Input Issues on Dell Inspiron 8200

[PacoL250]

Well, I've done all I could in terms of using spyware and adware checkers (I've used SpyBot, Ad-Aware, and Spy Sweeper), and I've done virus scanning with the latest definitions, etc. The only thing I can now think of, in terms of software issues, is a possible registry issue. Could there be something wrong with the registry? I haven't used a registry cleaner, etc. yet, but I want somebody else to take a look at the Hijack This log I've posted above before I continue on.

I'm also wondering if it's a hardware issue all of a sudden. I'm thinking faulty RAM or a ready-to-die HDD. Neither of those should be the case since this laptop worked like clockwork before. I'd be pissed if that's the case; I'm now been out of warranty for only a month and a half, and I expect this laptop to last longer than one freakin' year.

Then again, could it be an issue with the PC cards I have in the comp? I have a Belkin USB 2.0 card and Linksys Wireless G card in both slots, respectively. They seem to be configured properly, so I'm not sure if they could be the issue...

I hate stupid problems...

EDIT: I didn't reinstall the Linksys software for the wireless card, but I don't think I really have to, since one, it works fine without it, and two, Windows Update just found an updated driver for me for the card; the newer driver, strangely, doesn't appear on Linksys' website...weird but eh, who knows?

[confus-ed]

I hate stupid problems...

We all do & the more complicated you make them the worse it gets , I think we sussed it already didn't we ? you made 'it' go away when you un-installed direct connect ?

I'm still very 'reluctant' (& busy) with that list ... help me out & tell me the software you want installed as many of those entries will relate - its the ones we never asked for that are the issues with 'malware' .

[PacoL250]

We all do & the more complicated you make them the worse it gets , I think we sussed it already didn't we ? you made 'it' go away when you un-installed direct connect ?

I'm still very 'reluctant' (& busy) with that list ... help me out & tell me the software you want installed as many of those entries will relate - its the ones we never asked for that are the issues with 'malware' .

The problem went away after I rebooted a couple of times and DC++ was still on the system the last time I solved the problem. I dunno why, but I keep thinking it's a physical hardware problem; jza734 mentioned a keyboard issue a few posts ago, so I'm going to try out the suggestion that was given then (I didn't try it yet since this problem really hadn't come up previously even when I had all the various software I used installed, and I don't see any possible issue with the keyboard).

The software that the HijackThis log refers to are all items I use one time or another. I'm sure I can maybe tweak my startup to see what can happen, but I'm going to run that Dell Diagnostic test first.