The firewall and security centers are off when I start up the system.Windows XP, SP 3, windows firewall, AVG, spybot. Same things running on two systems and only one computer doing this.I've gone to admin tools to set the security center at "automatic" and start the center. It does indeed start but at start up always comes up as off. It will remain on after started this way so long as I do not turn off the system. Ideas?Thanks1 person needs an answerI do too

Do some thorough scanning and don't skip the preparatory work.http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_MalwareYou can also look in Event Viewer for clues:Start>Run>eventvwr.msc [OK]MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!