add/remove programs shows blank space, help ]: Options

[xhugerific]

i'm not sure if add/remove programs is suppose to be in heree. if it isn't , i'm sorry ;/ but um yeaah ,

my computer's been running hella slow lately , like when i start it up it like starts REALLY SLOWW... &i think its cause i have a lot of programs in my computer , and just now i wanted to remove some programs , but when i opened add/remove programs this huge blank space shows instead of all the programs.
something like this:

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btw i have windows XP. i know , old ]: but yeah . (:

oh & i've tried system restore ,doesn't work either.

don't use any hard words on me , haha i'm not good at computer type words.

i really hope you guys could help ;/

[manny-the-dino]

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Do you have a virus scanning program?

[xhugerific]

=O so its cause of a virus huh!

&yeah i do .
i have spybot & norton .
for norton , it says i'm at risk =O & i needa "fix it now" .
but i keep fixing it [scan & restart computer], & it stays the same >:O

[manny-the-dino]

Lol, it might be.

Yeah I have Norton too & sometimes that happens to me. Do you run the Full Scan or Quick Scan or what?

[xhugerific]

gasp . darrn ><"

the full scan .
it takes FOREEVVERR.
and then it tells you to restart .
and then i run another scan cause it tells me to ,
and like i keep repeating &repeating .
and uurrghh T______T;

[queen]

try trend micro's housecall to scan.

also check if there are any programs in your startup folder that weren't there before (start >> all programs >> startup), and disable them.

[xhugerific]

mhm , i'm running the scan now :D

and and and , my startup folder's fine.

[six]

it's probably just your norton. i'd uninstall it and use one of them free online scanners like what synkro posted.

check your startup items through 'msconfig' and not through programs menu:
start> run> type msconfig
choose startup tab

uncheck everything but wifi/antivirus
if you're confused send me some boob pics and ill fix it for you.