Dell start up running windows xp

[bmgm3]

My Dads computer starts ok at first but always opens with the windows search page open. Not so bad when you can just click and close,but if you click on my pictures/my music etc, it only opens the search page again and he can't access these folders.Any ideas on whats going on before he has to pay someone to sort it.

Thanks

[ThePassenger]

bmgm3 said:

My Dads computer starts ok at first but always opens with the windows search page open. Not so bad when you can just click and close,but if you click on my pictures/my music etc, it only opens the search page again and he can't access these folders.Any ideas on whats going on before he has to pay someone to sort it.

Thanks

Search page? Do you mean the thing with the idiot dog or the default IE search page?

Idiot dog... perhaps some form of profile issue? IE opening instead then do the usual sweeps.

[bmgm3]

The file search page with the stupid dog opens everytime you start the computer.When you go to open my vids/music/pics it also opens this and he can't get into these files.

Cheers

[bmgm3]

A shameless bump

[ThePassenger]

Erm... not sure to be honest. All I can suggest is the usual courses of action (System Restore to back before this started happening, Maleware sweep, AV sweep).

You could... it's worked in the past stupidly enough, boot in to safe mode and reboot in to normal. I've seen that fix odd glitches for some reason.

[simpo two]

Unplug the USB2 card!