miss pat

I had to do a clean install of my OS and sent all windows.old files to the Recycling Bin and now my programs are very slooooow to open. I have a list of all of these files from Recuva but I have no clue as to which one,ones to recover to correct this problem. Any and all help is appreciated!

When I try to merge a previous backup I receive the following error message: Cannot access the registry. How can I otherwise recover a prior backup? Thanks to all help!

Does anyone know why there are leftover files that can't be defragged even though they show they are fragmented?

Does anyone know why you would have less free space after running Defraggler than you did before you defragged? I am using Vista Home Basic, IE7, 34bit. This looks like it defeats the purpose of defragging.

Repairing Windows Live Essentials didn't work. I'll try reinstalling.....thanks for your help!

I'm using Vista Home Basic, IE8....don't know if this will still work, but will give it a try. Thanks!

I'm using Vista Home Basic, IE8. Sounds like you think a System Restore will solve my problem..

By mistake, I uninstalled "Windows Live Sign-In Assistant." The only Live product I use is email. If I need this product, how can I recover it? Any help is appreciated!