Thanks again, Robear
My delay in repying is due to running the various scans - including Windows
Defender's full system scan in safe mode. After running them (no problems
reported), the problem persists. I'll run Hijack This and post to Ahuma and
await my turn. Thanks to all of you who help and offer your time to
interpret the results.

Terry


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Don't worry about OE being open when you scan. It'd be preferable to scan
HijackThis in normal (Windows) mode. When you post your log to the forum,
be sure to state that OE's opening on its own accord and that's why it's
seen as a running Process in the log.
--
~PA Bear

Terry Haeber wrote:
Thanks Robear. I have one question, if you could help.
Once I run all the preliminary checks and assuming I still have the below
problem, can I and should I run Hijack This in safe mode? At present even
if
I close OE it will reopen before Hijack would complete. Or is there a way
to temporarily close OE?

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis
log to an appropriate forum.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for
expert analysis, not here.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net; DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Terry Haeber wrote:
Hello
Second time I've had this problem. Every two or three minutes OE opens,
occasionally in the background, occasionally over top of an open
window.
As
a result I leave it open and minimized. Happens in both identities,
online
and off. I've rebooted and system restored to two days prior to this
happening but no change. Last time the system restore resolved it for a
few
weeks. I generally compact every 30 or so openings but I'm reluctant to
do
so with this happening. Have not recently downloaded or installed
anything.
Spybot, AdAware SE, Spyware Blaster, CW Shredder, Zone Alarm free and
AVG
free (email scanneer off), all updated show nothing.
Default folders very small and created folders are all well below
100MB.
TIFs empty. No problems using OE or opening mesages.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
XP home, patched except for IE7

Terry