Thanks everyone!. So far I have not messed with anything and will pursue all the helpful links (prob this weekend) to try dig out the kernel or protect from future attacks. (I don’t’ think I dug it out yet just think I beat it back into the woodwork again) Today (crosses fingers) have not had an incident, and am scared to rock the boat till I get some more work out. Besides, - I can get sidetracked and spend hours cleaning up other things in the system when I start this path of mucking in the computer.
Turner I can't remember how to get into my registry know I've been in it in the past.
Need to dig out all the old manuals and brush up.

We paid top dollar for a larger hard drive last year and W2000, (I am running W98) but ran into some conflicts with losing the DSL line until SW Bell mailed an upgrade disc for the modem. When we loaded 2000. And I lost my laser printer (an older HP) without upgrade patches. We backed out of upgrading the system till we gathered all the resources and never went back to it. With this going (porn party on my ISP), ...its time to force ourselves in the next few months its past due for a housecleaning on my box.

But you know the drill.... Life is so hectic...and if it "ain’t' broke don't try to fix it" mentality sneaks into our daily routine. What Time I have I want to muck with AV not computers!