Lots of problems

[redhawk463]

I didnt really know where to put this so ive put it here.

Im having a couple problems with my computer, firstly when i boot up The icon for the LAN onnection has a red cross to say its not connected even though it is and it will recognise that it is after approx. 5 minutes and will only say network instead of the actual name if my connection (network99) secondly when i log on from booting up the desktop take a while to load and all the icon thumbnails load slowly one at a time and its really slow.

Can anyone help me?

 

[treefrog07]

Update your anti-virus program and do a full scan. If it finds and cleans/removes any malware, re-scan - do this until there is no malware found.

Did you add any new programs recently? Many set themselves to start Services and launch tray icons during their installations. Try Start>search>msconfig, then run it so you can see what is starting up on the Startup tab. Disable any that do not actually have to start. If you are adventurous, you can do the same review and disable/manually start services that do not need to always be running.