Good catch. And yes, installing SP2 would probably be a good move. Going to take a while though cmd, so make sure you don't need the comp for anything for up to a couple hours.
cmd, try doing this:
click start, type "msconfig" in the search field, and run the msconfig app (if it shows up in the search results). Once you get in there, check the startup tab and give us a list of what's in there.
I will download SP2 tonight... but question: I checked my update history and found this
Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB954430)Is this assuming I have it or what was that for?
Startup:
All Checked:
Windows Defender
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
HD Audio Control Panel
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 101.19
NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display Driver
NVIDIA Media Center Library
eDataSecurity
Acer eAudio
Symantec Security Technologies
Symantec Shared Component
InstallUtil (unknown Manufacturer)
RAID Event Monitor (intel)
SetPanel (unknown)
Launch Manager
CyberLink PlayMovie
Power Reg
Acer Assist Launcher
Acer Tour Reminder
Java Platform SE 6
Adobe CS4 Service Manager
PowerISO Virtual Drive Manager
Quicktime
Itunes
avast! Antivirus
LiveUpdate Notice
Microsoft Windows OS
AOL Service Libraries
DNA (bittorrent)
Curse Client (a wow thing)
Steam
Octoshape Streamign Services
Spybot
Google Update
Video Conference Manager
Adobe Acrobat
Acer eAP Launch Tool
