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Might be a Windows Explorer problem. Check out [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/explorer-exe/"]this article[/URL] - maybe you will find a fix there.

Anti-virus: Avira Personal Audio editor: Audacity Defragmenter: Auslogics Disk Defrag Email: Thunderbird All-in-one utility: BoostSpeed

Hi if you are still having problems with explorer.exe, have a look at [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/explorer-exe/"]this post[/URL]. Might help.

Hi, here's an [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/lsass-exe/"]article [/URL]that might be of some help.

Hi, first of all, scan your computer with good antivirus and antimalware software (if you haven't already done so). I recommend free Avira, free Malwarebytes', and free SUPERAntiSpyware. Always worth it to do a virus scan in safe mode (repeatedly tap F8 on startup while there is still black screen, …

Hi, first I'd recommend that you research that error you are getting. [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/rundll32-exe/"]Here's an article[/URL] that might help. Also don't get any dodgy registry cleaners. [URL="http://www.ccleaner.com"]CCleaner[/URL] is a good and reliable one with lots of positive reviews.

If it's a driver problem, then try updating it or reinstalling it.

Hi, if it's lsass.exe, then check out [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/lsass-exe/"]this article[/URL].

For Vista and 7 users: found a very useful free sidebar gadget. It shows the most resource-heavy processes in real time. Can be downloaded [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/sidebar-gadget/"]here[/URL].

Here's a good article on how to fix high svchost.exe CPU usage - [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/svchost-exe/"]http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/svchost-exe/[/URL]. It's quite long, so can't post ll of it here. Hope this helps.

There's a website [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com"]www.fileinspect.com[/URL] where you can research Windows processes.

You can go and check running Windows processes on [URL="http://www.fileinspect.com"]www.fileinpsect.com[/URL] to get some idea.

I found that AVG slowed down my computer (XP) a great deal. When I switched to Avira, the problem was gone.

I think your computer might be infected. Good anti-virus programs are Avira and avast. Also check your running processes at [URL="http://www.fileinpsect.com"]www.fileinspect.com[/URL]

Avira, avast, AVG. Whichever you like best. I prefer Avira. Also AdAware and Malwarebytes to get rid of spyware and adware.

From Auslogics Blog 1) [url]http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/02/windows-7-tips-and-tweaks/[/url] 2) [url]http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/03/windows-7-performance-tweaks/[/url] 3) [url]http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/04/windows-7-uac-tips/[/url] 4) [url]http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/03/optimize-windows-7-more-tips/[/url] Hope you find them useful!

I found that AVG slowed down my system, so I switched to Avira. Try downloading Malwarebytes and run a scan. Also have you cleaned and defragged your hard drive? If not, do that (and browser cache too). CCleaner is a great free tool for that.

Sometimes lsass.exe is a trojan. Read [URL="http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/04/inspect-windows-processes/"]this article[/URL]

Good free anti-viruses are Avira personal edition ([url]www.freeav.com[/url]) and avast! I prefer Avira because it's lighted on resources.

Sounds like Vista superfetch to me. Or maybe it's some malware - you can run a scan with malwarebytes and/or adaware. Also you can try to speed up Vista startup and shutdown using the tips [URL="http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/03/speed-up-vista-startup/"]here [/URL]and [URL="http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog/2009/03/speed-up-vista-shutdown/"]here[/URL]. Another good site with tips is [url]www.askvg.com[/url]

There's a good blog with speed up and optimization articles: [url]http://www.auslogics.com/en/blog[/url]

Hi all! I've read about BoostSpeed on CNet. It sounds all good and it supports 64bit, but I'm kinda careful about all that optimization software. So, has anyone tried it? I'm particularly interested in the latest version, because it has a new tool to manage Windows services.