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| Thread ID: 141263 | 2015-12-12 04:58:00 | slow computer at start & while running all of a sudden. | glenbuc76 (15853) | Press F1 |
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| 1412676 | 2015-12-12 04:58:00 | I'm using XP Pro, SP3, it was working OK. & then went into slow mode, I tried allsorts to speed it up again but I can't find anything that works, it takes over a minute to get on screen, & another 1 to load all the progams etc. & then ages to work in any program, what can I use or do ????? |
glenbuc76 (15853) | ||
| 1412677 | 2015-12-12 05:14:00 | Check for malware. Check for unwanted programs running at startup. Or post a hjackthis log. Or do all three. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1412678 | 2015-12-12 05:17:00 | Install ccleaner if it isnt installed yet. It's here (www.piriform.com) Do a custom install / click on advanced and untick chrome. Then go to tools / startup. Click on save as txt file bottom right Do the same thing for programs that are installed (go to tools/uninstall) Copy and paste whats in both in here |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1412679 | 2015-12-13 10:48:00 | IIRC MS support for XP ended in April 2004. In the August before that an MS update made changes in the way checking for updates was handled, but that stuffed up that process for Win XP. It caused a Windows file wuauclt.exe to go into almost endless loops (using around 100% of CPU time) while trying to perform automatic updates. The "cure" was to turn off Automatic Windows Updates and do manual ones (checking for updates can then take hours). Doing this improved the XP performance by reducing the slowdown times somewhat but didn't eliminate them. However a few weeks later a similar problem arose involving the file svchost.exe and the "fix" for that was to turn off Microsoft Updates as well by turning off Automatic Updates completely (and again doing manual ones). This improved performance again but on my wife's XP laptop it still goes into periodic dreamtimes with the HDD activity light on continuously for up to 20 minutes or so, hence the problem still partially exists. My suggestion is to try switching off Automatic Updates. If that doesn't help in your case try searching on each of the above files + XP and problem - you'll find heaps! HTH |
Robin S_ (86) | ||
| 1412680 | 2015-12-13 21:10:00 | Try looking and see if this is the problem: techlogon.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1412681 | 2015-12-13 21:34:00 | It could be the hard drive starting to fail. Some drives run very very slow when they go bad , and they will still pass every HD test you throw at it. This would be my guess. otherwise It could also be too many things running in the background, run MS config & disable all startup items & see if that helps. Are you running McAfee, Mcafee has the 'issue' of sometimes running a scan just after Win starts, that grinds things to a halt. Try uninstalling any AV in case the AV gone bad/corupt. Try disconnecting from internet & then start it up . Do the usual malware scans etc, being XP it could be way overdue for a total cleanup (ie wipe & reload) When you said 1 minute to get on the screen, do mean mean the screen stays completely blank for a minute, or takes minute for Win to load. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1412682 | 2015-12-13 21:43:00 | As suggested post a hijackthis log here for speedy to go through sourceforge.net |
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