I ran trendmicro, spy sweeper, hijack this and fixwareout for the scans.
Here is the system info
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DCTQQ5B1
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Dell DV051
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A04, 4/4/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 152.11 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.20 GB
Page File D:\pagefile.sys
hope this is what you were asking for. Thanks alot I am going to visit the forum often now and see what I can do to help - pass it forward.