TKHawaii wrote:there is a ton of stuff running when I double click CPU.
"A ton of stuff running" may indeed be the problem. In the lower right corner of task manager, it indicates the number of processes running. I generally don't like to see more than about 30 or 40. If you have significantly more than this, list the processes here (or post a screenshot); some people can probably point out quickly what may not need to be running. If you want to tackle this more on your own, search the internet for each one of them (lsass.exe, for example) and read up on what it is, what it does, when it does things, and perhaps you can determine that you don't need it running.
Also, it would be good to know your computer specs: processor speed, HDD size and free space, RAM, virtual memory/page file settings, video card and video memory, video driver, etc.
Armand