yo peeps,this compo i,m using here is sooooooooooooooooo slow,done a virus scan and gave it an enema,it wont de-frag,tried threatening it as well,any
ideas?
a hammer?
A few suggestions:
1. Run Hijackthis.exe (you can get it at http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/. If you want, you can 'save log' and post the results here.
This is good for finding browser hijackers and crap programs in your startup routine.
2. You can also run PrcView (http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,6102,00.asp), which shows everything running on your
computer. Might shed some light on trojan-type programs that are not exactly viruses, and you can use this to kill running processes so that you can
delete them with the Highjackthis program. You can use 'Save As' to save results as a text file if you want to share.
3. I've found that it's mostly shyteware that bogs computers these days, but you might try looking at free space on your hard drive. Also
run Scandisk and Defrag. If defrag is giving you grief, try running it in safe mode.
BoL,
Pete
What version of windows you running? and whats you computer spec?
That asside, go to RUN (on the start menu) and type 'msconfig' this will bring up System Config Utility.
Dont mess about here but go to the Startup tab at the top. You cant mess anythin up here really, you can always change it back in the same way.
There will probably be a lot of crap in this list (these are all programs that are starting up running in the back ground everytime you turn the pc
on)
Untick everything EXCEPT - systray & explorer (if they are there)
You may also want to leave Msnmsgr ticked if you use MSN messenger
Now look at the command column and make it bigger so you can see all of the line, Look at each one and re tick anything to do with you antivirus
software ie Symantec, Norton, McAfee, AVG ect. as you do want this running!
This should help speed it up a bit
Also remove any programs you dont need using add/remove programs
Run Scandisk as pbura said, check the automatically fix errors box (a standard scan should work), this should then allow Defragmentor to work.
Download Ad-aware 6 http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
its free, and run this it will clear 'bad' programs from your pc to put it simply.
Hope this helps.
cheers chaps,ill do it tomorrow,allready used lavasoft,there were over 400 bugs there
as for the compo spec,havnt got a clue,its all in polish
[Edited on 24/4/04 by theconrodkid]
Press F8 on startup and choose safe mode, then disable the screensaver and defrag it. If things start up while it's running it starts from
scratch. Try spybot as well as adaware.
[Edited on 24/4/04 by Peteff]
quote:
Originally posted by Steve&Steve
There will probably be a lot of crap in this list (these are all programs that are starting up running in the back ground everytime you turn the pc on)
Untick everything EXCEPT - systray & explorer (if they are there)
If you do it in safe mode you don't need to mess with msconfig
tried to download a virus prog,it came up as not enough spare disc space,pie charts shows 20g of spare space?big hammer or out the window?
try winding the handle on the side of the box a bit fsater
might jus buy another one,tower system with moniter for 999zl,thats about 150 squid to you n me
quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
tried to download a virus prog,it came up as not enough spare disc space,pie charts shows 20g of spare space?big hammer or out the window?