I'm having some serious problems.
First off, when running IExplorer (6.0), I started getting
error messages relating to the kernel32.dll. Something to
the effect of, "IExplore has caused an error in
kernel32.dll. If this message persists, try restarting
your computer."
I downloaded the security patches for IE to no avail. I
then downloaded and used Netscape to act as my browser
while trying to figure out the kernel32.dll problem. Not
long after, I started having problems running Media
Player. I'd get an error message immediately and MPlayer
simply wouldn't start. A subsequent download of the new
Media Player 9 didn't fix the problem.
Thinking I might have a virus, I tried scanning with
Norton Antivirus. The program would start, but clicking
on 'scan' produced nothing.
Also, when using AOL, I can browse, read emails, etc. But
as soon as I try to send an email, I cannot type in the
email window.
I thought a System Restore might be in order. So I tried
to start System Restore. Click on the icon, and nothing
happens. The cursor hourglasses for a moment, and then
nothing. Task Manager shows that rstrui is running, but
to no avail. If I click on the System Restore icon again,
the window pops up with a MS-Dos logo in the corner, but
the window is white/blank and nothing happens.
I'm perplexed. It seems like one-by-one, programs are
either not working (a la Media Player) or losing their
functionality (like AOL or Norton Antivirus). Is this a
virus? A registry problem? A bad .dll file somewhere?
I've tried starting in safe mode. I've tried scandisk --
which keeps re-starting due to excessive disk writing,
even in safe mode. Any and all help is greatly
appreciated!