The first step is to re-enable the desktop and screen saver tabs in desktop properties.  To do this, check this registry hive 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
and change all the keys to 0.  This will display the tabs.  Then go to display properties, desktop tab, and find the current background.  It is typically a long filename that does not make sense.  Once you get the file name, open task manager and kill that process.  Then search for that file (usually in c:\windows\system32) and delete it.  Run Spybot and that will finish cleaning up the problem.

    Sincerely,
     Tim Williams




> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:52:49 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Antivirus XP 2008
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> I have somehow on my laptop computer Antivirus XP 2008.  I am unsure how this came about but it has definitely infected my computer.  I have an updated Norton Antivirus so I would have thought this would have protected me. How do I go about getting rid of this virus?  So far Norton has popped up and fixed everything or so it said but this Antivirus XP 2008 is still on the computer.  I am able to use the internet and Microsoft Outlook Express.  I am using Windows XP Media Center.  My desktop is blurry and this virus program keeps popping up in the startup tray.
> 
> Thank you for your assistance.
> 
> Alice 
> 
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