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Thanks for the swift response!
It may well not be a virus but if it isn’t I don’t have a clue what it is! I presumed it was virus related due to the calculator popping up (I know some viruses do this).
I changed :[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\18]
“ShellExecute”=“calc.exe”
to point to charmap.exe and now it spawns the charmap before shutting down - progress but probably not in the right direction!
Windows version : XP Professional + SP2(everything seemed fine until I installed the service pack)
I have checked the logs but nothing stood out - what type of thing should i be looking for?
What have you tried sofar to solve the problem? SpyBot, Avast boot scan,
Avast scan in safe mode, Mcafee free scan, another freescan I can’t remember, running around in a circle and tearing my hair out - all for no noticeable gain. Any advice will be gratefully recieved!