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Thread ID: 110922	2010-07-07 03:56:00	Unable to repair PC	FoxyMX (5)	Press F1

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1116790	2010-07-07 03:56:00	A friend's PC is horrendously slow, even in Safe Mode, which leads me to suspect that Windows itself is somehow gronked . It takes forever to load Windows, including in Safe Mode so I'm not sure that malware is the problem . I have done a sfc /scannow which appeared to be fine and am now trying to do a repair but it will go no further than "Setup is starting Windows" after loading all the drivers, etc from a Windows CD . It's a Compaq Presario with a restore partition but before I go that route is there anything else I can do to force a Windows repair? It's running Windows XP SP3 .	FoxyMX (5)
1116791	2010-07-07 04:31:00	reset bios and then go check the settings. had the odd pc where the bios would be tempermantal. change of battery fixed that. also change the PSU to a known good one. usually start up is the most power hungry time and cpu etc will run really slow if it has high load and not enough power. check the caps on the motherboard too.	tweak'e (69)
1116792	2010-07-07 04:35:00	If its slow booting into safe mode as well, it doesnt sound like malware (it shouldnt run). Go to the IDE ATA / Atapi controller entries (in device manager) - Double click on the Primary / Secondary IDE entries , and see if its running in DMA or PIO mode (under advanced settings tab)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1116793	2010-07-07 04:47:00	Sounds exactly like the compaq PC I have here at the moment, WAS slow as a week , even in safe mode. Went into msconfig, stopped the million and one items from starting in the startup tab, removed the antivrius with revouninstaller (Norton 2010) increased the Memory from 256 to 512MB -- hums along quite happy now, and that's the only things altered. Currently doing malware scans - so far nothing. What you can do as well, in safe mode, click start/Run type in eventvwr when it opens, look at the windows logs/System - see if there are any errors that are repeating over and over.	wainuitech (129)
1116794	2010-07-07 06:07:00	I'd give what Wainuitech says a go and if it doesn't make a significant difference, then yes, kill it and start over. Sometimes a fresh install is best.	pctek (84)
1116795	2010-07-07 06:11:00	I would also test the HDD for bad sectors as I've seen that cause speed issues in the past. Also a defrag with a decent program might be needed. Also check how much free space there is on the HDD.	CYaBro (73)
1116796	2010-07-07 06:11:00	reset bios and then go check the settings . had the odd pc where the bios would be tempermantal . change of battery fixed that . also change the PSU to a known good one . usually start up is the most power hungry time and cpu etc will run really slow if it has high load and not enough power . check the caps on the motherboard too . Tried all that - no problems and no change . see if its running in DMA or PIO mode (under advanced settings tab) Running in DMA mode . Went into msconfig, stopped the million and one items from starting in the startup tab, removed the antivrius with revouninstaller (Norton 2010) increased the Memory from 256 to 512MB -- hums along quite happy now, and that's the only things altered . Currently doing malware scans - so far nothing . What you can do as well, in safe mode, click start/Run type in eventvwr when it opens, look at the windows logs/System - see if there are any errors that are repeating over and over . There was hardly anything in MSCONFIG but unticked virtually everything just for fun . Again, no change . Nothing interesting in Event Viewer either . Non of the USB ports will recognise my USB flash drive but I'm not sure whether that's because there is a problem with Windows or the hardware . There are no issues showing in Device Manager .	FoxyMX (5)
1116797	2010-07-07 06:15:00	I would also test the HDD for bad sectors as I've seen that cause speed issues in the past. Also a defrag with a decent program might be needed. Also check how much free space there is on the HDD. Lots of free space on the hard drive as it is only half full. Will test for bad sectors now.	FoxyMX (5)
1116798	2010-07-07 06:16:00	I can check with teamviewer. If they can install it. And its on the net. Then send the ID and pw to me in a PM.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1116799	2010-07-07 06:18:00	I'd give what Wainuitech says a go and if it doesn't make a significant difference, then yes, kill it and start over. Sometimes a fresh install is best. Given that I can't get a Windows CD to load properly to do a repair I'm a bit nervous about doing a factory restore now.	FoxyMX (5)
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