darthsidious

Mr. Dunedin, success at last (i hope):
after determining the Microsoft popup window problem was occurring due to some unidentified element in the startup file, i just went ahead and LABORIOUSLY began examining each single startup process -- one-at-a-time -- rebooting time and time again until the culprit was finally isolated: turns out my recently-installed commercial CD for Microsoft's Intellipoint 6.3 program (for my new MS mouse 3000) must somehow have incorporated that "Search Enhancement Pack" onto my machine which ultimately started the entire lousy problem with that incessant popup window!!!
my only concern now is: do i try rebooting another copy of that CD Intellipoint program -- which, by the way, really helps me manuver my new Microsoft mouse -- or do i just let things be as they are for the moment???

anyway, thank you for your assistance which at least helped point me in a more productive direction during this three-day problem-solving session of mine...
but for now, i am heading to bed for some badly-needed rest, yes!