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Try scanning viruses. Or go to start->run and type in drwatson see if that finds anything. Do a scan disk for errors. Do you ever defrag your computer? Try it nothing to lose. Or go into system setup. (when booting up hit the F2 or delete key, usually one of those will bring you there...

I had similar problems to yours. To fix my difficulties, I clicked on start->run then typed in msconfig. Then click on the startup tab, and uncheck any useless programs. (i had too many programs running on start up in taskbar, thats what caused my problems)

Look in your recycle bin. It won't be in the Recycle bin if you used Shift+Delete, that combination bypasses the recycle bin. Do you have gateway goback...or other software that allows you to view your hard drive as it was in the past. Try that first. At least its easier than reinstalling...