Phil,<br /><br />Don't be too quick in restoring your files.<br />As Jason said, first format and install XP. Then, do SP2 update. No, before you ask, it will not crash. It crashed last time cause you already had been "done". Then go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and let it update everything in there.<br /><br />Now before you do anything, ghost copy your "virgin" C:\. This way you wont have to reinstall, just boot from a ghost floppy and restore from the Ghost image on DVD.<br /><br />Load all your anti virus, malware, spyware.... software. Do the scan of your backup files, as Jason said, using all the virus, spyware....software separately. Then, only if it is ok-ed by all the scanners, restore 'em one by one.<br /><br />BTW, Favourites in your web browser, may contain redirects to spyware and malware sites. BEWARE!<br /><br />Russian sites, run on the fact that they "must" allow their "sponsors" to inundate your PC with ****! Not only Russian sites. There is a price one pays for downloading "cracks" to software <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /> <br /><br />Regards,<br />Vlad...