Hi...this is my first question as i JUST got my account...please bear with me while i TRY to explain the problem When i first go tmy computer it ran smoothly and fast...even with games and lots of programs running.. i had a problem with a virus at one stage and reformatted my laptop..everything was brand new and worked....until i got to school and they put their account on their. MY computer started to lag alot and froze up....i ended up getting blue screens and it restarted constently...i fixed that by uninstalling ANY and EVERY software i did not need or did not use frequently....i ran a virus check and spyware and it all came up clean.....but NOW it lags a lot MORE and still freezes up constantly. when i log it takes ten minutes to do and when it reaches the "running startup scripts" part, just before you log on, it takes 5 more minutes before the logon screen comes up:(...i took of anythign unimportant on startup and still the same thing happens..... i really need my computer for school so the sooner i can get it back to full health or at least faster the better...:) my questions are.. 1) why is this happening? 2) what am i doing wrong? 3) how can make it run as fast as possible? soorry if i wasn't thorough enough.. these are my specs after running your scan.. Manufacturer: Asustek computer inc. Model: A8j OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional CPU/Ram: 1.729 GHz / 1023 MB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 Sound Card: SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio thankyou in advance for taking time to answer my question.

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state To help troubleshoot error messages or other issues when you cannot determine the cause of the issue, disable common startup programs, settings, and drivers to eliminate possible software conflicts when you start Microsoft Windows XP. This procedure is known as "clean booting."

"...until i got to school and they put their account on their." What do you mean by this? WinSimple Software

Try the basic things like defragging the hard drive and checking the system volume for errors. Boot into safe mode and see if the performance increases. Winpatrol is a great utility for monitoring and checking those startup items. Silence is golden but duct tape is silver

lol what i meant by that was that to be able to use the schools I.T facilities...they need to create a new account on my laptop and that my computer seems to lag when they do this thanx for replying everyone:D i'll try out ur ideas.. i was thinking of reformating by putting on windows 7 and reinstalling important things later...do u think this is a smart decision?

Windows 7 is beta and unstable in my opinion. Unless you'll be working on important documents, then take a stab at it, but for me I got plenty of BSODs the second day I used it. I wouldn't recommend it for productive work. "they need to create a new account on my laptop and that my computer seems to lag when they do this" I'm not sure how they would go about this, but that may be the source of the problem. WinSimple Software

hi......since my computer was not working anyway....i took a stab at installing windows 7......:D:D it worked everything is fine it loads up fast it shuts down fast... however it reformate my system and now i don't have all the drivers needed.....one of which is my cd/dvd driver...it doesn't seem as if it is installed....any suggestions on how to fix this?