Hello all im new to this group and im possibly seeking some help and im
hoping you all can assist me :-) im not 100 percent knowadagable but
here it is. i went to install tune up utilities on my cp and it just
basically came up with some kind of advertisment so i try to do a

I use system tools to limit the number of startup items so I can run the
maintenance like defrag, scan disk and clean up.  My computer kept starting
over when doing this in normal mode.  I have done this a number of times, but
this time I cannot switch back to normal mode.  My ...

When a computer runs on a Windows operating system, it has what is
called a Windows registry. Over time, this registry develops errors.
These errors can cause system instability and may even cause your
computer to crash. In fact, almost all computer problems can be tracked

Before I tried a new driver I thought I should create a restore point first.
System Restore complained I need to restart. I obliged but same problem. I
then noticed (horror!) there are no old restore points either. Yes, it is
switched on. No, I haven't recently run cleanmgr. There ...

I have a Sony Vaio PCV-RX450, about 5 years old, running Windows ME.
I had Norton Systemworks 2003 on it, but have uninstalled it trying to take
care of this problem.
When in Norton Utilities (Disk Doctor), I haven't been able to run Disk

My system is a 5 yr. old Dell Dimension 4100 c. a 933 Mhz Pentium and a 30
GB hard drive c. about 10 GB free.  Recently, when I defrag, it is taking a
lot longer than usual; i.e. 45 min. vs. 6-7 hours.  I defrag regularly,
every week or two.  I haven't done anything unusual AFAIK, ...