tetonbob

You should be able to change the desktop background.

Go to Control Panel click Display>Desktop>Customize Desktop>Web> Now, Uncheck Everything and delete if present:

• "Security Info"
• "Warning Message"
• "Security Desktop"
• "Warning Homepage"
• "Desktop Uninstall"
• "Privacy Danger" or something similar

Also make sure the 'Lock desktop items' box is unticked. Click OK, and then Click Apply, then OK.

I'll want to see a HijackThis log from the other account you say has this problem.

The crack found by Avira is quite possibly why the machine got infected.

Media Center is based on XP Pro. To change the Recovery Console to the proper version requires:

Deleting

C:\cmldr > file
C:\cmdcons > folder

Renaming

C:\boot.ini > C:\boot.ini.old

Renaming

C:\boot.bak > C:\boot.ini

Using this Recovery Console package (it's OK for SP3)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Repeat the installation process using ComboFix. When it gets to this part of the process:

The Recovery Console was successfully installed.



Click on No.

A logfile will open. Post that in reply, and let me know how things are.