hi after doing the following........ http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/very-slow-c...95#entry1114395 [http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/very-slow-computer-t180635.html&p=1114395#entry1114395] and not seeing any changes I came here after downloading Ad-Ware 2007 and followed these directions..... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial48.html [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial48.html] not really knowing what to do next I decided to post my log file here Ad-Aware 2007 Build Log File Created on: 2008-01-09 15:47:59 Using Definitions File: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\core.aawdef Computer name: D81DRB41 Name of user performing scan: SYSTEM System information =========================== Number of processors: 1 Processor type: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz Memory Available: 31% Total Physical Memory: 267382784 Bytes Available Physical Memory: 81620992 Bytes Total Page File Size: 656322560 Bytes Available On Page File: 165072896 ...(more)