programmes opening and closing on their own

[peter93]

well hello to you all!
i have a problem with my pc, it an old one, the only one i own.
anyway the problem is this..... when i boot up my pc decides to open programmes all on their own and also closes them. sometimes its after i have been running for a while and sometimes as the service or programmes load.
i have formatted my pc perhaps half a dozen times thinking that it may have been virused, but after i have formatted and run my pc it starts doing it all over again. therefore i can assume that its not viruses. so i have come to you for your experienced advice.

:giddy:

 

[Rik]

If the pc is used online then its probably getting viruses and spyware over and over again. You need to protect it.

 

[tomrca]

hi rik.
i have been with peter 93 when he was formatting his pc, he had all the necessary protection in place, av and firewall.it happens even before the interntet is connected.

 

[Rik]

Has the hard drive been low level formatted?

 

[peter93]

the only formatting that i have done is the standard formatting with xp os disc. besides as i understand, LLF is not possible with modern pc's and if it is possible with some drives there are chances that your HD can be destroyed permanently if it the process fails.