renee - 10:07 pm on Apr 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

before you backup which is too drastic a process, you might want to just restore your system to an earlier version. this assumes that your xp has been periodically storing a copy of your system. there are usually several copies so you may have to iterate to choose the oldest copy that is clean from the spyware.

from your control panel choose your computer. then click help. if you don't see restoring your computer, you may have to do a search.

good luck.