Thanks, I will give it a try and then mark this is solved.

Do I need to back up my drivers as well? If so, where do I begin?

So when I do CTRL+F11 theres no back up cd installation needed? Does the computer do everything on its own once I direct the CTRL F11?

I want to format my Dell and I was reading articles on how to go about formatting a computer but I was wondering if I could just do a quick CTRL + F11 and would that be the same thing?

I know this...

sorry I posted this in the wrong section. Im just going to mark it as solved because I can't figure out how to delete my post.

I want to format my Dell and I was reading articles on how to go about formatting a computer but I was wondering if I could just do a quick CTRL + F11 and would that be the same thing?

I know this...

To jbennet: Ram is 512MB. Disk space in total is 40GB. free space is 8 gb.

To all: here are the latest logs:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.31
Database version: 1499
Windows 5.1.2600 Service...

This time its regarding my fathers computer which has been slow since its existence I think. the virtual memory is very often low which causes problems. Please have a look at the 2 logs I have posted...

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 1:13:53 AM, on 12/11/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal
...

Cohen, I did as you asked. I have already been using CCleaner for about 5 months now, so that couldn't clean much. Also, I did a defrag too but still my startup isn't better.

I haven't updated my...

I apologize, the Malware Bytes log I posted was BEFORE I removed them. Here is the actual log after removing all the problems detected.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.30
Database version: 1433...

I ran Malware Bytes and here is the log

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.30
Database version: 1433
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2

11/29/2008 7:24:23 PM
mbam-log-2008-11-29 (19-24-18).txt
...

My laptop isn't the same anymore. I am currently using a Windows XP MCE and it has a 1 GB RAM. I recently installed Avast and managed to uninstall Symantec thanks to this forum. I have a feeling that...

im not able to dumb my symantec. it refuses to uninstall. and im trying to use symantec's endnote instead of my older one which wasnt uninstalling. and the new one wont install either

Ok I did what you asked, and found my computer performing better than before. It rebooted faster, and also opened applications faster. Here is the latest log file you requested.

Logfile of Trend...

HERE is the Panda Active scan (ESET did not work well)
...

Ignore the last post as there was some problem

Here is my final post


Ok I apologize for not responding for so long, but I honestly thought my post would have been missed so I did not check it...

Ok I apologize for not responding for so long, but I honestly thought my post would have been missed so I did not check it after I noticed I did not get any replies for so long. But I understand that...

Ok I apologize for not responding for so long, but I honestly thought my post would have been missed so I did not check it after I noticed I did not get any replies for so long. But I understand that...

how is it that everyones query gets answered except mine?

anyway i kind of got rid of it temporarily. but im not able to install the new symantec still because of some administrative rights issue

Hello,

So this is how it began: My symantec client security was out of date, so i downloaded the latest version of symantec endpoint. It told me I needed to uninstall any other anti virus...