From: tskprop@dontspammee.com   
      
   "Berend Veldkamp"  wrote in   
   news:Q1Bxg.5261$157.1271@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net:   
      
   > I have developed a problem over the last month or so and can't seem to   
   > find a cure.   
   >   
   > The problem is that each time I open a progam, or go to different web   
   > pages "Windows installer" runs and appears to be trying to install   
   > something. Additionally, I can no longer open more than one website at   
   > a time.  If there is a pop-up, it closes the site I am at and does not   
   > allow for returning to it (back arrow) without starting over, in other   
   > words I seem to be getting hijacked.   
   >   
   > I have run 2 anti-virus programs (Avast and AVG) and 3 anti-spyware   
   > programs ( ad-aware, spybot and ewido), all are up to date and not one   
   > of them is detecting and cleaning up the problem.   
   >   
   > I have thought of re-installing everything, but this is a tedious   
   > option. If anyone has a faster solution I am very interested in the   
   > answer   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   >   
      
   START - Run - MSCONFIG   
      
   Look on Startup tab for anything suspicious.  Remove the check mark.  You   
   can always put it back again.   
      
   OK, this site seems to think it's an annoyance.  So how about Restoring   
   back to another date?   
      
   http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-103   
      
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