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Name: Amy Green
Date: June 3, 2008 at 08:13:35 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 2.20 GHz/ 224 MB of Ram
Product: Dell Inspiron 1000
Comment:

Hi guys,

My computer is running really slow, and I don't know why. Yesterday afternoon and Friday afternoon I had to reboot because the computer's speed was affecting my productivity. I've removed virtually all my photos. I've run adaware and hijackthis, and I haven't found much bad stuff.

When it runs slow it sounds like it's doing something, like it has a virus. I'm imagining some sort of spyware bouncing spam off my computer, but I can't figure it out.

Thanks so much for your help!

Amy



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Response Number 1
Name: voltage
Date: June 3, 2008 at 09:04:09 Pacific
Reply:

Try System Restore. Go back before Friday.


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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: June 3, 2008 at 09:22:13 Pacific
Reply:

"and I haven't found much bad stuff." Well, any bad stuff can be bad. Have you run an anti-virus scan as well? There are free online scanners available. Panda, AVG, Avast come to mind. There are others as well.

Life's more painless for the brainless.


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: June 3, 2008 at 10:19:20 Pacific
Reply:

Amy, there are lots of good free cleaners listed on one page in my sig link. I would suggest running those and you may also want to D/L avast free and get it to do a bootscan on reboot.

Also D/L winpatrol and find out what is running in start-up on ur PC.

Goodluck

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Response Number 4
Name: Amy Green
Date: June 3, 2008 at 10:23:41 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks so much, guys. I really appreciate this. I've got avast, and I'll try running that. But whenever I run it, it never finds anything. I've always thought it was more of a preventative measure. How do I use it to scan my computer so that it finds stuff?

I just mean that when I've run adaware and ccleaner, they've found cookies and stuff, but nothing out of the ordinary.

How do I do a system restore?

Thanks! Amy


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Response Number 5
Name: Amy Green
Date: June 3, 2008 at 12:14:29 Pacific
Reply:

Hi guys, all good suggestions. I'll give these a try. Thank you! Amy


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Response Number 6
Name: Amy Green
Date: June 3, 2008 at 16:58:54 Pacific
Reply:

Hi guys,

I downloaded and ran winpatrol. How do I know what to disable or remove? Thanks so much for your help.

Amy


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Response Number 7
Name: custer
Date: June 4, 2008 at 05:06:17 Pacific
Reply:

try disabling all runing services at start-up : click RUN > MSCONFIG > SERVICES TAB > PUT A CHECK ON HIDE ALL MICRISOFT SERVICES > DISABLE ALL

then restart the system.


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Response Number 8
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: June 4, 2008 at 09:31:26 Pacific
Reply:

amy, a good rule of thumb is to google the questionable entries and see if they are safe to remove.


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Response Number 9
Name: Amy Green
Date: June 4, 2008 at 10:14:12 Pacific
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Hi guys,

I did most of this, and now my printer doesn't work. I got a message saying the computer couldn't find the printer. Assuming I corrupted it somehow by doing all this stuff, I uninstalled it with the plan of installing it again.

Now the installation disc doesn't work. It starts to install, and then I get a noise like an error has occurred, and the installation stops.

Called HP, and of course they won't do anything for me because the warranty is up. Please help!

Thanks,

Amy


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Response Number 10
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: June 4, 2008 at 13:17:47 Pacific
Reply:

did you by chance unknowingly download the SP3?
If so, that could account for things not working.
Right click on My Compuer and see which service pack is installed.


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Response Number 11
Name: Amy Green
Date: June 4, 2008 at 13:57:48 Pacific
Reply:

I clicked on properties, and it says Service Pack 2, is that what you mean? Amy


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Response Number 12
Name: ak2ok
Date: June 4, 2008 at 15:55:25 Pacific
Reply:

i can help you speedup the computer

http://www.kamrock.net/liveone.htm


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Response Number 13
Name: ak2ok
Date: June 4, 2008 at 15:56:41 Pacific
Reply:

follow this link, it will make your computer fresh again, only microsoft know how to do it, no wonder it their windows.

http://www.kamrock.net/liveone.htm


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Response Number 14
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: June 5, 2008 at 08:52:41 Pacific
Reply:

Amy, you asked eariler how to do a scan with avast, here's how to do a bootscan.

Click on the avast icon on ur desktop. when it opens and looks like a radio....click on the down lokking toggle switch on the top left and that will open a menu. Click on 'schedule a bootscan' and it will tell you you have to reboot.

Anything it finds...move it to the chest.


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