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Well, I'm back again. I downloaded a couple PC security programs from the clean up your PC threads, and for a bit they worked. Now, out of the blue, my PC and become slower than it was ever been before. Here are my specs:

Specs: I have run scans using free version of Advanced System Care 5. It has picked up on errors of all sorts, except Malware, and fixed them with no problem. I ran a scan before posting this on which it picked up nothing. All programs run slowly, except the internet. (Flash and the like run slowly, and connection speed isn't an issue. I can open up new tabs without any lag, but Hulu needs a lot of time to buffer.)

I've tried Microsoft Security Essentials, but it froze and stopped displaying stuff, but I could still switch to different options, such as settings. I left it be for about an hour running a "quick" scan and turned up nothing.

In short, please help me. If you need any data, let me know please.

P.S.

This might help, I pulled up Resource Monitor

Hardware:
Reserved: 204mb
In Use: 761mb
Modified: 66mb
Standby:798mb
Free: 2278mb

Download and install CPU-Z. Then, launch it, take a screenshot of the window for each tab, and post the screenshots here.

As for your processor's temperature, 140 degrees sounds about right, if it's in Fahrenheit.

Marth8880 wrote:Download and install CPU-Z. Then, launch it, take a screenshot of the window for each tab, and post the screenshots here.

As for your processor's temperature, 140 degrees sounds about right, if it's in Fahrenheit.

140 degrees Fahrenheit. Can't believe how hot it'd be Celsius. I'll post screenies ASAP.

I'm working in Safe Mode, because my CPU is too slow otherwise.

It would be about 60 degrees in Celsius.

I couldn't run take pics for some reason. (safe mode) Either way, here is my report in text form. (Wall of text) I'll get screenies up if I can.

Alright, with a quad-core processor and four gigabytes of RAM, there's almost no way this is a hardware issue.

When is the last time you have defragmented your hard drive? Also, what do you use to do it? I am going to guess the standard default one that comes with Windows. If this is the case, download and install Auslogics Disk Defrag, and have it "Defrag & Optimize".

I've defragged multiple times using the Advanced System Care 5. I'll defrag using what you suggested.

EDIT: I defragmented this week, but it might be the program I use.

EDIT2: To give a better idea of how severe the issue is, many computer programs crash. SWBFII won't start, (but RC and KOTOR do) and sometimes even windows explorer crashes.

I have no fragmented files. I didn't even run the defragmenter. It scanned for files, and none showed up red, they were all green or blue. I'm running the system boost thing now. I'll tell you the results later.

Oh.

Apparently I have 1,310 fragmented files. Great. Weird though, I defragmented recently.

I also inadvertantly downloaded the Auslogics boost speed thing, thinking that was the optimization you were talking about. Never mind, defragging now.

EDIT

I defragged. It fixed 1,230 files and preformed numerous operations. No change in performance. Help?

Never mind, I just ran chkdsk/f a couple times, and things are starting to pick up. I'll post again if the problem persists.