Run a thorough check for hijackware, including posting your HijackThis log
to an appropriate forum for review by an expert, Lars-Erik.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html, http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or
other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP


Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:
> Torgeir Bakken (MVP):
>
> > See if this helps:
>
> Didn't, tried and manually checked that allready :-(
>
> I'm getting really pissed with MS. I have spend hours on this, trying
> all fixes they have, and all fixes I have found on the net (MS support
> only come up with the obvious ones that I have allreday tried, or
> tells me that "you have to reinstall XP".
>
> Why don't MS have a real tool for repairing settings like this?
> Not even reinstalling XP SP2 helped. And I can't find a "standalone"
> install package for IE6 (then I would try to reinstall that as well)
>
> I tend to think this is a IE6 problem. Because ActiveX is not
> downloaded even when the site is in the Trusted Zone (then the
> Information Band for SP2 should be displayed at all, right).
>
> It's something somwhere (file or setting) that prevents ActiveX'es
> from downloading, but I can't find what (is there a way to debug this,
> to where it stops, if it tries to get the ActiveX, or don't request it
> at all, how far the process goes before it's block, and so on...)
>
> Some say an XP repair install will help, but how do I start that,
> and will that mess up many settings and installed stuff, or...?
>
> > > That worked for all of them, BUT none of the fixes there helped
> > > either. Even tried adding the server with the ActiveX to the Trusted
> > > Zone (then the Information Bar should not appear at all, right) but
> > > the message still says that "Could not install ActiveX" :-(
> > >
> > > And no matter what I do (reregistering DLLs, checking registry
> > > settings, changing security setting, group settings etc) I still can't
> > > get that Information Bar to show when an ActiveX is to be downloaded
> > > (but since it is not downloaded with zone=Trusted I guess the
> > > Information bar is not the problem - ActiveX is blocked otherwhere)
> > >
> > > On tip mentioned a "XP repair install" but how big a mess-up is that
> > > (will much of my system look, setup etc by reset to standard XP)?
> > >
> > > And how do I initiate a repair install...
> > >
> > > Added "microsoft.public.windowsupdate" to the list, since I have
> > > noticed that most people get into this error when using Windows Update
> > > (because they then can't install and run MS own update ActiveX :-)