Hello , my Laptop is very slow and I don't know why. May be there are just two many processes runing at the same time and may be there are viruses or anything else (although I have Norton Internet Security and checked my laptop today again). Can you please tell me what I should do? Do you need my data from HijackThis? Thanks in advance, Alcado

Start --> Run --> msconfig --> startup tab --> deselect everything you feel is not necessary for boot. If you cant run msconfig, restart in safe mode and do the above from safe mode. I would also try an updated virus scan.

Hi alcado, Just start TaskManager (press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or CTRL+ALT+DEL) and check out which processes are running and how much CPU they are using. svg

One thing I have found is that AV software slows a computer down. I took mine out. You could get more RAM memory. XP is a RAM hog. Just some info for you: -------------------- HOW TO: Set Performance Options in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308417 -------------------- How to Configure Paging Files for Optimization and Recovery in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314482 -------------------- How to Clear the Windows Paging File at Shutdown http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314834&Product=winxp ------------------ Check back for help from others.

"One thing I have found is that AV software slows a computer down. I took mine out." Sorry, but I have to jump in with that reply. It's completely foolish to run your computer without antivirus software. -=Bryan=-