whenever i go to my control panel my toolbar resets. its as if i restared my computer, but all my windows stay open, and my programs run. i hope its not a virus.... i even tried getting ot my control panel from winows explorer and even go through a search to GET to it. same thing happens, im trying to defragment. is there a command i can type in for that?You have much bigger problems than fragmentation. Do you have a legitimate copy of Windows to reinstall with? have you tried the usual spyware/adware/virus scanners recommended here up to date and in use?yea im scanning w/ a virus program which was recommended on this site from microsoft RIGHT now, and it has FOUND its fair share of trojans and spywareMicrosoft recommends no virus scanners.

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis LOG generated only if REQUESTED!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.

Dear Oprah Winfrey, please help me to stop rambling on.If you have trouble removing any parasites....

Download, install & update...
CWShredder
Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
AVG Free (Set options to 'scan all files')

Turn off System Restore if applicable. (ME & XP users)

Run Disk Clean-Up
Run CWShredder
Run Ad-Aware
Run Spybot
Run AVG Free

Re-start in Safe Mode
Re-run AVG Free

For the full text of the above guidelines
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?4,27725,backpage=Quote

I am scanning with an anti-virus program which was recommended on this site from Microsoft right now, and it has found its fair share of trojans and spyware.