hi! i was wondering if anyone could help me out. i have a good computer 750 duron with 256 memory dial up 56k modem. norton antivirus installed. recently i have been hit with js exploit but nav found it and it got deleted also i had j seeker but that also deleted my web browser was not changed caught in time. so i use pc pitstop weekly which is now telling me my c drive is extremly slow and im now having a very hard time connecting to the internet and things seem very slow after connecting. all this was not this way b4 being hit with these viruses. i checked with online virus scan and have no virus i also did an trojen check online no trojen. i have scan disked and defragmented i cxhecked my register deleted all temp files and im set up to delete temp files when browser closes. i have windows 98 se and ie5.5 can anyone tell me what to do to get my c drive back efficient? and my modem as well? there are no bad sectors either i did surface scan. so any suggestions would be of great help. thanks

Only one thing : Check your startup programs. With MSCONFIG or a startup manager disable them all and try enable one at a time and check your PC's performance. Before you do this scan also with Ad-aware (if you haven't done it)and Spybot Spybot Search & Destroy http://patrick.kolla.de/spybotsd.html

georges has a good idea about adware removers.I use Adaware and Spybot.They both work well and will remove items such as gator and other nuisances that slow you down.Try these programs and see if that helps.You may be surprised at how many gators and those type of programs get on your system if you use p2p download sites.

ok thanks for the help i scaned for spyware removed went to pc pitstop to do scan it said my c drive speed is slow cached speed 64.05 mb 59% and uncached speed 2.66 mb 89% any clue what this means? also modem hard to get on net will dial say verifying user name and nothing happens then finally unable to establish connection comes on takes 5 times or so before i can get on web. thanks for your advice i really appreciate it!!

Hi i seen your new post but will answer here, I will keep an eye out here to see if i can help resolve speed problem for you. The responses you have already are good but if still slow i have a couple ideas to speed you up hopefuly, 1 If you dont have it already you should get "reglcean" from Microsoft & use it, theres a better one called "regcleaner" by Jouni Vuorio but if your not comfortable playing with registry use the MS one. 2 Shutdown all startup items you dont need all the time in MSCONFIG 3 Make sure you have PC set for "Network Server" in sys properties 4 Enable DMA for hard drive. to do this right click on MY COMPUTER & choose PROPERTIES> DEVICE MANAGER> DISK DRIVES & choose the one that is your hard drive, (mine says 'Generic IDE Disk Type 46') Choose PROPERTIES> & then the SETTINGS tab, put a check mark on the DMA, click OK then OK & Windows will give you a warning, ignore it & choose to reboot (required) This can speed up PC greatly! Post what is running in background, (CTRL ALT DELETE one time at same time) This will tell us alot that can be helpful. for instance especially if you see "LoadQM". this is a nusance program that slows your PC down online & offline, it constantly checks for updates for MSN Messenger. you DO NOT need it & disabling it will be rewarded with faster, more stable performance. Post back results... Gool luck Speedy

hi! ok ive done everything you said runningin back are outlook xpress expolrer, comctl_32,poproxy,navapw 32, stimon, systray, rnapp so my system seems to be better but my modem still isnt right, when it connects it says verifying user than just hangs for about 1 1\2 min. then says cannot establish a connection happens bout 4 or 5 times b4 i can get on web any idea why? thanks to all of you for this great help i LOVE this website! :)

Go to MY COMPUTER> DIAL UP NETWORKING> & right click on your connection & choose PROPERTIES & then choose the SERVER TYPES. The ONLY check marks should be on ENABLE SOFTWARE COMPRESSION & TCP\IP This eliminates the 'handshake' with ISP, Other than that make sure you have latest drivers for your modem. It may be that there is too much static in the phone line, or possibly your ISP is having problems @ their end. Fax machines, answering machines, caller ID can all possibly interfere with connection, as well as "splitters". you could just try having only the PC hooked up direct & see if that makes a difference. Theres alot of info & a forum at 56k.com that deals with modem issues