...winston

If malware and virus free, start by looking at Msconfig(Start/Run/Msconfig/startup) and the Windows search index(it may take some time to finish).
..winston

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message news:580A70B5-8537-4D08-BCC3-5DE1D5C19411@microsoft.com...
: Well, it looks like I have to restart my Vista Home Premium again. The disk
: meter frequently goes to and stays at 90% or greater, and anything I attempt
: to do takes minutes, not the already unreasonable seconds like it did until
: last Wednesday. My old XP Pro is lightning fast compared to this. A
: restart fixes the problem for an hour or so. Task manager does not show any
: program other than those showing on the bottom of the screen. I run
: Ad-Aware frequently (it always finds 20 or so) and I'm using Avast to
: prevent any virus. Help, anybody?
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