try using another anti spyware program as some are better than others, hear
are some links, these are all free to download

http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm

http://www.safer-networking.org/microsoft.en.html

one of these should find you problem, the lavasoft one found a toolbar that
my shop bought anti spyware missed!!
hope that helps

"Ali Morris" wrote:

> Hi I hope someone can help me.. I am VERY new to using XP, and while
> searching for something today I managed to get spyware on my computer... I
> ran adaware and got rid of everything that it listed but nothing changed on
> my computer.. I got the little balloon pop up by the clock that says
> Windows has detected spyware infection
> and I tried clicking on the red circle with the white x but nothing
> happens... How do I get rid of the spyware?
> Can I just redo windows to get rid of it or will it still be there? I have
> only been using xp a very short time..Thanks in advance for any help!