xp problems

[thx-1138]

right clicking on desktop locks system

actually it gives me an eternal hourglass

other apps will still work but Windows stuff won't work, like I can't even open the Start menu when I have the hourglass

but if I reboot I can access the Start menu just fine until I right click the desktop and get the hourglass

I ran a virus scan and it showed changes to the MBR, boot sector and shell32.dll

I already ran fdisk /mbr with no changes

any ideas?

should I replace the dll? can I just paste a new one in there and reboot or will it have to be registered?

could my hard drive be compromised?

whats up with the changes?

[adeydas]

Try Automated System Recovery. Reboot your system with your Windows XP CD in the drive and hit F4 to run it.

[thx-1138]

ended up restoring an image from a year ago when I thought I had my system all dialed in the way I like it... it's amazing how much my preferences have changed since then

thanks for the suggestion anyway!!

[phishhead]

next time you can put your xp cd in and go to the run cmd and type sfc /scannow. that will replace any corrupt xp sys files.