Hi Carlm90,
First, download and install
Piriform CCleaner to analyze and fix issues w/ your registry. Reboot and see if the errors persist. Sometimes I run through the registry cleaner a few times until it finds no more errors.
Have you scanned for malware? Run
Malwarebyte's Antimalware in
safe mode, remove anything it finds.
You can disable unneeded processes from starting up by doing the following:
Go to Start-->Run-->type in 'msconfig' and hit <enter>
In the Startup tab, uncheck everything that you do not need running in the background at
startup and click "Apply." Then, in the Services tab,
check Hide All Microsoft
Services, uncheck everything that you do not need running in the background at startup and click "Apply." Restart the computer.
Be forewarned that you may need certain programs to run at startup, especially display
drivers, etc. If you do not feel comfortable removing startup entries on your own,
please do the following:
Download and run the executable for
TrendMicro HijackThis!.
Press the button labeled "Open the Misc Tools Section". Then check both the check boxes next to the "Generate StartupList Log" button and click the button. Click the button to generate the list, save it and upload it as an attachment to your next post, and I or some other forum member will advise you on what to disable.
If Malwarebyte's does find some nasties, after you've removed them, run
TrendMicro HijackThis! in safe mode and
post your scan log here and we'll see if there's anything else that needs to be looked at.
You could also defragment your hard drive(s) and see if that helps your performance.
Then post back with the results.
Good Luck!
