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Thread ID: 65184 2006-01-10 05:37:00 Laggy computer Espia (9815) Press F1
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1357682 2006-01-10 05:37:00 There is something wrong with my computer...
the computer hardware's ok i cant be bothered to post them but i will if you ask me what you want...

when i start the computer everything's fine and it works perfectly. after like 1 hour it starts getting really laggy and it's really hard to do anything so i restart and then after 1 hour or so it gets laggy again...
i think it might be a virus or something but i'm not sure.

can i get some help?

thx in advance
Espia (9815)
1357683 2006-01-10 05:44:00 Do you mean that this happens when you are on the internet, if so then what browser are you using and how much ram do you have? Also what operating system are you using and what is your cpu speed? zqwerty (97)
1357684 2006-01-10 05:50:00 well.. i got adsl so i'm always connected
i use firefox
1024mb ram
windows xp
3.2Ghz
Espia (9815)
1357685 2006-01-10 05:50:00 Check out the FAQs (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) and give your comp a thorough scrub.

That's what I'd do for a start.
mark c (247)
1357686 2006-01-10 06:04:00 Firefox has a well-known problem of memory leak, you could go to Tools/Clear Private Data and clean your cache every hour or so. Note you can choose what you want to clear but you must clear Cache. zqwerty (97)
1357687 2006-01-10 06:12:00 As you were. zqwerty (97)
1357688 2006-01-10 06:32:00 When your computer exhibits the problem go Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up Task Manager, click the Processes Tab to see what processes are running and how much ram they each are using, see how much ram Firefox.exe is using to see if this is the problem. Post back the amount to here when you have determined the amount being used after the problem starts to occur. zqwerty (97)
1357689 2006-01-10 07:13:00 well.. i've tried clearing cache but never tried private data.. so i'll try that..
and i have tried closing all processess which have high memory usage and it still lags.. when the computer starts to lag it happens when i'm not using firefox as well.




Fire fox uses about 31k which is the same as when the computer is working fine
Espia (9815)
1357690 2006-01-10 07:46:00 post a hijackthis log for starters. check out the virus and spyware FAQ. tweak'e (69)
1357691 2006-01-10 08:11:00 how do i post a hijack this log? Espia (9815)
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