Sauni L

Thank you so much. I was able to follow their instructions and import the registry file.

I did that. It won't let me do anything without having a program associated with the .REG file extension.

I've upgraded CCleaner and uninstalled IE8. How do I restore the registry?

I installed IE 8 after everything was already slow. I really just don't understand why CCleaner would slow my computer down. Should I remove it and see if that helps?

In answer to everything, I backed up the registry before "fixing" all of the errors. I have McAfee for virus protection and Ad Aware for malware protection. Neither program has found anything. Everything is slow now. Booting, opening, running and closing. Yes, I do have IE 8.

Windows XP Home CCleaner version v2.20.920 For the registry cleaner, I "Scanned for Issues" with everything checked and then had it fix all of the registry errors. As far as the cleaner is concerned, I had it clean everything except the following in Windows and everything that was automatically checked on the applications tab. IE: Autocomplete Form History System: Start Menu Shortcuts and Desktop Shortcuts Advanced: Nothing was checked Thanks so much for your help with this!

I installed CCleaner because my computer was running slow but now it's even worse! Is anyone else having this problem? Does anyone know what I can do about it? Thanks, Sauni