I'm a real techno-tard so please be patient. I have a HP computer with a AMD Athelon 64 processor, 1 GB memory, 200 GB ATA hard drive. Running Windows XP. Norton Internet Security.
My games (hearts, solitaire, etc) have dissapeared.
When I run Reg Cure and fix errors I am always left with two empty registry KEYS no matter how many times I scan and fix errors. If I use the computer for a few minutes and go back and run another Reg Cure scan there are dozens or hundreds of errors again.
Every other day or so, myvaccount info in Outlook Express dissapears and I have to re-enter the account info from my e-mail provider.
If I don't Reg Cure scan often the computer becomes very slow and everything but the cursor will freeze for minutes at a time.
Videos take forever to download, can't watch streaming videos as they constantly freeze.
I would appreciate any help that I can get .
I have tried to restore my system to an earlier time but I keep receiving a cannot restore message

Playing about in the registry can cause all sorts of problems. Have you run your virus scan in safe mode? Do you have a real Windows CD if needed? (Being an HP, probably not.)No Idon't have a DISK. I will try running a virus scan in safe mode.It's time to consider getting an XP CD preferably the one with the fancy holograms and Microsoft written all over it....you will be NEEDING it sooner than later.My computer will not open in safe mode. When I rebooted in normal mode it was very slow. Ran Reg Cure and had 17 FILE/PATH REFERENCE and 109 EMPTY REGISTRY KEYS. Was able to fix all but 2 EMPTY REGISTRY KEYS. Patio, by getting an XP CD do you mean I need to go out and PURCHASE Windows again?If you can't talk HP into sending you one. Are you the original purchaser of that machine? Did you register with them when it was new?