Irritating problem with Explorer.exe

[ruab]

Hello,

I am having a very irritating problem with windows xp,

After logging on XP everything hangs for 4-5 minutes, in that times nothing works, I can't run program or access start menu, I tried alt+ctrl+del but taskmanager also dosen't open, and when it is open for some seconds IT SHOWS THAT the Process EXPLORER.EXE is taking over 90% of PROCESSOR & the whole taskbar is behaving differently there are two language bars,and very little space for application windows

After that everything seems absolutely fine and computer runs as smooth as ever,

This problem persists even after formatting of C:\ & reinstalling of XP, on the other hand I also have Win98 which runs without any problem, and SimplyMepis3.3 also runs well, so what is the problem with XP. After several failures I also opened computer and checked for hardware problem and did regular servicing and reinstalled one more time but problem's still there.

PC's configuration
2GHz, P4, 845G,
80GB HDD
C:= WinXP D:= Win98 and SimplyMepis 3.3,
TV Tuner and LAN card.

HiJackthis Log :

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 2:49:04 PM, on 5/25/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\PCTV Stereo\Remote\Remoterm.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Programs\Scheduler\PCLEScheduler.exe
C:\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCTVRemote] C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\PCTV Stereo\Remote\Remoterm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: Pinnacle Scheduler.lnk = C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Programs\Scheduler\PCLEScheduler.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Pinnacle Scheduler.lnk = C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Programs\Scheduler\PCLEScheduler.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &WordWeb... - res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\wweb32.dll/lookup.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download all by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dlall.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dllink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download selected by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dlselected.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download web site by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dlpage.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{F0DDAAEE-3D0D-4C60-BD29-5E8E97169512}: NameServer = 102.144.115.4,202.144.66.6
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.dll
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe

Please help me,
Thank You.

[ruab]

The problem is still there, I thought patching may solove the problem, So I applied autopatcher march edition but problem is still there,

I was anticipating fast replies, are the CHT experts not available?

Please HELP

[AnnMarie]

Please HELP, time is money

Well ruab, that being the case, perhaps you should spend a dollar and take it to your local repair shop. I see that you havent spent any bucks here. You have not subscribed to help keep us online even though you have been helped on a number of occasions.

Try clean boot troubleshooting to see if you can isolate the problem. See here.