I have a new Dell Inspiron 1520 note book PC; It was having problems on start up like heavy monitor flickering after Log On and long time to start. It was giving unexpected shutdowns. The service from Dell and agents was not helpful.

So I re-installed Vista from the CD (that deleted all Dell software). and updated drivers as required. Then all start up problems vanished. But there is one problem now. After most Vista updates, it goes into black screen (repair mode) during the re-start process. What can be done? Can I avoid updating? Will it cause any problems?

After the "repair" (nothing really) and booting, it says the updating was OK and works normally. Pls advise.

I have a Gateway laptop like about two years old and Fios as my internet provider I have added a Registry Cleaner Malware Cleaner and a Different Ant virus Software how ever the machine is still very slow very slow and the net takes a long time to boot to a wndow I do run yahoo and Aim at the same time always have but as i type this i am concerned i am gonna get the error message that the Net has stopped working I am a Mechanic and Custom Fabricatior by trade hopefully someone is willing to exchange some info and help I have Windows Vista aswell I know its a head ache in it self but i have fgured it out i have always had issues with this machine Just never this slow …… Sincerly
Pat

My computer is taking longer to load when I simply open my web browser.

I have cleaned my cookies and history, but it still takes a long time to load.

I think I have too much junk accumulated over the years that needs to be cleaned out but I don’t know how…

I tried to download a short clip the other day but I don’t know where my computer saved the file. The program stated that I downloaded it six times, but I have no idea where all those downloads went and I have no idea what they are called.

Like I said, there must be a bunch of junk on my PC that needs to be cleaned up. I looked at some files and folders, but there are hundreds with crazy, illegible names that have no logical meaning to me at all. How is a regular person who doesn’t have a degree in computer programming supposed to be able to maintain their computer??

I have 5 children and they seem to keep adding all these programs that think they need to run in the start up. Therefore it takes a long time for our computer to start all the way up.

My computer has slowed down for a long time. I've scanned the PC concerning viruses, looked through the registry, but wasn't success. I think the main problem is in litter registry and want to clean it by myself.