Thank you for the response.  I have several questions, I
hope you don't mind?  What is "scumeware" and how would I
recognize it.  Is there a way to identify it as
distinguished from correct programing?  Would it be better
to fdisk this mother and reenter my software and mark a
restoration point so that in the future and now there is
not so much time wasted? I feel there is too much of an
mismatch and I won't get a clean job from the beginning and
in the future. Also, I wished there was a way to find
periphery, duplicate and obsolete files.  I do not want to
necessarily limit the input or places I can go.  It is just
as obnoxious, to me, to have all these warnings come up as
it is pop-up windows.  It seems that I have a trade-off
with exposure vs. limitations Slowing me down. So... is
there a way to personally or via some ms or market software
or textbook that might help me quickly be better equiped to
deal with this problem or is that the purpose of "system
restore"?
Thanx--Chuck

I have learned a lot, but still feel overwhelmed.  I
learned:  Filters on medium; I have protection devices
available;  and I am not sure from that point forward.  I
want to know more... so the only way I know to get this
project undercontroll is to ask questions.  Are you  the
person to ask?  Would I insult you by asking basic question
 like:my ie does not function properly...It comes on with
popups and a error message in the body of ie, not as a sml.
info. window.  I can open ie in Firefox but ie has a tool
bar named "Intelligent Explorer" in it and it would seem
compromised.   Fudge!  This leads to another  question:  I
tryed to locate the program "intl. exp." but didnot even
come close-- I used Norton cleansweep and browsed file
after file and might have found it, but...since I can't
tell where all it's parts are and what they connect to
surgery seems futile, and a waste of time.    My main
thought now is to stop the bleeding and use your optimum
"preventitive" stuff, put up with warning signs (until I
learn how to put stuff in "trusted" categories) and wipe
this compromised program set out and establish a start
period that if and when all else fails I can refresh to and
be back in bubububussssinessssss!!!!!    

Sorry to dump on you, but if you are not the person to
bottle feed neophyte's, please direct me to one of your
departments/people, colleague's