Also anouther thing you could try is movingthe programmes either uninstall them and reinstall to a different drive/partion. Or there is a handy tool on system mechanic that relocates the softwear for you. Unfortunately this takes ages but I tried it on a small programme (x-fire) and it worked beutifully. It changes and moves the registry files and everything.
Here is where you will recieve a free trial of system mechanic.
http://www.iolo.com/sm/6/index.cfm
I have purchased it and would sya its worth every penny (although I honly have profetional 5 not 6.
Infact looking at these new features Imay get the free trial of System Mechanic 6 myself