confused-with error notice

[eb100]

Hi
i am using Vista- my machine is a few months old. i think there may be
something wrong with my windows.My computer is also unusually slow and often
windows are 'not responding' and i have to reboot. i thought i may have a
virus or the like- I ran spyware rebooted ran again- then ran Norton -full
scan-rebooted . Then went and checked windows reported errors and although my
system is functioning reasonably- i still get this-
1=
The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Data Name="param1">Parallel port driver</Data>
<Data Name="param2">%%1058</Data>

2=
Kernel- WHEA error

please advise?
i also have---this error=

3=
'Source: ACPI
Date: 17/02/2008 19:19:11
Level: Error
Description:
IRQARB: ACPI BIOS does not contain an IRQ for the device in PCI slot 5,
function 0. Please contact your system vendor for technical assistance.'

Thank you

 

[Chuck]

Most new laptop machines do not have a parallel or serial port. Do you have
a laptop?
Did you or someone else "clone" the ops system from another computer?
If you have added a PCI card (parallel port perhaps?) this may be part of
the problem.
BIOS settings should be looked at as well.