Well, my pc was particularly moody earlier. Just about everything I was doing would end in a non-responsive program. I quickly backed up my office work - just in case

I have gone through all the links. I have done a number of little things here and there and I reckon my pc is quite clean. Performance is still shocking, sad considering I have so much free space.

I downloaded the RegSeeker (couldn't find it so downloaded again ) but I don't know what to clean ....

I did not have automatic windows update turned on (because it saying it could not install etc so just turned it off), anyway I have it back on now and it installed some updates.

I particularly like the hardware secrets site. Thanks again for posting those Mystry.

I am very far from knowing what I am actually doing, but here and there a few little things are starting to make a tiny bit of sense.

Thanks to everyone for bearing with me.