I might try Mesh - there was a second disk which came with the pc 'Disk 2 Windows ME Drivers'
though it simply has the exact same contents as the Recovery Disk, plus extra files which look to be Video & Modem drivers.
I may well go down the Malware removal route too....
Many thanks for your time and patience...
youngratty
Edited by youngratty, 16 February 2007 - 05:49 AM.