Wall Paper On Desktop

I have had adware problems the last week or so, most notibly today and yesterday. I have an issue on here regarding that, I've managed to get some normality, I'm not trying to jump ahead or anything. this problem is with start up/wallpaper. I know when I start up, my Wallpaper is there, prior to the icons loading. Then it goes black, then white. Then I get boxes come up, 1 with Windows Installer trying to connect, another with PC Connectivity, and one more with Nokia PC sync, which has never done that previously. I have recently made all files visable, and the desk top went from white to , almost like an open window behind, of what is part of an open folder, that while having my desktop icons visible, also had some folder Icons that I could click on. The open folder is c:\Documents and settings\home\ application data\Internet Explorer It's really strange and difficult to explain. I feel like putting a hammer to this computer and leaving the internet for good. Always problems. I would appreciate some advice or any ways to see what programs/files are starting up when my computer does. Any suggestions?

You say you've had "adware problems" recently. Is it possible that you've utilized some of the Self-Help Tutorials and tools to rid yourself of the malware. Is it further possible that you might have Run SmitFraudFix? If none of the above applies, we'll do a bit more searching. This is fixable.

Hi there, cheers for the reply, I have tried self help, just running the scans properly and rebooting. I eventually got most of the bad stuff off, I didn't use SmitFraudFix but I think I did notice it in one of the scans. Or maybe just smitFraud. I just tried reinstalling windows xp to maybe get whatever is missing (if) repaired. No joy. It's not a big issue, but it is very annoying. I've tried looking through folders and changing settings, to no avail. Although when I set view all hidden files, the white background on desktop became an open folder, but the bottom half, so I can't attempt to close it. Very strange. I think it was because of one of the things that got put on my pc, because I had a 'wallpaper' suddenly appear yesterday, that was pretty much one big link to a web site for anti spyware. That's gone. But things aren't right here I don't think. I still get the strange behaviour from win installer, pc connectivity. I'm not really sure what to do now, I've run out of ideas.

More than past time to post a HJT Log over into Malware Removal Forum for assistance from an Malware Removal Expert. Let us know if you have problems finding your way over there. Best Regards