Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

Go ahead and run a tutorial anyway, Asus. I haven't heard of holding the shift key while windows loads up; In fact, start a thread on some cool little tricks for us on the board that may not know all the little tweaks and secrets. I don't know shit about the regisrty myself, so now would be a good time to pull a rabbit outta the hat and get down to some brass tacks with a registry tut. This board is lacking one and in need of one desperately.

tricks and tips tread!!!!

I wasn't able to tell from his post, but could he be talking about the fake anitvirus malware that calls itself "Windows XP Antivirus" or "Vista Antivirus" or something like that. These things trick lots of people because they look authentic. Your standard antivirus programs usually will not catch nor remove these. Often, this malware will disable your real antivirus...even in safe mode! These things are HARD to get rid. I often have to go into safe mode with networking then download and run smitfraudfix. Then afterwards, run my real anti-malware programs.
Mario, could this be what is happening?

Originally Posted by busdriver72

i wasn't able to tell from his post, but could he be talking about the fake anitvirus malware that calls itself "windows xp antivirus" or "vista antivirus" or something like that. These things trick lots of people because they look authentic. Your standard antivirus programs usually will not catch nor remove these. Often, this malware will disable your real antivirus...even in safe mode! These things are hard to get rid. I often have to go into safe mode with networking then download and run smitfraudfix. Then afterwards, run my real anti-malware programs.
Mario, could this be what is happening?

yes that's what happen.

Download a good anti virus onto a memory stick, avast, antivir, super anti spoyware or malwarebytes, transfer to the computer and run them then run in safe mode, avast shoulde get rid when its sorted download the tool from symantec and get rid of norton it crap.