ok here we go.
Ran Secunia and installed all the updates. (I uninstalled flashplayer and java which were the ones giving me problems last night and then reinstalled them)
Windows updates were installed
Installed SpywareBlaster and have all the protections turned on
Ran Dial-a-fix with no errors
Here is the Hijackthis uninstall list you requested
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Reader 8.1.3
Adobe Shockwave Player 11
AIM 6
ALPS Touch Pad Driver
AOLIcon
Apple Software Update
Broadcom Management Programs 2
BroadJump Client Foundation
CCleaner (remove only)
Conexant D110 MDC V.9x Modem
Corel Photo Album 6
Creative Removable Disk Manager
Creative System Information
Creative ZEN V Series (R2)
Critical Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB959772)
Dell Digital Jukebox Driver
Dell Photo Printer 720
Digital Content Portal
Digital Line Detect
Diner Dash Flo on the Go (remove only)
GemMaster Mystic
HijackThis 2.0.2
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB953595)
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB958484)
Hotfix for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB947864)
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 10 (KB903157)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11 (KB939683)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB961118)
Hoyle Card Games 4
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Software
Internal Network Card Power Management
Internet Explorer Default Page
Itiva Media Accelerator
Java(TM) 6 Update 12
LimeWire 4.18.8
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
mCore
mDrWiFi
mHlpDell
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB928366)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft ActiveSync
Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs
Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs
Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition Installer
Microsoft Plus! Photo Story 2 LE
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
mIWA
mIWCA
mLogView
mMHouse
Modem Helper
Mozilla Firefox (3.0.7)
mPfMgr
mPfWiz
mProSafe
mSSO
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
mToolkit
mWlsSafe
mXML
MySpaceIM
mZConfig
Netflix Movie Viewer
NetWaiting
PowerDVD 5.5
Privacy Guardian 4.1
QuickSet
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Registry Mechanic 8.0
Secure Game Player
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB928090)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB931768)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB933566)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB937143)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB938127)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB939653)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB942615)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB944533)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB950759)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB953838)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB956390)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB958215)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB960714)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB961260)
Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB952069)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB911565)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB917734)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB954154)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950760)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB953839)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954459)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954600)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB957097)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB958687)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB958690)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB960225)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB960715)
Smart Defrag 1.03
Sonic DLA
Sonic Encoders
Sonic RecordNow Audio
Sonic RecordNow Copy
Sonic RecordNow Data
Sonic Update Manager
Spyware Doctor 6.0
SpywareBlaster 4.1
Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB910393)
Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB913800)
Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB926251)
Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2)
Update for Windows XP (KB951978)
Update for Windows XP (KB955839)
Update for Windows XP (KB967715)
Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Player 10
Windows Media Player 10 Hotfix - KB895316
Windows Media Player 10 Hotfix [See EmeraldQFE2 for more information]
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin
Windows Mobile® Device Handbook
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 KB908246
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 KB925766
Windows XP Service Pack 3
ZENcast Organizer
Zuma Deluxe RA
*end of report*
I just emailed tech support for PC Tools to see if they can give me more information on why Spyware Doctor is causing the firewall to not operate.