ext_3602 ([identity profile] thismaz.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] thismaz 2008-11-09 03:32 pm (UTC)

Thank you, that is helpful.
*g* My problem is that I would be worried about deleting something. And now I wonder why I would be willing to trust a computer programme to chose to do exactly the same thing, without asking me. I guess because I don't trust windows not to offer me the choice to delete something essential, but I would trust a especially designed programme not to do it.
I only have a couple of things in my start up. I always refuse that option when I install something. In task manager the two things that were using CPU capacity, when I looked this morning, when it froze, were pctsSvc.exe, which I think is associated with the spyware doctor and System Idle Process, which appears to be a valid windows function.
I'll check out those registry keys, thank you. See if there is stuff there that I don't want.
Thanks again.

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