Windows ME sporadically hangs on start-up. When I select Ctrl/Alt/Delete it
indicates that some random program is "not responding" when cancel is
selected the system loads normally. I have run Spy Bot S&D, AdAware, AVG,
EZ trust thinking that somehow a beastie had got into the system. Nothing
has been detected. I can't use System Restore as I don't know when it
started as is was only occasionally hanging but it is now becoming more
frequent. I have searched various sites for a solution but it is hard to
pinpoint because of it's randomness. Any suggestions as to where to look
would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.

"siljaline" <siljaline@replyisinvalid.com> wrote in message
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"vameo" <.> wrote:

If you suspect Spyware, although none has ever been confirmed to have
disabled
System Restore, you may run "Hijack This", since you have run SpyBot and
Ad-aware.
'HJT' will generate a system snapshot "scan log" - while the "startup log",
shows all
starting items, easily viewed in wordpad.
Details and instructions at this link:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002.unwanted.htm

HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

Thanks siljaline, I'll give it a try!