To all the questions:
1) yes I can play media files on my hard drive
This is what happens when I try to watch a streaming file off of any internet site:
2) I don't know why the **** the updates will not work off of microsoft update.
This is the error I get when I try to update on the web:
3) I am running SpyBot S&S (latest) and McAfee Viruscan Enterprise whatever (this is the program my college's IT department has us use)
4) What the **** is a HiJackThis log?
I'm about to go read the tutorial so hopefully that will explain things better.
I usually keep my computer running well and have never had problems until as of late.... all of this is very strange.