polarprinces
Your emails on Hotmail have nothing to do with your storage or memory capacity as they are stored on the Hotmail servers.

The 80GB harddrive is sorely in need of replacement.
You can purchase 1TB harddrives now for under $100.00 (1TB=1024GB or almost 14 times the amount you have now)

Your 512 megs of memory on xp (or any other system, IMHO)is the bare minimum. (Memory is really inexpensive nowadays)

As far as Vista goes: If you have the 64BIT OS it can utilize all 8GB's of memory.. and even more. The 32BIT system cannot.

As far as going from vista to Windows7 .. I'm not sure if that will work like my system here did.
The disk that came with my unit came with the 32BIT and the 64BIT OS on it and it was my choice to go with either one .. or both.
My vista has the intel core2 Q9300 Quad Core and it is plenty.

If you purchase a new pc, ask whomever you are buying from if that is the case. (I am almost certain that it will be)

The install .. on either is very easy and should give you no problems.

Yes, you can transfer a virus, Trojan etc. etc. from one pc to another and instead of using up another 1,000 words on How to transfer your files .. I have provided a link.

A modem, wireless router and USB adapter is one way to connect two pc's that are in separate rooms. The new pc, I am almost certain will already come with wireless capabilities.

When and if you buy a new pc, Make Sure that the PSU (power supply) is adequate and No Less than 500 watts!
The makers tend to ALWAYS put in undersized power units!

Last but certainly not least .. Yes a faster DSL connection will speed things up. 8)

Here is a link that might be useful: File Transfers

To TRY and straighten out the garbled mess of a paragraph (or should I say paragraphs) that I posted above .. I will put them in the "correct" order here! LOL

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As far as going from vista to Windows7 .. I'm not sure if that will work like my system here did.

The disk that came with my unit came with the 32BIT and the 64BIT OS on it and it was my choice to go with either one .. or both.

If you purchase a new pc, ask whomever you are buying from if that is the case. (I am almost certain that it will be)

The install .. on either is very easy and should give you no problems.

Justme4now has answered most of your questions. However with Windows 7 being released on October 22nd why not wait till then to buy your new machine? It is just 3 weeks away now. That way there will be no upgrading to be concerned about.

Even with 4 gigs of RAM a 32 bit computer can only use something over 3 gigs. Buying a 64 bit machine may cause more grief than necessary as developers seem slow or reluctant to create the 64 bit software to run on those computers.

Perhaps you are a bit of a packrat and keep everything. If so and you would like to keep this computer a little longer then consider adding another hard drive. Either as an external or have it installed in the tower then you can merrily transfer huge amounts of 'stuff' over there and make a difference to your performance. You would need to check if the current computer can take a SATA drive, that way it can be moved to a new computer as and when you buy one.

Here is a link that might be useful: Polarprincess' original thread

thanks for responding.. i did not realize the new system was coming out that soon. I thought it was not until until january. I definitely can wait 3 weeks for it, but am still confused as to whether buying more than 4 GB of memory would be worth the money on windows 7 if i get a 64 bit or does know one know that yet? You mention the vista 64 bit can, but wasn't Vista a memory hog anyway? Maybe 4 GB is more than enough on 7? I am willing to spend the money to have speed, and enough space but don't want to have a HD and Memory to the point of ridiculousness either.

I would love to also add some memory and hard drive space to this computer so the kids can have it, but i don't really have anywhere to take it to have it installed where i live, and i highly doubt i could figure it out.

The most important question of all is so how can i be certain that i am not transferring infected files? Is there some way to tell a file is infected before it is transferred. According to all the scans i ran last i do not have any infections that i know of, but with all the zillions of files i have i tend to think that there has to be an infection embedded somewere.

Ha ha, I love parents who will buy a new computer and let the children have the old one. Never works! Kids are far too smart for that trick.

OK if you want to enhance this older computer memory is very easy to install. No screws unless they are holding the tower side on and these days many have thumb screws. Look on the back for fasteners holding on the left side as you look at the case. Those 2 screws need removing AFTER you have shut down and removed the power cord from the back of the tower. Leaving the power cord in even shut down still allows power to the motherboard.

Check this short video to see how it is done. CAUTION, he said to ground yourself but failed to mention how. Simply rest a bare hand or arm on the metal frame of the case as you work inside. This is not to protect you but protects the delicate electronics inside from static electricity.

Here is the link to the Crucial site he mentioned, click to have them scan your computer for recommendations on what you need. RAM can be bought locally or online once you have this info.

Four megs on Windows 7 is good, that is what I have and it comes as a matched pair for best performance. Oh, and I believe the Windows 7 DVD comes with both a 32 bit and 64 bit version but it can still only be used on one computer.

I do not follow 64 bit very much, as a pensioner I have to watch the pennies so stick with 32 bit so all my software programs will work.

Adding an internal hard drive is very easy too, once the left side is off you remove 4 screws, a 80 ribbon cable and a 4 wire power cable if you are replacing. If adding just find a slot and stick it in. Use 4 screws supplied with the retail version to hold it in place. Attach the included 80 wire cable to the secondary connection on the motherboard and to the back of the hard drive and find a spare power cable hanging inside and connect it. With the 80 ribbon cable it is near impossible to put it on backwards these days as there is a small riser on the cable which corresponds with the socket on both the motherboard and the drive. Same with the power cord, 2 edges are chamfered making it very hard to err.

As an aside, if I were adding another drive on that machine I would replace the existing drive. Install the new drive then your XP and safety programs and start off all squeaky clean. This is assuming you have the XP CD and all the software CD's. Afterwards you can re-install the old drive, copy all you need from it to the new one then reformat that too so everything is in great shape.

Re any virus when transferring. Simple, run a full anti virus scan on the old machine before you start transferring data.

well i keep thinking once i get all my pictures and music tranferred to the new computer then i can delete all those files off of this computer and then it will have all kinds of space. if that doesn't work then maybe i will consider buying more memory etc..
About running a virus scan on the machine before transferring files, can't there be imbedded infections the scan doesn't find like worms and trojans etc? i remember a couple of years back, i had a nightmare with a vundo that took me 2 weeks to get rid of that the scans never found..
About the 32 and 64 bit, can you explain to me a little bit about what those 2 mean? why would it cost you more pennies to run the 64 bit, and what do you mean all your software won't work with the 64 bit? why is that??
thanks

You run, or should run, an anti virus and anti malware program periodically. So when you decide to transfer the data run a full (not the quick version) scan with your anti virus program then with something like Malwarebytes and you will be good to go.

Click here for a FAQ on the differences in 32 and 64 bit Windows operating systems.

Click here for the difference between 32 and 64 bit processors - or CPU.

As I stated above my knowledge of 64 bit is very limited. Software can be expensive and everything I have has worked on XP and will work on Windows 7 32 bit operating system. Why am I going to fight that? Programmers have been very slow to embrace the 64 bit architecture including anti virus programs. No point have a swift computer but wildly exposed to all kinds of viruses. Just my thoughts of course.

polarprincess

This is just my opinion.

If you are going to purchase a new pc .. and you have the choice .. opt for the 64 BIT system.

I believe that in the near future, they will phase out the 32BIT for the 64BIT system. (IMPO)

There were some problems with finding drivers and software for the 64BIT but that is no longer the case .. (at least I haven't had any problems)and most 64BIT systems can utilize any of the software/drivers that 32BIT systems use.

Memory will always be limited on the 32BIT whereas .. I've heard arguments that the 64BIT can go as high as 16 Terabytes! That is in the neighborhood of around 16,000 GB'S!
Heck i've heard some Xperts(sic) argue for "infinite" memory. 8)

Space Shuttle Anyone? LOL

PP: I echo JM4Ns comment about 64 bit. I too would take the option. I have been using Vista Ultimate 64 bit for the last year and have had absolutely no problems with any software or AV

I would definitely go with the 64BIT system my daily windows pc is a 64 bit system but I do not run a windows 64 version on it I run a 32 bit windows version, so no problem with any software, if in the future I choose to go 64bit I am ready since my system is a 64 bit system. I have never had a problem with too little memory I can put the max for 32 bit in and that is plenty for me, I do not have it maxed out currently and this pc is fast, as fast as I need it.

I would most definitely run malwarebytes free and superantispyware free on your pc to check for any type of malware prior to transferring any files. I use usb flash drives, I have one dedicated for each pc for files only, I also have a usb hard drive which I can image the drives to.
The more backups the better.

while you are at it cleaning that old pc when was the last time you opened the case and cleaned the insides and got the dust out? a dirty inside will slow down and kill a pc.
Cleaning the computer and its components

and get rid of any old programs you have on it that you do not use through add remove programs, it may still have stuff on it that came with it that you never use if so eliminate it.

thanks for all the info about the 32 and 64 bit..so now my final question is this... it looks like i will be waiting for the windows 7.. to keep within a certain price yet hoping for the fastest computer i can afford..which 2 things will matter more and why?? Size of hard drive, amount of memory, processor size/speed, or internet connection speed?

#1: Internet Connection
#2: Processor
#3: Ram
#4: Video Card

Why the Internet connection first?
You can load up all the RAM you can fit in your machine and have the fastest processor known to man but .. If your on dial-up .. Well, I think that you get the point. 8)

Processor is number 2 because .. again, you can have all the RAM in the world but if your CPU is slow .. So is your pc.

Ram is number 3 because .. If you don't have enough of it you wind up using Virtual Memory which Will slow down your hard-drive And your processing speed.

One that you overlooked and which most people Do overlook is your video card!
Most everything Has to run through the video card and if you have a cheap card..you have a S-L-O-W card and along with it, a slow pc.

Hard-drive has virtually nothing to do with speed.
As a matter of fact, it can be argued that a bigger hard-drive is going to be slower than a smaller drive.

You know, after thinking about my answer (for a couple of hours) I really wish that you had made this a different post.

I'm afraid that a lot of folks might think that this (thread) is an old one and all of the answers have been given and wont bother to read it.

I really hope that there is more input from others because I DO find this to be a Really interesting question and I hope that others will chime in with their thoughts.
I am always learning and love to hear from others on topics such as this.

thanks for the response- we will see how it goes, maybe i will make a new post. I can go from 512 k internet speed to 1024 for $10 more a month..so you are saying that is the number one thing i should do...the video card thing is interesting because on thi computer i spent $35 extra to get a video card they recommended but i never used it because i did not know what it was for..so if i can find it i assume i should install it? So in my new computer, what should i look for in an internet car so that it wouldn't be considered a "cheap" one? thanks

Polar Princess, you are also running very little ram. You might find that you would do a lot better with that computer, if you add another stick of ram. The 512 ram in your computer, is bare minimum for running XP. I would deal with the ram, and a good clean up, and maintenance, before I upped my internet. I am on my Windows XP now, and I do have the 512k internet speed, and I have an 80 gig hardrive on this machine. It is NOT a slow computer. Another thing is to make sure that everything you have on there is not running at startup. That will slow you down considerably. Good Luck

you use your video card every time you turn on that computer, every time you are viewing any type of video on line, any type of flash animation, any type of moving picture you use your video card all the time, they come with every computer you can either accept the standard that most computers come with or you can pay more for a better quality one.

I personally get the highest speed internet connection I can afford, if you look at the thread where we are showing our internet speed tests you can see the various speeds some of us have and you can test yours from the links on that thread to see where you are in comparison.

Hard drive size is totally unrelated to your speed question, the question you would have to ask yourself is how much stuff do I want to be able to store on my hard drive, if you do a lot of pictures and videos things that are large file sizes you would want a larger hard drive to store that, if you do general use stuff you would not need as large a hard drive, I generally say for this day for general use go for around 350Gig, if you want to go up to 500gig fine, that will hold a LOT of stuff. With a 500Gig drive you can easily create 2 partitions in it and use the second partition to back up your system to or store your data files separately.

Most computers you would run in to in stores now will be dual or quad core processors which are plenty speedy, I personally prefer AMD brand processors over Intel, I have just had better luck with them and really like AMD.

Memory I tend to like to get the max since memory is cheap and having plenty of memory is essential to a good running pc.

One thing I would add to the list is to make sure the pc has a good size power supply, that is one thing some manufacturers do skimp on, I personally would not go under a 500. I also like to have plenty of fans in my computer, a hot running pc is going to be a pc that will die much sooner than a cool running pc. You can add fans to any pc, they make them that fit in the available open slots in the back of the pc, or if you have extra spaces in the front for drives not being used you can get fans that fit in those slots too.
And maintain the inside of your pc, if you do not open the case and clean the inside of your pc on a regular basis you will have a hot running pc and a pc with problems, heat is the number one killer. Which is why I mentioned earlier to clean out that pc you have and gave you the link on how to do it.
I have a clear side on my case so I can see at all times if mine is getting dirty, I think they should all have clear sides, I love to see the insides.

If you have to save on price remember that RAM can always be added later, it is cheap and it is the easiest thing for a user to do themselves.

My questions for you are what antivirus program are you currently using on your pc? Some like Norton and McAfee are huge programs which on a system as stressed as yours can cause the pc to really drag when trying to do more than one thing at a time.
What other security protection do you have on the pc and how often do you update and run scans?
Is your Antivirus program working, does it get daily updates, and do you scan the pc fully on a regular basis?
Do you have programs on your pc that you do not use?
Is your computer up to date on all critical windows updates?

My questions are to help you see that if you do not do your part on security and maintenance on any pc it won't matter if you buy the best one available, the pc will not be able to function to it's potential.
The user is quite often the biggest problem with any pc.

Since you have been existing with a pc that has so little ram and such an extremely small hard drive believe me any current day pc will seem like a race car in comparison.

Lets see what your pc looks like now just to get an idea follow instructions below,

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i would have never guessed that you could choose power supply.. i had never heard of that. lots to know i guess. I will definitely check into adding more ram..with all the things i have done to this computer to clean it out i just cannot believe it is still this slow. i could swear it all started with zone alarm running in the background. As for virus info, i use AVG free. I have it set to run scans daily. I also run all the other scans that have been recommended here at certain intervals, i do the disk cleanup etc... and as mentioned just removed a significant amount of photos from my hard drive space, and that didn't help anything.
Also as i have mentioned on another thread i have an issue with all my pages coming up 'this page cannot be displayed"- i have to click refresh every time i go to a webpage- so something definitely is amiss.
here is my hijack this log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:32:38 PM, on 10/4/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16876)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe
C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozybackup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\MUSICM~1\MUSICM~1\mm_tray.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
C:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\Diagnostics\diagent.exe
C:\Program Files\DellSupport\DSAgnt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozystat.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgscanx.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS10
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - "3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0> - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - "53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F> - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - "5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890> - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - "9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6> - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - "DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9> - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe" -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdReg] C:\WINDOWS\UpdReg.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_12\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MMTray] C:\PROGRA~1\MUSICM~1\MUSICM~1\mm_tray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MimBoot] C:\PROGRA~1\MUSICM~1\MUSICM~1\mimboot.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDSentry] C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [diagent] "C:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\Diagnostics\diagent.exe" startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WeatherOnTray] C:\Program Files\Hotbar\bin\4.5.1.0\WeatherOnTray.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DellSupport] "C:\Program Files\DellSupport\DSAgnt.exe" /startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AdobeUpdater] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe 1
O4 - Global Startup: Kodak EasyShare software.lnk = C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
O4 - Global Startup: MozyHome Status.lnk = C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozystat.exe
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - "CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE> - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - "e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583> - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - "e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583> - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - "FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683> - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - "FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683> - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: "CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0026-ABCDEFABCDEF> (JInitiator 1.3.1.26) - https://eservices.saskferco.com:4443/forms/jinitiator/jinit.exe
O16 - DPF: "F04A8AE2-A59D-11D2-8792-00C04F8EF29D> (Hotmail Attachments Control) - http://lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com/activex/HMAtchmt.ocx
O16 - DPF: "F5A7706B-B9C0-4C89-A715-7A0C6B05DD48> (Minesweeper Flags Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MineSweeper.cab56986.cab
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - "F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1> - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe
O23 - Service: DSBrokerService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\DellSupport\brkrsvc.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: MozyHome Backup Service (mozybackup) - Mozy, Inc. - C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozybackup.exe
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://www.greys-media.com/main.jpg

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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe" -startup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdReg] C:\WINDOWS\UpdReg.EXE

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_12\bin\jusched.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MMTray] C:\PROGRA~1\MUSICM~1\MUSICM~1\mm_tray.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MimBoot] C:\PROGRA~1\MUSICM~1\MUSICM~1\mimboot.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [diagent] "C:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\Diagnostics\diagent.exe" startup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WeatherOnTray] C:\Program Files\Hotbar\bin\4.5.1.0\WeatherOnTray.exe You have 2 weather programs running keep the one you want.

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DellSupport] "C:\Program Files\DellSupport\DSAgnt.exe" /startup

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AdobeUpdater] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe This is the other weather program..

O4 - Global Startup: Kodak EasyShare software.lnk = C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe

Now CLICK FIXED CHECKED.

CLOSE HIJACKTHIS.

REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER.

EMPTY THE RECYCLE BIN.

THEN:

Please post a New hijackthis log. That is open hijackthis do a system scan and save a log file post that new log after you do the fixes.

We are only turning off start up Items hijackthis makes backups if needed we can restore any Item if a function is lost.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 7:01:25 PM, on 10/4/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16876)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe
C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozybackup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozystat.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS10
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - (3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0) - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - (53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F) - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - (5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890) - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - (9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6) - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - (DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9) - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDSentry] C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: MozyHome Status.lnk = C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozystat.exe
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - (CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE) - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - (e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583) - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - (e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583) - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - (FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683) - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - (FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683) - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: (CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0026-ABCDEFABCDEF) (JInitiator 1.3.1.26) - https://eservices.saskferco.com:4443/forms/jinitiator/jinit.exe
O16 - DPF: (F04A8AE2-A59D-11D2-8792-00C04F8EF29D) (Hotmail Attachments Control) - http://lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com/activex/HMAtchmt.ocx
O16 - DPF: (F5A7706B-B9C0-4C89-A715-7A0C6B05DD48) (Minesweeper Flags Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MineSweeper.cab56986.cab
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - (F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1) - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe
O23 - Service: DSBrokerService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\DellSupport\brkrsvc.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: MozyHome Backup Service (mozybackup) - Mozy, Inc. - C:\Program Files\MozyHome\mozybackup.exe
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://www.greys-media.com/main.jpg

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End of file - 6080 bytes

Better, how is computer running now. Be back later today.

wow lot of stuff starting up that could definitely slow you down.

well i just got home and i had left my computer on all day in sleep mode and it took me at least 8 minutes or so to get on the internet, then another 4 or so to get onto facebook, then another 1 or 2 to get here.. i also noticed that i have to manually turn on zone alarm now. I just don't get it.. like i said it seems like nothing helps..is my mistake in that i leave my computer on and hardly ever shut it down? I have not taken the cover off and cleaned it out yet like has been suggested, so i will do that soon. Thanks again everyone for all your help.

ok now that i have been on here a little bit..it is running better... took it's time to get going.. but definitely somewhat better. thanks so much

How long have you been using Zone Alarm?, Zone Alarm can cause issues on some machines Zonealarm mainly causes a startup delay on some machines.

i have been using it for quite some time. For the longest time though i had to shut it off when i came on the computer because it would not let me online, until you all helped me figure that out.. i would say yes it does make a difference in speed when it is on or off, but do i dare go without it?

No you can't go with out a firewall. Sounds like it's working OK now.

You might remove it, and install another firewall. Zone Alarm has never worked properly for me. It has always slowed down my computer. I had Tiny Firewall for years, and it did an excellent job. I am now using Comodo (free), and have had it for almost 2 yrs, and it does an excellent job, and there is no slowing down of the PC.

Add memory it's easy!! instructions are on the pkg.

when was the last time you ran an updated malwarebytes scan?
I would definitely try that too, get the latest version, hit update, run full scan lets see what it says, let it clean what it finds.
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

it is essential to always have the most updated version

PolarPrincess -
If you have a USB port, buy an external hard drive that connects to the USB port and copy ALL of your data (pictures and other personal files) to it. Then your data is safe and you can clean up the rest of the system.

If not, burn them to CD for safety.

THEN:
1 - Empty the Trash
2 - Search for files on the entire system, using this search pattern" *.bak
(those are temporary files that can be deleted)
3 - Delete all of those files.
4 - Empty the trash again.
5 - Search for all *.tmp files and delete them
6 - Empty the trash again.

7 - Run the Windows XP "check disk" utility as described here: http://www.updatexp.com/windows-xp-chkdsk.html

It may take quite a while ...

8 - Then try running the defragmentation program.

sorry for not responding..been running with the kids sports.. will try and run that scan friday evening, and next week i will be going to besy buy and i will check out adding more memory and an external hard drive etc...before i go ahead and buy a new computer

I ran the malwarebytes full scan-it took 7 hours but found 0 problems which.I was happy to see.