I can't seem to log on. I've just moved and been offline a long while and have to reset my cookies.

Several different problems/fixes have been mentioned.

I'm still using MS XP and when I get hit with Malware, I use the F8 key during the opening sequence, to get to where I can enter "Safe Mode". From there System Restore lets me reset to before I caught my fleas.

Some of the latest malware uses very agressive popups to keep you from seeing your desktop even in safe mode. You can start System Restore but you can't click on anything there because it's hidden. Anyone else been told the FBI had locked them out and they had to pay $200?

I now have another "Logon" to my computer. It's called "Jeff's Safety" and if the "Hostage Ware" locks up my normal system, I can log on to the safety persona and use system restore to go back to a safe time before I visited what I thought was an OK site.

It's an extra couple seconds and a mouse click of delay when I start the computer, but better than the two weeks I spent fighting the worst of the hostage ware.

Jeff Smith