She said the was a log file. Is there a way to retrieve that log?
I'm not sure what you mean by that?
Can you copy/paste that log to a thumbdrive, transfer it to this computer and post back here
It may be easier if the owner of the computer posts, not such a delay in replies
Or take the computer to your place and continue with the cleaning process
As far as being knocked offline
Can you save to the desktop, you may have to transfer WinsockfixXP to the desktop of the computer offline
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.htmlRun the tool, follow the prompts, reboot when done, are you back online?
NOTE: It is going to be very hard to help without seeing some kind of log from this computer