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Originally Posted by AST
I ended up reloading the computer from scratch.It came with all the Disc's and it was simple.I even had Service pack 3 already downloaded so the rest of the updates didn't take long.The machine is running great now! I have a hunch the Registry was slightly corrupted.I'm an addict with trying out new software.Although I feel I uninstall things properly,(Revouninstaller)i think over time it still messes things up.Right now I'm choosing to use Avira antivir instead of AVG.I do have 512 ram.I did check the 80gig HD and it's at 63% good. I think I'm guilty of messing with the computer too much.I have a old 30 gig HD that i also swap with the 80gig one just for fun. I only use this machine for very basic things.All is running well right now.Thanks everyone!
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Good to know that your problem is solved now. Sometimes, a format and fresh install can be good, if there are lots of problems, or you cannot figure things out.
Yes, sometimes trying out a lot of softwares can be a problem. One wrong software installation, or uninstallation, and things can go bad. I don't use Revo everytime. I use the normal uninstallation from the Add/Remove. If I get a problem, or a program is not getting uninstalled, then I turn to Revo with advanced options.
I think you should increase the RAM. Its quite less. You will see an improve in performance if you upgrade the RAM to 1 GB, or 2 GB, if you can.
If you frequently try out new softwares, you should defrag the hard disk once in a while... that will improve performance too.
Further, if you don't have CCleaner installed, then install it.. and use it regularly, or daily to clean the system of junk/temporary files. Just don't use its registry cleaner. Infact, don't use any registry cleaner at all.
I think you can use the 30 GB hard disk, as a test one, if you want to try out different softwares... so that even if you mess around with it... it won't be much of a problem... you just have to format it, and reinstall. Better make an image of the fresh install... and you can just write the image back, in case of a problem.