"Rusty" <kenrussell@optus YOUR HAT home.com.au> wrote in message
news:46022420$0$5749$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
> Each time I boot up my PC I have to enable the quick launch bar. It
> disappears when I shut down.
>
> Also, no restore points appear other than the current day's checkpoint.
>
> I've run out of ideas on how to fix these problems. Are they likely
> caused by malaware?
>
> I'm running XP Pro SP2
>
> Cheers,
> Ken Russell

Download and run "HijackThis" and look for the following entry:

F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\Windows\System32\wsaupdater.exe

Paste that line into Google and find a fix.
It will in something like:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

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