Hello,
My desktop is running Windows 7 SP1 Build 7601 64 bit. It was made by a company named Ironside Computers in Reedsburg Wisconsin about 6 years ago. (They only make gaming computers these days).
The hard drive is 1 gigabyte. It has 8 gigabytes of DDR3 ram. The sound and video are internal.
My anti/malware is ESET Nod32 and Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
I ran the Trend Micro online scan before posting and it showed no problems. I have scanned with ESET and the EmisoftEmergencyKit and neither showed a problem.
Several weeks ago I updated the BIOS on the FM2A78 Pro 3+ mainboard from V 1.50 to V 1.70. I do have the AMD installation disk.
Initially the problem was an "elongated' screen (for example a round icons would be more oval than circular)
It has gotten worse. I am no longer able to type services.msc into the search box under start. I receive the message "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions you access the item. I'm the admin and haven't changed my permissions. I can get there by using Windows Key + R.
The browsing history does not populate. An online fix suggested changing the amount allowed for storage. I receive a message saying "Please select a value between 8 and 89 for how much disk space temporary internet files may use.
There are other problems
Online fixes for the above problems have not worked.
Sorry to be long winded. However, I wanted to give as much background as I could. I hope it helps.
Thanks for listening
17bob3O