad-Aware 6 SE or anyother program, install it and update it.

You first have to go to savemode, reboot and press F8 while the computer is starting up, you will get a dos screen and select safe mode and enter, without network things or anything.

Now you are in safe mode:
Run Ad-Ware or some other anti-spyware program and delete the files that it finds.

restart computer:
Run the hijackthis program and save a logfile into the Hijackthis folder. Select all the text in this logfile and press on copy or something.

Go back to and paste the stuff you just copied into the big box named "You can paste a logfile in this textbox".

You will then see things that you should keep and things that need to be deleted. It is also possible that the site doesn't know what those files do, so leave them alone. Just delete the files in hijackthis that this site tells you to, so only the files in red. If you don't trust this, then jsut send me your logfile, and i will tell you which files need to be deleted.

There is only one problem, when these processes are in your taskmanager, then this probally means that some of them won't be deleted this way. Anyway when i am online on msn you can tell me what's wrong with your internet, and i will do anything to help you.

Some other things, please tell me what is installed on your computer in the software folder, you know Start -> Control Panel -> Software It needs the classic look though on XP, because it is easier that way.

Okeey look along the list, and when there are programs that you think belong there, post those names here. And i will tell you which of them need to be deleted.

Anyway for people that are having more trouble with spyware, always try to run anti-spyware programs in safe mode, this is really important, because this way these programs aren't activated. If someone has spyware problems please post them, i am willing to help you.

you think that solves the problem already???

Anyway did you had a fine holiday Gavin?

sp2 rocks dont diss it, the security centre is uber

I downloaded Microsoft's new Anti-spy where Beta yesterday for one of my windows boxes and I found it works well. It's kept my IE cleaner and more stable.
-Jega

I've read reviews of it, they say that the program doesn't really deleted many cookies, because they are harmless. They also said that it works in most cases better then the free version of Ad-Ware. So i really think that this program has potential.

I haven't found a problem with Microsoft's beta yet, i've run 14 system scans so far, and a complete system scan (on my machine) takes only about 5 minutes. I'm Farly happy
-Jega