Hey Mak,
Thanks for trying to help. I thought the information I had already given would be enough to get some suggestions from you guys, I didn't want to go into too much detail, but since you ask, I would be more than glad to do so.
Chipset drivers? What I'm working with here are the mobo drivers from windows update, the GPU driver from Nvidia.com, WHQL Certified, for Windows 7, and practically all the other drivers it showed me in Windows Update, I installed. I'm not quite sure about Windows Update, but is this not correct: Windows update recommends updates that are compatible with the current OS?
Well, I'm saying I don't think there is a virus because yes, I scanned it with software that I trust and software that is recommended in Osiris' virus removal guide, and on top of that, I reformatted the PC once already, so it leads me to think theres some other issue going on here, rather than a virus.
I think you misunderstood me about the shop thingy. I took my GPU to a shop about a month ago because it was overheating, it was the shop where I got this custom built PC from, and they sent the GPU to the Nvidia store here in Turkey. On top of that, I wrote how I refused to accept what the shop had told me, so I don't know why you're typing things that suggest as if I believed what they told me. I wrote that I didn't accept what they told me, and I bought a new fan because I believed the GPU temperatures I was getting was not normal. Nevertheless, I don't think that has much to do with my current issue. I just put that in as it was a little detail.
You ask me how am I measuring how fast it was before. I wrote the timings, did I not. I gave information regarding this, so I think you're being a bit unfair when you say you have nothing to work on. I stated it takes at least 5 minutes to be able to perform tasks on my PC; it takes about 40 seconds to pass the Welcome screen, for the first 15-20 seconds after, there are no icons on the desktop, after 20 seconds they show up, and for about 3-4 minutes after that, the computer is unusable. The loading circle shows up instead of the mouse pointer, for 3-4 minutes, and after that, I can start up programs.
I made a mistake previously; there are actually 12 things on startup, but nothing major.
Logitech GamePanel Software, Logitech SetPoint, Google Update, Internet Download Manager, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Java Platform SE 6 U11, Logitech QuickCamRibbon, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager, PowerReg (Not sure what this is, manufacturer says: Leader Technologies / Logitech), WD Drive Manager, WD SmartWare.
Thats my startup list. I didn't use XP since almost 5-6 months, so I don't have anything left from that 'era'. All the programs I am using are Win7 compatible.
Regarding the speed, my PC didn't take longer than about 1 minute or so to startup. Now its 5. And I'll repeat what I wrote before, I don't see how it can suddenly be a driver issue, or a software issue, when I had the same drivers and software before I sent my GPU to get checked, on the same OS.
I hope I've been able to give you a bit more information to work with now,
Thanks for trying to help.