This copy of windows is not genuine..sure it is!

You're welcome

The 'blob' in the read-only box is there because tehre are some file which are still tagged as read-only by design - the 'blob' is a 'mixed state' flag as opposed to the tick or blank.
Folders cannot be made read-only - only their contents.

CCLeaner is very good - but NEVER use the Registry Cleaner part of it - its default settings are too aggressive, and messing with them can cause great harm to the system. There is NO such thing as a 'good' registry 'cleaner' or 'optimiser'.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
Graphics Card(s)
it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" built-in
Screen Resolution
1366x768/1920x1080
Hard Drives
750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
PSU
n/a
Internet Speed
as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
Antivirus
MSE/Defender
Browser
IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
Just one more question..

Noel, Just one more question, when I turn windows on and this has been like this for some time. I did not know if it was normal or not. The command window opens up shows c:windows/system32/ then it shows cmd.exe then the whole command window goes away from the desktop. Is this normal?

Dave
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 home premium 64 bitAMD Anthlon II X2 235e Dual Core Processor
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
emachine ET1331G-03w
OS
windows 7 home premium 64 bit
CPU
AMD Anthlon II X2 235e Dual Core Processor
Other Info
Linux Mint 13 Mate
Not really!
I would suggest a good malware scan, and if it continues, post to a new thread on that issue.


download and install Malwarebytes Anti-malware (free version) from www.malwarebytes.org - UNtick 'Enable free trial of MBAM PRO' at the end of the installation - and update it, then run a full scan in your main account, and Quick scans in any other user accounts.

Delete everything it finds
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
Graphics Card(s)
it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" built-in
Screen Resolution
1366x768/1920x1080
Hard Drives
750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
PSU
n/a
Internet Speed
as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
Antivirus
MSE/Defender
Browser
IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
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