I like to also have a browser open and sometimes it helps to close the browser. Then again, if I just wait and do nothing eventually the fps will increase again.
There also seems to be no correlation between this and RAM if I open Windows Task Manager - I usually show at least some free RAM - the processor is often at 100% but not all the time and it's often at 100% and performance is fine. It's possible I'm just maxing out my computer trying to do too much at the same time but I thought I'd check here first.
I also thought I might try something like Process Lasso to dedicate one of the cores just to the game. http://www.bitsum.com/prolasso.php
I ran all the programs you recommended ATF Cleaner, ERUNT, Anti-Malware, and did the scan with McAfee and my Vista is up to date.
Here's the HijackThis log and Uninstall List:
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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis
v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:06:41 PM, on
10/4/2008
Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT
6.00.1905)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00
(7.00.6001.18000)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program
Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07
\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Windows\sttray.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio
Shared\9.0
\SharedCOM\RoxWatchTray9.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.e
xe
C:\Windows\System32\WLTRAY.EXE
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0
\Acrobat\acrotray.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media
Player\wmpnscfg.exe
C:\Program Files\Digital Line
Detect\DLG.exe
C:\Program
Files\Belkin\Nostromo\nost_LM.exe
C:\Program
Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio
Shared\9.0
\SharedCOM\CPSHelpRunner.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows
Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe
C:\Users\Dean\Desktop\Ztuff\tech\fixing
Vista\HiJackThis.exe
R1 -
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=54896
R1 -
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=69157
R1 -
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=54896
R1 -
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=54896
R0 -
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=69157
R0 -
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 -
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 -
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Window Title = Internet
Explorer provided by Dell
R0 -
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link
Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-
B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program
Files\Common
Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEH
elper.dll
O2 - BHO: GetRight IE Download
Helper - {31FF080D-12A3-439A-
A2EF-4BA95A3148E8} - C:\Program
Files\GetRight\xx2gr.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class -
{761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-
D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-
7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} -
C:\Program
Files\McAfee\VirusScan\scriptsn.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion
Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-
484f-8273-0445EE161910} -
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error
Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-
A518-A07C3DB8F777} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF -
{47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-
0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows
Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows
Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mcagent_exe]
C:\Program
Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
/runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvSvc]
RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Windows\system32
\nvsvc.dll,nvsvcStart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon]
RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Windows\system32
\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh]
C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run:
[SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run:
[SigmatelSysTrayApp] sttray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxWatchTray]
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio
Shared\9.0
\SharedCOM\RoxWatchTray9.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task]
"C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -
atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter]
RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Windows\system32
\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVHotkey]
rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32
\nvHotkey.dll,Start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MskAgentexe]
C:\Program
Files\McAfee\MSK\MskAgent.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler]
"C:\Program Files\Common
Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.e
xe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup]
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1
\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe
-startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotSync]
"C:\Program
Files\PalmSource\Desktop\HotSync.exe
" -AllUsers
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ECenter] c:\dell\E
-Center\EULALauncher.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Broadcom
Wireless Manager UI]
C:\Windows\system32\WLTRAY.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant
8.0] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Malwarebytes
Anti-Malware (reboot)] "C:\Program
Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-
Malware\mbam.exe" /runcleanupscript
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG]
C:\Program Files\Windows Media
Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar]
%ProgramFiles%\Windows
Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User
'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run:
[WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe
oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter
(User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar]
%ProgramFiles%\Windows
Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User
'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Acrobat
Speed Launcher.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Acrobat
Synchronizer.lnk = C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0
\Acrobat\AdobeCollabSync.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma
Loader.exe.lnk = C:\Program
Files\Common
Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma
Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader
Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0
\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader
Synchronizer.lnk = C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0
\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line
Detect.lnk = C:\Program Files\Digital
Line Detect\DLG.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Loadout
Manager.lnk = C:\Program
Files\Belkin\Nostromo\nost_LM.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Nostromo
Loadout Manager.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: QuickSet.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: Append
to existing PDF - res://C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEA
ppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
link target to Adobe PDF -
res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEC
apture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
link target to existing PDF -
res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEA
ppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
selected links to Adobe PDF -
res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEC
aptureSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
selected links to existing PDF -
res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEA
ppendSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
selection to Adobe PDF -
res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEC
apture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
selection to existing PDF -
res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEA
ppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert
to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0
\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEC
apture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport
to Microsoft Excel -
res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2
\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) -
{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-
00401C608501} - C:\PROGRA~1
\Java\JRE16~3.0_0\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java
Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-
AAA5-00401C608501} -
C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~3.0_0
\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote -
{2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-
5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1
\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to
OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081
-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1
\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research -
{92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-
3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1
\MICROS~2\Office12
\REFIEBAR.DLL
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O15 - Trusted Zone:
http://*.mcafee.com
O17 -
HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\
{3287B0C4-0257-4CF9-AD82-
9B588D01F4FB}: NameServer =
218.248.240.79 218.248.240.208
O23 - Service: BrSplService (Brother
XP spl Service) - brother Industries Ltd
- C:\Windows\system32\brsvc01a.exe
O23 - Service: Canon Camera Access
Library 8 (CCALib8) - Canon Inc. -
C:\Program
Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
O23 - Service: DSBrokerService -
Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\DellSupport\brkrsvc.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing
Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. -
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet
Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table
Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision
Corporation - C:\Program
Files\Common
Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32
\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Services
(mcmscsvc) - McAfee, Inc. -
C:\PROGRA~1
\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Network Agent
(McNASvc) - McAfee, Inc. -
c:\program files\common
files\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Scanner
(McODS) - McAfee, Inc. -
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1
\mcods.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Proxy Service
(McProxy) - McAfee, Inc. -
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1
\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Real-time
Scanner (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. -
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1
\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SystemGuards
(McSysmon) - McAfee, Inc. -
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1
\mcsysmon.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Personal
Firewall Service (MpfService) -
McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program
Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
O23 - Service: RoxMediaDB9 - Sonic
Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Roxio Shared\9.0
\SharedCOM\RoxMediaDB9.exe
O23 - Service: Roxio Hard Drive
Watcher 9 (RoxWatch9) - Sonic
Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Roxio Shared\9.0
\SharedCOM\RoxWatch9.exe
O23 - Service: SigmaTel Audio Service
(STacSV) - SigmaTel, Inc. -
C:\Program Files\SigmaTel\C-Major
Audio\WDM\STacSV.exe
O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision
Development, Inc. - C:\Program
Files\Common Files\SureThing
Shared\stllssvr.exe
-------------
O23 - Service: Dell Wireless WLAN
Tray Service (wltrysvc) - Unknown
owner - C:\Windows\System32
\WLTRYSVC.EXE
O23 - Service: XAudioService -
Conexant Systems, Inc. -
C:\Windows\system32
\DRIVERS\xaudio.exe
--
End of file - 10216 bytes
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Uninstall List:
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
32 Bit HP CIO Components Installer
7-Zip 4.42
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional - English, Français, Deutsch
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
Adobe Photoshop 5.5
Adobe Reader 8
AOL Install
Apple Software Update
Audacity 1.2.6
AusLogics Disk Defrag
Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Broadcom Management Programs
Canon Camera Access Library
Canon Camera Support Core Library
Canon Camera Window DC_DV 5 for ZoomBrowser EX
Canon Camera Window DC_DV 6 for ZoomBrowser EX
Canon Camera Window DSLR 5 for ZoomBrowser EX
Canon Camera Window MC 6 for ZoomBrowser EX
Canon MovieEdit Task for ZoomBrowser EX
Canon PhotoRecord
Canon RAW Image Task for ZoomBrowser EX
Canon Utilities PhotoStitch 3.1
Canon ZoomBrowser EX (E)
CD Audio Reader Filter (remove only)
Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem
DC-Bass Source 1.1.1
Dell System Customization Wizard
Dell Wireless WLAN Card
DellSupport
Digital Line Detect
DirectVobSub (remove only)
Documentation & Support Launcher
DScaler 5 Mpeg Decoders
EarthLink Setup Files
EQ2MAP Updater 1.0.6
ERUNT 1.1j
EverQuest II
EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark
ffdshow [rev 1685] [2007-12-06]
FreeRIP v3.04
Games, Music, & Photos Launcher
Genie Backup Manager Professional 5.0
GetRight
Haali Media Splitter
HijackThis 2.0.2
InterActual Player
Internet Service Offers Launcher
Java™ 6 Update 3
Java™ 6 Update 5
Java™ 6 Update 7
Java™ SE Runtime Environment 6
K-Lite Codec Pack 2.81 Full
Macromedia FreeHand 9
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
McAfee SecurityCenter
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Reader
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Modem Diagnostic Tool
Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.12)
Mozilla Thunderbird (2.0.0.16)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB941833)
NetWaiting
NetZeroInstallers
Nostromo
Nostromo Array Programming Software
NVIDIA Drivers
OpenOffice.org 2.3
OpenSource Flash Video Splitter (remove only)
Opera 9.27
OutlookAddinSetup
Palm Desktop by ACCESS
Pdf995
Qualxserve Service Agreement
Quicken 2007
QuickSet
QuickTime
RealMedia (remove only)
Roxio Creator Audio
Roxio Creator BDAV Plugin
Roxio Creator Copy
Roxio Creator Data
Roxio Creator DE
Roxio Creator Tools
Roxio Drag-to-Disc
Roxio Express Labeler
Roxio MyDVD DE
Roxio Update Manager
Sansa Updater
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951596)
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951944)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB951546)
Security Update for Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 (KB950130)
Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB951338)
Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB951808)
Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB954326)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 (KB950113)
Security Update for Visio 2007 (KB947590)
SigmaTel Audio
SmartFTP Client
SmartFTP Client 3.0 Setup Files (remove only)
Sonic Activation Module
Station Launcher
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
System Requirements Lab
TaxACT 2006
TaxACT 2007
Update for Office 2007 (KB946691)
URL Assistant
User's Guides
Ventrilo Client
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6f
WinRAR archiver
yBook
Zoom Player (remove only)
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