Originally Posted by jo55

you might also try your system restore { start/accessories/system tools}

especially if you can come close to a date when it started acting up??

save any special files to make sure you don't lose anything.

I used sys restore a couple of times when i had some major problems {lost some info} and it brought me back to where I could find the info again.
But puter had other problems{viruses}and Hrdrive eventually croaked