with regards to the regseeker back up the box was not checked so therefore it did not make backups of the stuff i deleted (silly me)

i have removed the restore points and created a new 1

i have reinstalled msn and wm player put it still persits? NEVER mind it is not a major problem just will have to sort out soon..
once again many thanks for all you help
all th best
MattRestoring the registry probably wouldn't have worked anyway; I was simply curious. But nothing we've removed should be causing these problems. At the moment, the best suggestion I can think of is to CHECK for the latest drivers/codecs. You may also want to TRY taking this over to the Windows or Software section of the forum. You'll have a better chance of running into someone who has dealt with this sort of problem more and WOULD have a better idea of how to fix it. My primary focus is malware. Heh.i completly understand what you say, i have no problem with that just thought you may have an inkling as to what it was, like i said before it is not major, i am not too worried but am awere that it needs sorting soon,

i registered wwith the sites you gave me so will be on my way to learning how to decipher the logs i have ALREADY picked up a little from the practice logs so thank you for that
all the best
Matt