Processors or HDD seem to max out as soon as computer boots

Hi.
I have recently made quite a few changes to my computer.
1. I installed Ubuntu Linux to dual-boot alongside Windows Vista, and it works fine.
2. Afterward, I restored my Vista partition to factory settings
3. I couldn't get my video card to sync properly with my TV, so I did a BIOS update and have downloaded the most recent NVIDIA drivers.
4. Have also recently installed PowerPoint Viewer 2010.
So, the other day, I turn my computer on, and it gets to the Vista / Microsoft Screen, where it cycles through the progress bar, until finally the Vista logo appears. It was taking forever. I eventually booted into RECOVERY MODE and did a Microsoft System restore to a few days prior when I had done some Windows Updates and the Viewer install. Everything changed, and the computer booted along speedily, and came up the way it was supposed to.
Did the Windows Update again, and downloaded PPT Viewer again and a couple days later, it goes back to the crawl at startup. And it crawls. If I were to boot into safe mode or try to do F8 to bring up the boot options, the options load LINE BY LINE; crazy slow. And keyboard response is real slow too.
I have done virus scans with 2 different scanning cd's, and they found nothing. I did a HP system restore again (i hardly had anything) and a microsoft restore, and that still hasn't fixed it.
I have booted into Safe mode and run CHKDSK from the command line, and used DISK MANAGEMENT within the admin controls, and it says that all my partitions are healthy.
I have no idea what is left to do. My few speculations could be (PURE SPECULATION):
1. Maybe I shouldn't have done the BIOS update. Maybe it got screwy.
2. Maybe there was some voltage leak from the HDTV that made the innards of my computer unhappy.
3. My hard drive may actually be flaking out and Windows just hasn't caught it. It is weird that the System Restore seemed to fix it before.
Can I reinstall the previous BIOS somehow?
Any other ideas?
Ian
Pavilion a6130n with Vista (pre-service pack 1 now, after restore).

I've seen this type of behavior before when a hard drive was going out - diags ran fine, no errors logged, but a gazillion interrupts were seen in task manager.
If you can - as a troubleshooting technique, try a separate hard drive with just Windows installed - if you have recovery discs, you should be able to restore onto that and see what happens.
I doubt the BIOS update would have made a difference. The graphics update may have. As to "voltage leakage" - its always good to plug the PC and the TV into the same power strip to avoid a "ground loop".
You can do a system restore point to prior to where you updated the GFX driver and see if that puts it back to where it was before...
Good luck..
-DM (a long-time HP employee)
-DM (HP Retiree)
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