hey, Explorer.exe is causing me 100% cpu usage, and I've tried googling for answers and nothing has helped me -_-

Anyway, I ran a hijack this, and here's the log

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)
Scan saved at 9:44:11 PM, on 8/6/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccProxy.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccSetMgr.exe
c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityISSVC.exe
c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusnavapsvc.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSNDSrvc.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSPBBCSPBBCSvc.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:Program FilesSymantecLiveUpdateALUSchedulerSvc.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesLightScribeLSSrvc.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedVS7DEBUGMDM.EXE
C:Program FilesAlcohol SoftAlcohol 120StarWindStarWindServiceAE.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSecurity CenterSymWSC.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccApp.exe
C:hpdrivershplsbwatcherlsburnwatcher.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:Program FilesSaitekSoftwareProfilerU.exe
C:Program FilesSaitekSoftwareSaiMfd.exe
C:WINDOWSALCXMNTR.EXE
C:Program FilesCommon FilesAheadLibNMBgMonitor.exe
C:Program FilesAIMaim.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesAheadLibNMIndexingService.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesAheadLibNMIndexStoreSvr.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe
C:HPKBDKBD.EXE
C:WINDOWSAGRSMMSG.exe
c:windowssystemhpsysdrv.exe
C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0binjusched.exe
C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0binjucheck.exe
C:Program FilesiTunesiTunesHelper.exe
C:Program FilesiPodbiniPodService.exe
C:Documents and SettingsStevenDesktopHiJackThis_v2.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32taskmgr.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32NOTEPAD.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32notepad.exe
C:WINDOWSregedit.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32rundll32.exe

R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop&parm1=seconduser
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Search_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop&parm1=seconduser
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop&parm1=seconduser
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop&parm1=seconduser
R0 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop&parm1=seconduser
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop
R0 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q305&bd=presario&pf=desktop
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj ****- {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0ReaderActiveXAcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {3430BF1E-EB41-49EE-BD9C-1990C2FC5BB9} - C:WINDOWSsystem32jkhfe.dll
O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - C:Program FilesAOLAOL Toolbar 2.0aoltb.dll
O2 - BHO: Alcohol Toolbar Helper - {8126A4A5-BFD3-46FE-BBDF-BFB5CF78E489} - C:Program FilesAlcohol Toolbarv3.2.0.0Alcohol_Toolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:program filesgooglegoogletoolbar2.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbarNotifier2.0.301.7164swg.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusNavShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {C6039E6C-BDE9-4de5-BB40-768CAA584FDC} - C:WINDOWSsystem32xesuflxi.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {E9BD0828-1FD9-410C-A50F-43EBE65D310F} - C:WINDOWSsystem32ljjkihg.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusNavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:program filesgooglegoogletoolbar2.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Alcohol Toolbar - {ED4BD629-C1B6-4399-8A34-02CCAA921DC9} - C:Program FilesAlcohol Toolbarv3.2.0.0Alcohol_Toolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SiSPower] Rundll32.exe SiSPower.dll,ModeAgent
O4 - HKLM..Run: [ccApp] "c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [HPBootOp] "C:Program FilesHewlett-PackardHP Boot OptimizerHPBootOp.exe" /run
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LSBWatcher] c:hpdrivershplsbwatcherlsburnwatcher.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [regcmdcons] c:hpbincloaker.exe c:hpbincmdcons.cmd
O4 - HKLM..Run: [TkBellExe] "C:Program FilesCommon FilesRealUpdate_OBrealsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:PROGRA~1SYMNET~1SNDMon.exe /Consumer
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Profiler] C:Program FilesSaitekSoftwareProfilerU.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SaiMfd] C:Program FilesSaitekSoftwareSaiMfd.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [AlcxMonitor] ALCXMNTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:Program FilesCommon FilesAheadLibNeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SystemOptimizer] rundll32.exe "C:WINDOWSsystem32tsvgikge.dll",forkonce
O4 - HKCU..Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:Program FilesCommon FilesAheadLibNMBgMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKCU..Run: [AIM] C:Program FilesAIMaim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - HKCU..Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeCalibrationAdobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Compaq Connections.lnk = C:Program FilesCompaq Connections6750491ProgramCompaq Connections.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:PROGRA~1MI1933~1OFFICE11EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0binnpjpi150.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0binnpjpi150.dll
O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {3369AF0D-62E9-4bda-8103-B4C75499B578} - C:Program FilesAOLAOL Toolbar 2.0aoltb.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:PROGRA~1MI1933~1OFFICE11REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:Program FilesAIMaim.exe
O9 - Extra button: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:WINDOWSPCHEALTHHELPCTRVendorsCN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=USIEButtonsupport.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:WINDOWSPCHEALTHHELPCTRVendorsCN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=USIEButtonsupport.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra button: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:WINDOWSPCHEALTHHELPCTRVendorsCN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=USIEButtonsupport.htm (HKCU)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:WINDOWSPCHEALTHHELPCTRVendorsCN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=USIEButtonsupport.htm (HKCU)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: jkhfe - C:WINDOWSsystem32jkhfe.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: ljjkihg - C:WINDOWSsystem32ljjkihg.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:WINDOWSsystem32browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:WINDOWSsystem32browseui.dll
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:WINDOWSsystem32ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesSymantecLiveUpdateALUSchedulerSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Proxy (ccProxy) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccProxy.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:Program FilesGoogleCommonGoogle UpdaterGoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesInstallShieldDriver11Intel 32IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:Program FilesiPodbiniPodService.exe
O23 - Service: ISSvc (ISSVC) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityISSVC.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - c:Program FilesCommon FilesLightScribeLSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:PROGRA~1SymantecLIVEUP~1LUCOMS~1.EXE
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Service (navapsvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusnavapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:Program FilesNeroNero 7Nero BackItUpNBService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:Program FilesCommon FilesAheadLibNMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: SAVScan - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusSAVScan.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec SPBBCSvc (SPBBCSvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSPBBCSPBBCSvc.exe
O23 - Service: StarWind AE Service (StarWindServiceAE) - Rocket Division Software - C:Program FilesAlcohol SoftAlcohol 120StarWindStarWindServiceAE.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - c:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSecurity CenterSymWSC.exe

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I also checked my msconfig file and these are the files that run at start-up

Rundll32

ccApp

HPBootOp

cmdcons

SNDMon

ProfilerU

SaiMfd

ALCXMNTR (the command for this, rather then being a directory or something, is just ALCMNTR.EXE, which to me is suspicious, but I'm not sure)

tsgikge

NMBgMonitor

aim

ctfmon

Compaq Connections

Isburnwatcher

NeroCheck

GoogleToolbarNotifier

realshced

Adobe Gamma Loader

EDIT:UHG! Stupid smileys, hope that doesn't confues you guys :P

[QUOTE="WeaslesRkool"]and support for the new processors coming next year?Killfox

The next line of chips from intel are going to be 45nm proccessors. Which only certain mobos can run. Which these new P35 boards can. Thats what they were designed for.

Get a P35 mobo. 680i mobos are good but like most PC gamers we want to have a future proof rig. The P35 mobos will support the new 45nm proccessors that come out next year.Killfox

How's this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128048

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=7053948

How's that? I've yet to choose ram, but I'm looking for 2gb, and won't tread to deep into my pockets.

Oh and how would I go about cooling this system? Recomend me something that'll keep this system cool.

[QUOTE="suetracy"]this should be interesting =)xfactor19990

I have a moniter and speakers already(HP vs17 flat panel moniter, got if free with my pre-built computer 2 years ago =D )

Hey, here are the specs I'm looking for to build my gaming rig.

2gb ram (4gb if there's a good deal somewere for 2gb ramsticks)

a good motherboard.

A very High-end video card.

Processor doesn't need to be the best, but I'd like a good one for my money.

and Give me a good powersource and tower to run it all.

I'd like to be able to run modern games(on atleast medium settings, but I'd really like to shoot for high if I can). And I'm looking to spend anywere between $1000 and $1400

Hey, Since I reformated, I had to re-install my video card drivers for my ATI Radeon x1300, but after I install them, and restart my computer and go to properties and switch to that driver, it gives me this message. I installed the correct drivers for the correct operating system, which would be Windows XP Home Edition. Now, everything seems to be working fine, but is there a sure way to make sure I'm getting all the benefits of my driver anyway?

Also, here's a link to the image if you can't see the entire message.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/weaslesRkool/whatdaeff.png