How do I troubleshoot a Windows freeze or slowness?

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00:00 Question
00:22 Accepted answer (Score 36)
02:08 Answer 2 (Score 38)
03:48 Answer 3 (Score 33)
05:56 Answer 4 (Score 20)
07:14 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/26862/ho...

Accepted answer links:
[Windows Vista repair install]: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-...
[MFT]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#Intern...
[HijackThis]: http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/...

Answer 2 links:
[Windows Performance Analyzer]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...
[using instructions found here]: https://superuser.com/a/347191/9666

Answer 3 links:
[Autoruns]: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...
[Registry]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986
[msconfig]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560
[Process Explorer]: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...
[Process Monitor]: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...
[Task Manager]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323527
[windows update]: http://update.microsoft.com/
[Java Runtime]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/j...
[Flash Player]: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
[Disk Defrag]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
[CCleaner]: http://www.piriform.com/?utm_sourc
[Disk Cleanup]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312
[Event Viewer]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427

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