sluggish computer

I seem to have too many programs running at all times.
This makes my computer slow and sometimes freeze. I have
plenty of memory, but if I hit 'ctrl, alt, and delete', it
shows about 15 programs that are running. I know how to
turn them off, but how do I keep them from starting?

Thanks

look here for instructions on how to clean up your startup axis, preventing
unnecessary programs loading
(enter any item in the startup list in MSCONFIG into the search box on the
page, and click Search)
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

for detailed instructions - look here
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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I seem to have too many programs running at all times.
This makes my computer slow and sometimes freeze. I have
plenty of memory, but if I hit 'ctrl, alt, and delete', it
shows about 15 programs that are running. I know how to
turn them off, but how do I keep them from starting?

Thanks