Thanks for the reply!
I tried that several days ago, it didn't work. I uninstalled my anti virus, (which lately has seemed to be getting bloated and slowing the system down) and things finally slowly corrected themselves last night. Installed the anti virus I use at home, which does the job with a minimum of fuss. :)
Windows 7 did decide to go update happy, and downloaded all the optional stuff as well, but I'm not complaining. ;)