Fixing Autoplay in Windows XP

Autoplay of CDs and DVDs sometimes packs up in Windows XP. Here's a link to the Microsoft "Autoplay Repair Wizard" download page

How to manually clean off spyware

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Spyware-Manually-%28Windows%29

EXTRACT FROM ARTICLE ON WIKI HOW-TO
You've run through all the traditional steps, tried Ad-Aware and Spybot and HijackThis, and you still have spyware. What now? Well, you can try following this manual removal guide. It's not for the faint of heart, and it may actually be less effort to simply back up your files, reformat your drive, and reinstall Windows. Using this method, you will need full access to a clean computer in order to repair your infected computer.