Programs are trying to install themselves

Hi all,

I'm trying to help my Dad sort out his computer... At the moment, whenever you load up Windows XP, a program seems to try to install itself... Anyway, I thought there was a problem with this programme, so I uninstalled it...

The next time I booted the computer up, the same thing happened with another programme..

Is this a virus of some sort? any ideas on how to remove it...

He is running loads of virus software... AdAware, Spy Bot, Norton, Spyware Doctor etc... nothing detects anything...

Thanks in advance

Nate

well can you tell us what the program is lol maybe its a needed program or somthing that is a driver for some usb device that you have gottone recently xD

no sadly not... The first one was a garden design programme (he is a keen gardener) ... this is the one i Uninstalled... Rebooted windows and then Paint shop pro started installing...

Clicked cancel and it just popped back up...

Sorry should have made myself clearer at the start

thanks

Nate

hmmm ok let me see just arndom programs pop up? ok where did he get the gardening program from a cd or somthing? coas i have a hunch you might have a cd in the drive that starts the installer as soon as you start the pc xD if not then it might be some new virus tell your dad to update norton or what ever you use (i recomend kaspersky atleast for thsi task there is also a free trial version of it so jsut download update scan and if you dont like it uninstall) i dont know the link in my head so jstu google kaspersky

Hi badbullets...

Unfortunately no cd in drive... It just seems to pick on one programe, then, when you uninstall that one, moves on to the next... The gardening programme was purchased from a shop... so no worries about it being dodgy...

Already running Kaspersky.... along with all the other antivirus software...

anymore ideas??? I so dont want to reinstall XP for him as it will take days

Nate

your running it but dont just run scan do a full system scan and if youn are already then hmmm iv never had stuff like that happen to me lol iv had pop ups from the internet asking to install and smoe viruses that install dead programs just for the virusy sake of it lol but i always get rid of the programs and viruses

Try clearing out msconfig |Startup. Get there from start Run...

See if that makes a difference. If so go back and selectively reset the items to try and locate the problem. You will want to restart your Anti Virus.

If that doesn't help try the Windows Installer Cleanup Tool.