Why won’t my computer let me run diagnostic software?

November 23, 2009

I must have downloaded a bug or something, because it won’t let me run any kind of programs that clean junk. Like System Mechanics, Spybot Search and Destroy, or the Anti-Malware programs I download. Earlier today, I actually got System Mechanics to work and while it was scanning the registry it found a problem and instantly shut down and wouldn’t boot again.

Whenever I go to launch only these types of programs, I keep getting the notice that says Cannot locate the file etc etc, you may not have the appropriate permissions to run this program, something or other.

I get the fishy feeling that whatever bug or virus I’ve got knows these programs and won’t let them run. Does that sound about right to anyone else? And if so, what can I do about it?
Gaspar… the same thing happened with Hijack This just now. Ran for a few seconds the n vanished. Now I can’t open it again, even if I run as admin. WHAT’S HAPPENING?!?

Why do my computers suddenly run slow?

November 22, 2009

I have a laptop and a desktop PC (vista and XP respectively). In the past 1 – 2 months, they both seem to run significantly slower. In particular, surfing the internet is very slow; loading pages can take minutes or not load at all. Reloading a page sometimes helps. This occurs regardless of the browser used ( I have used IE, firefox and chrome, all with the same result).

I have done the following and nothing has helped:
– run a registry cleaner
– run AVG and Adaware anti-virus and anti-malware programs
– cleaned the hard drives and defrag’d them
– ensured I have more than 500 mb space on the "C" drives (I have plenty of space)
– removed non-essential programs from auto start up
– verified the speed of my internet connection

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.