Hello GettinSlower

Anything that is installed without your consent is suspect. Viewpoint components are installed as a side effect of installing other software, most notably AOL and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Viewpoint Manager is responsible for managing and updating Viewpoint Media Player’s components.

I would like to suggest uninstalling Viewpoint Manager using Add/Remove Programs

Click on: Start > Run and type in services.msc Click "OK"

In the Services window look for Viewpoint Manager Service

Select/highlight and right click the entry, and choose: Properties
On the General tab, under Service Status click the Stop button
Beside: Startup Type, in the drop menu, select: Disabled
Click "Apply" then "OK"

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Open HijackThis again, select "Do a System Scan only" and place a checkmark in the boxes before the following entries:

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.dell.co.uk/myway
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://www.dell.co.uk/myway
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Update Service] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Teknum Systems\update.exe" /startup
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Search - ?p=ZS
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe

Close all other open windows and click on Fix checked, then exit HijackThis.

Here are two tutorials that will help this system, First please follow these Sun Java instructions:
http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/283462/an/0/page/0#283462

And for System Performance see this link
http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/329458/an/0/page/0#329458

Please let me know how your system is running once you have done this.