I have no idea what is going on here and it's driving me nuts...
Just recently, my computer has been suffering from lag. When I go to open up Chrome, it takes at least 2 minutes to boot up; I cannot open up any documents without extreme lag; if I go to say Microsoft Word and click open, it will take 5 minutes to load the screen; I have random lag responses constantly that cause my computer to freeze completely for a minute or two. Though, the weirdest part of the problem is that this "lag" is not consistent. If I wait the two minutes for Chrome to open up, then everything will be fine. I can go to new sites instantly and open up tabs without trouble. This is very strange.
I have done everything. I've ran multiple computer scans for viruses; I have done CC Cleanup, used Malware bytes and Norton 360; even found a forum user that located his problem to be Microsoft Word 2007 and its thumbnail issue with Internet Explore, so I disabled IE and the problem still persists. I have done a clean boot and it's still lagging.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
-The only thing new that has occurred in the past week is the "Windows 7 is not Genuine" error that I receive. I highly doubt this is the cause of my lag, though.
-I am typing this in SAFE MODE! IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MY PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN SAFE MODE! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!? THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT IS CAUSING MY ISSUES AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS!
Please help me! I don't know what to do!
Just recently, my computer has been suffering from lag. When I go to open up Chrome, it takes at least 2 minutes to boot up; I cannot open up any documents without extreme lag; if I go to say Microsoft Word and click open, it will take 5 minutes to load the screen; I have random lag responses constantly that cause my computer to freeze completely for a minute or two. Though, the weirdest part of the problem is that this "lag" is not consistent. If I wait the two minutes for Chrome to open up, then everything will be fine. I can go to new sites instantly and open up tabs without trouble. This is very strange.
I have done everything. I've ran multiple computer scans for viruses; I have done CC Cleanup, used Malware bytes and Norton 360; even found a forum user that located his problem to be Microsoft Word 2007 and its thumbnail issue with Internet Explore, so I disabled IE and the problem still persists. I have done a clean boot and it's still lagging.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
-The only thing new that has occurred in the past week is the "Windows 7 is not Genuine" error that I receive. I highly doubt this is the cause of my lag, though.
-I am typing this in SAFE MODE! IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MY PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN SAFE MODE! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!? THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT IS CAUSING MY ISSUES AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS!
Please help me! I don't know what to do!