macmacnick, thank you.
I tried your solution, than phoned a friend (who builds gaming computers).
So, as far as I can tell, I've disabled two startup viruses. I thought I fixed an ad virus, but it's still around.
One of the viruses is using the internet for something (I'm suspicious that it's taking out personal information). So, no GOIO anytime soon. But, I can play any off-line games I like. I might post on the
When the servers go down... with some SPORE and Lego Racer creations of my own.
My initial approach was to factory reset my desktop. To do that, I need a DVD drive for an OS cd. I have a DVD drive, but the computer can't detect it, and I have no idea why. It's just frustrating right now.