Fixing Windows XP Hijack log now added-saga continues

photodgm

Ok done that - can't identify motherboard, found other stuff most doesn't have manufactures names - graghics card does - downloaded most recent drivers this morning, network card does - but safe mode with networking is fine so I doubt it is that. Leaves creative sound card and a samsung optical drive.

photodgm

Ok new day new plan. This is what I'm thinking of. Start up in safe mode with networking. Create a new hardware profile called minimum, by disabling services in system management and disabling hardware in device manager. Close down and re-boot into normal windows choosing the new profile. Run process explorer keep an eye on interrupt requests. If it all works as it should, slowly enable things one by one until interrupts start going up. Any comments welcome. Is there a list anywhere of the absolute minimum services and hardware that must remain enabled for the computer to still work?

aliEnRIK

Use hijack to FIX these ~
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - !!3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {A057A204-BACC-4D26-9990-79A187E2698E} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {A057A204-BACC-4D26-9990-79A187E2698E} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Researcher - !!9455301C-CF6B-11D3-A266-00C04F689C50} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Encarta Researcher\EROPROJ.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {B205A35E-1FC4-4CE3-818B-899DBBB3388C} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Encarta Search Bar\ENCSBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.ex
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: Win32 Classes -
O16 - DPF: !!5D6F45B3-9043-443D-A792-115447494D24} (UnoCtrl Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/EN-GB/.../GAME_UNO1.cab
O16 - DPF: !!6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/wind...?1183121456302
O16 - DPF: !!6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsof...?1235575949169
O16 - DPF: {A90A5822-F108-45AD-8482-9BC8B12DD539} (Crucial cpcScan) - http://www.crucial.com/controls/cpcScanner.cab
O16 - DPF: {C3F79A2B-B9B4-4A66-B012-3EE46475B072} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary...t.cab56907.cab
O16 - DPF: {E6A3C1E2-F792-483E-9133-596215172BE9} (AcceptLang Class) - http://runonce.msn.com/setacceptlang.ca
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - (no file)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - avgrsstx.dll (file missing)

reboot

Download CCLEANER (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION' ~ make sure YAHOO TOOLBAR is unticked on installation)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
Run the top 2 scans (Backup the registry when it asks)

reboot

Download GLARY UTILITIES (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD NOW')
http://www.download.com/Glary-Utilities/3000-2094_4-10508531.html
Run the ONE CLICK scan

photodgm

Done all that - On a normal boot hardware interrupts started jumping to 60% CPU usage, mouse started becoming jerky so have restarted in safe mode. Going to go with the hardware profile idea. Any idea of a minimum working configuration of devices and services?

aliEnRIK

Id be doing a full reinstall of XP at this stage (IF you do this ~ run a FULL format, NOT a 'quick' one)

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photodgm wrote: »

Done all that - On a normal boot hardware interrupts started jumping to 60% CPU usage, mouse started becoming jerky so have restarted in safe mode. Going to go with the hardware profile idea. Any idea of a minimum working configuration of devices and services?

The problem with interrupts is they're like looking for a needle in a haystack when you don't know what a needle looks like. From within a normal boot up of Windows, go into Device Manager and start disabling non system critical peripherals like Soundcards, Network Cards, USB devices, CD Rom Drives one at a time and then reenabling and seeing if the interrupts dissapear.

photodgm

So far so good - operating on a normal windows boot up but using a 'minimum' hardware profile. Have installed and registered Avast and have logged onto this forum using the ill computer. Now if I enable devices or services one at a time and watch for the interrupts to rise I should have found the problem perhaps?

aliEnRIK

photodgm wrote: »

So far so good - operating on a normal windows boot up but using a 'minimum' hardware profile. Have installed and registered Avast and have logged onto this forum using the ill computer. Now if I enable devices or services one at a time and watch for the interrupts to rise I should have found the problem perhaps?

Go for it

But I still say it would be much easier with a fresh install

[Deleted User]

photodgm wrote: »

So far so good - operating on a normal windows boot up but using a 'minimum' hardware profile. Have installed and registered Avast and have logged onto this forum using the ill computer. Now if I enable devices or services one at a time and watch for the interrupts to rise I should have found the problem perhaps?

Yes, then you need to ascertain whether it is a driver or hardware error. You can do that by finding various versions of the driver and trying them. If over three driver revisions you get the same results, it's highly likely it's a hardware error. If not, gratz, you've solved the problem!

photodgm

Looks as though it was the modem. Since it is never used I've just disabled it in all profiles.