Hi Tim...commiserations!! ( and Palefire ! )
Sounds as though you could do with sending an SOS plea to Palefire.......( see...colds are not the only virus thread )
Seems you have both suffered the same nightmare! ::) :(
We got the Blaster worm a few months ago...."Windows wil shut down in 60 seconds"...... every time we logged on ( even tho' we had a weekly updated Norton anti-virus installed!! )........fortunately my 15 year old IT genius sorted it .......and no probs since .......but remain alert!!!! ;D
Good luck!! ;)
P.S. Gavin..thanks for all the tips!! Really useful :)