Deleted a bunch of files/software and now not working

farmmom

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Apr 15, 2013
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I was trying to clean up my computer and deleted files through Programs, mostly old HP software for printers that I no longer have, as well as some games my kids put on the computer.

Now it is just not working right - meaning, it will start up, but takes literally 5 - 10 minutes to get to the main logon screen. Click on the Start button and it takes 4-5 min for it to pop up.

I did delete through the programs un-install so it "should" have been done right, but obviously something is not right.

Any suggestions?
 

dingo07

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save whatever "data" you have on that drive to another and reinstall windows fresh after deleting the partition

any other method will just be patching the holes you've made - unless you can restore to a previous time (say 2 months ago) and it all be like you never deleted anything, then, use the uninstall process to remove the unwanted programs