IE redirects turned vicious

Greetings. Fujitsu Nseries lifebook (bought new about 2 1/2 years ago) WinXP PRO service pack 2? (can't check it now) IE Explorer 6? ESET nod anti virus (just uninstalled, just now) For the past few months I've had this pop up window (fake) for scanning the HD then saying you need this blah blah (what everyone else pretty much got). Of course I knew what it was and always click [Alt] + F4 to get rid of the windows. Then the redirects started happening. Then a couple days ago upon startup the desktop wouldn't finish completing setup. The desk icons would flash off and the bottom bar wouldn't finish either (the sys tray icons as well), then it would try to come back and finish then repeat over and over. Somehow I managed to get to system restore and click on it before the desktop icons dissapeared again in this mad cycle. Even though this, the system restore window didn't go away and worked. I managed to go back to a Jan 2010 date and everything started to work. So I found this site on this Toshiba NB205 (mini notebook) and printed up the Pre-Instructions. I managed to get online to this site with the Fujitsu and download the ERUNT (Which I ran as directed), DDS and the GMER. At this point I went to the next step of 'Disable you Security Programs' so I can run the other two programs. Well the ESET NOD I have wouldn't let me because it wanted a password to do so. I don't remember it. I looked and looked. So I uninstalled it and was going to immediately install AVG. When I uninstalled the ESET and restarted the computer, I now get (just about 3 seconds after the windows logo appears and before the blue dash appears that goes accross the lower middle of the screen in the elonggated small rectangle) a blue screen of death: "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart… yada yada yada" Tech Info; ***stop: 0x0000007b (0xF7AAB524, 0xC0000034, the last two sets are all zeros) I'll be looking for my recovery disk, and I put the CD in first place in the BIOS) I know you're all very busy. Thanks for helping us pleabs. Justin GGGGG (all the names I tried to register were used!)

Hi Justin,

From what you write, it appears that you started noticing this problem a while back, and that by now it has progressed to the point that you've lost control of it.
It is less clear what you wish to do about it, though of course you wouldn't be posting if you didn't want the machine to be back up and running normally.

Presently searching for your installation CD suggests you plan to reinstall the operating system.
While that may be the eventual solution, if you do that you will most likely loose your important documents and files and will have to walk through all the system updates, application installations, and configuration of the machine to get it back to how you want it.

At this point, it looks like the operating system boot-sector has become corrupted.
You will most likely need another good machine, to download and burn a Recovery Console CD to begin a non-destructive repair.
Most brand-name re-installaton CDs only perform a complete format and reinstall, wiping out any saved information to restore back to factory original.

If you have your important data backed up, format and reinstall may be a sensible solution.
If not and you are concerned about saving data or the entire system without information loss, then maybe the folks over in the Infections Removal Forum can help.

Please let us know what you wish to accomplish, or simply post your problem freshly over in the Infections Removal Forum.

Best Regards

Thanks Doug for replying. Yea the Fujitsu recovery disc either destroy the HD so no one gets your information OR sets it back to it's original settings and lose all the files. Which as you say I would then need to update the OS WinXP, reinstall all programs, update them then set them to my likings again and etc. etc. etc. I've always said computers are NOT user friendly and do not really save time. The best hope we all have is to constantly back up those files that are important to us. I just wish backing up was a little more easier. Actually I mean I wish restore from a backup was a little eaiser. A Billion dollar idea: create computers that have no 'Spinning' HD's, use chips. Then use 'mods' which are modular components (the same as USB sticks, very modular) where the files you save on a computer are instead saved to the mod (usb stick). The computer is not really upgradeable because it is cheap anyway. One button push to 'reset' in case of virus or any trouble. Programs are also plugged into the computer (docked) like a USB to be used. Want to use another computer, just bring the program mod and you files mod and "Bada-Bing" Details need to be ironed out but the reason for the registry and Operating Systems is to customize your experience. But most people who use these don't know how to customize or don't care. They just want to go to Facebook and such and surf. Simple, cheap and high speed internet access shouldn't be so problematic with these expensive computers (I call 'confusers'). Actually these mini laptops are somewhat heading into the right direction. But the i-phone type devices could be more the direction. But what do I know…. Sorry for the ramble, I'm very frustrated!! Thanks for the reply doug, I'll go over to the forum you suggested and repost (and keep it short). I DO need to save my files on this Fujitsu HD (was thinking about removing the HD and attaching it as a USB device with this kit I have to another computer, any thoughts on that?) Many Blessings Justin