Thanks for the quick reply, I downloaded the Cleaner to cd. Should I first bootup normally and then run the cleaner and then reboot in SafeMode and install the Avast?
He didn’t keep up with the MS updates so he was vunerable for anything, but he has updated all the patches so will see. I think he used the MS restore point and it looks like that may be where some of his problems are repeating from. Will be going over this Friday and see if I can get him back to normal. I know one of the problems is the “Net Pal” and it seems to be attached to Adaware so will delete that first.
Thanks again and will let you know how I do. Don