I am sorry if I am just not getting it at the moment, but what gives you the No User Name? I am looking at your screenshot but I am not sure where you see that in Task Manager. Is it Avast that is giving you a message? Help explain this better to me so I understand.

Hi Taz,

Sorry i wasn't clear at all.

What i meant is :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/preceptor/with_name.gif

is the normal one, while

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/preceptor/without_name.gif

is the bad one.

I happened to discover this by accident ...

Meanwhile, i am getting those auto reboot problem again ...


Example of an error:

Winlogon.exe - Entry Point Not Found.
The procedure Entry Point PAthGetDryveNumberW could not be located in the dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll

I received a range of those messages of similar nature.

Do i need to re-register some dll or something ?

Unable to take screenies ...

Click Start, Run and type:
Services.msc
Locate Terminal Services and double-click it
Set the Startup type to Automatic, and click Apply

Reboot the computer. This should take care of the User Name field in Task Manager. Check it.

This is a dll issue. Do you have your Windows XP disk?
See here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829786

If you have your disk, please follow the directions on the link

Hi Taz,

Finally done.

Btw i am not sure whether its my Avast that is causing the problem, so i have uninstalled it.

Not sure whether is this a temporary situation ...

Is there any software that i can download to protect my computer real-time ?

Thanks !

Well, I am not sure if you are willing to pay for a new antivirus but if so, I suggest NOD32.

They do have a free trial version (30days) if you want to try it out. Worth a try and if you like it and everything works ok.....

Here is the main page:
http://www.eset.com/

Here is the link to the trial versions:
http://www.eset.com/download/

Hi Taz,

Okay i will try it out.

I sincerely thank you for your help and patience during this period

Regards

Let me know how things are after you install it.

Hi Taz,

Working well, no DLL errors, auto-reboot, blank user names, mysterious login screens, etc

There is something though.

There is an update for my computer KB900725, which i believe i have downloaded already, but it keep popping up everytime i bootup to ask me to download ..

There is only this issue i noticed

Let's have you try this first, go to this link and follow the directions:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Windows_Update_Fix

If this does not fix the update, you can download the update from here and install it:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F7241DEB-9E2D-401A-9D71-10ACAB4450AF&displaylang=en

Hi Taz,

Fixed. Thanks again

Is it better that i go straight to Windows Update site to download everything i need ?

I hope there wont be any conflicts ...

A question.

Am i safe if i dont install SP3 ?

Seems that alot of ppl are having issues with it.

Need some advice.

For updates, usually one has automatic updates already set and the updates happen in the background. Some people have it set to notify you when there are updates and then some have it to not update and one will do it when they want it done.

I have mine set to notify me. I prefer that. That way I can see what updates are being installed and also have them run when I want them to run.

I am not sure how you have yours set, maybe you can tell me. I would say setting it to notify you of updates would be good. Either that or the automatic updates is fine.

Yes, there are some snags with the SP3. You can hold off. No harm with that right now.

Mine is set to notify me too.

i think all impt updates are downloaded and installed.

No more prompts ...

Ok, that is good.

Since all is well, I am locking this thread. If you need it reopened, please private message a Moderator and we will unlock it for you.

Please see this link to help you learn how to keep your computer clean:
/t7736-So_how_did_I_get_infected_in_the_first_place.html