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Your logs look clean. There are some deeper-digging tools we can try later, but let's change tactics briefly.
It's entirely possible that having multiple antispyware programs running simultaneously could cause a slowdown, especially depending on how intensive each realtime scan is. You might try getting rid of either CounterSpy or PestPatrol to see how much that helps. (If it's convenient to completely uninstall one of them, go all the way with it.) That should speed both startup and operation.
Another thing we can do is disable some of your other startup items, as you have quite a lot of them. (We won't delete them, just keep them from running automatically; you can always run the programs when you need them.)
I've done a little research to help you make these decisions -- the information is included in the list below. Some items don't need to be run at startup at all -- they'll automatically run later if you try to use an application that uses them. (Messenger, for example.) Others need to be run at startup if you're going to use them, but otherwise should be turned off. Several of the items on your list are language-related, and what I've read indicates that they don't need to run at startup -- I've indicated them separately, though, if you don't want to disable them the first time out.
In any case, if you feel you need some of them when you start up the machine, then don't fix those particular ones.
Open Hijack This and click Scan. If they still exist -- and some might not -- check the following entries:
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "C:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32 (language related)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC (language related)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName (language related)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [00THotkey] C:\WINDOWS\System32\00THotkey.exe (This is for the front buttons on your laptop: play, stop, next, prev. Leave this alone if you use those buttons; fix otherwise.)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [000StTHK] 000StTHK.exe (This is Toshiba Hot key functionality for the function keys (Fn-Esc, Fn-F1 (lock), Fn-F2, Fn-F3, Fn-F4, Fn-F5 (switching between laptop and CRT display output), etc...) Leave this alone if you use those keys; fix otherwise.)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe (This is associated with nVidia graphics cards drivers. It lets you optimize and set preferences for desktop layouts but isn't necessary. Leave this alone if you use that functionality; fix otherwise.)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TouchED] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchED\TouchED.Exe (This is TouchPad On/Off Utility on a Toshiba laptop. Leave this alone if you use the on/off; fix otherwise)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TFNF5] TFNF5.exe (This is Toshiba Hotkey Utility for Display Devices. By pressing <FN> + <F5>, a window appears showing the displays that can be chosen – LCD, LCD + CRT, CRT, TV. Leave this alone if you use this functionality; fix otherwise.)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMEKRMIG6.1] C:\WINDOWS\ime\imkr6_1\IMEKRMIG.EXE (language related)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Deskup] C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\deskup.exe /IMGSTART (not necessary at startup)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime (not necessary at startup)
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Reminder] C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\reminder.exe (Money reminders. Leave it alone if you use the reminder service; fix otherwise.)
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background (not necessary at startup)
Please close all other windows, including browsers, then click Fix checked.
Restart your computer. If you choose to make these changes in increments, that's fine -- just restart after each wave of fixes. After the final restart, run a new (unanalyzed) HijackThis log and post it here, and let us know whether things have sped up at all.
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