My friend has a dell computer with the latest version of windows xp.his system moves very,very,very slow.thats why I'm trying to get help for him on my computer.i do not know much about xp.we have ran registry cleaner and virus scan and i am not getting any error messages.it is a 2 gig system.
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so i recently got sum serious ad pop ups on my comp, think it was about 10 a min at sum points! anyways wen i pulled the internet plug out my comp, i started to get 'cant work offline, connect, tryagain' These were popin were poppin up in extreme amounts aswell. I was doin sum work at the time on the comp, so i figured a quick and easy (TEMPORARY*) solution for the promblem would be to try and find the process and delete it. I deleted one process to many, by deleting a system process. I didnt think much of it at the time, but when i restarted my computer all that would load is the desktop backround and the mouse (no start menu, or desktop shortcuts). I can bring up the windows task manager, but it aint much good to me as aint got a clue how to fix my probelm
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View 13 Replies View RelatedI am running Windows XP. For the past 2 days, whenever I launch Internet Explorer (version 6) or the Control Panel, the Windows Installer launches first with a "preparing to install" message. This message will display for 2 minutes or so and then the Internet Explorer or Control panel window will be displayed. This is extremely annoying. Occasionally, when I attempt to print from Internet Explorer, the Windows Installer will also launch first and behave the same way. I have spent a day searching for a solution and the only thing I have found so far is a reference to a Windows Installer Cleanup utility
View 7 Replies View RelatedUsually if I'm having trouble with Windows XP, I can boot into Safe Mode and run some tests and usually a rollback of the system settings work.But I can't even enter into safe mode. My computer completely restarts after flashing a BSOD for 5 milliseconds and then restarts. It would be awfully nice if I knew what that message said.It started out of nowhere, not after installing any software, just in the middle of a two player game of Mortal Kombat 3.Things I know: Windows will not boot up at all, under any circumstances(Tried with/without any media in, or hardware on the computer, tried all options in the failed bootup screen);Linux boots fine (It's on another harddrive... harddrive failure
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View 4 Replies View Relatedwhen i first start up my PC it seams slow. like when i try to use a program. its slow to starting up. but after a while things seams to speed up to normal
View 2 Replies View RelatedDell computer with Windows XP SerPac 2.Computer boots very slowly - about 5 minutes. I have cleaned out the startup files, defraged, used several registry cleaners, etc., but no luck.Tried to boot from the OEM-supplied XP CD but system doesn't recognize it. Tried to go to setup and repair/reinstall operating system by pressing F8 on startup but doesn't work.
View 2 Replies View Relatedi just performed a complete system recovery. started the computer, installed windows xp sp2 and sp3, went to the microsoft download center to get my updates and also got all my extras like, java, flash player, shockwave and direct x among many other updates. i also scan my computer with secunia just to make sure i had everything installed on my pc. i started noticing that my computer was working kinda slow.
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View 14 Replies View RelatedOne of the most common XP topic concerns shut-down or power-down issues. The solution can be as simple as going into Power Options in Control Panel and changing the "When I Press The Power Button" setting to: "shut down" or so complex that it simply can't be identified. Sometimes it's a third party product causing a reboot at Shutdown (ie, Roxio CD 5.0 - and there is a fix). Unquestionably, one of the best sites for coverage of this topic is at AUMHA.ORG. I have taken the liberty of pasting the comprehensive information they provide below. Please take the time to locate your specific problem and read their suggested fix. If you still have questions, then by all means post them in the General Questions Forum.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a PCG-FRV31 Sony Vaio Laptop that belongs to year 2003. I was happy using it with my Windows xp until one day its hard disk found some serious problems and I bought a very cheap, but new hard disk(160 GB, IDE). I came home happy and installed my new HDD and windows again, but when I tried to use my laptop it turns out that file operation(copy, cut, move, deletion) is really really slow. And when for example, I try to open my My computer my mouse freezes for few seconds until the window pops up.
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View 14 Replies View RelatedMy Tablet PC startup real slow, I tried verything over the sun. My PC startup slow, however, once I am in the computer it run ok. I have a HIJACKTHIS text file for someone to view and help me out.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy virus scan has popped up a couple of times, the last one being tonight. it said W32Trojan.CZP and it was in my C:SystemVolumeImformation\_Restore and some numbers after that. I ran my virus scan which is Freedom from my Internet provider and nothing was found. My system has been running slower than normal and I am about to go insane.. Anyone see anything on my hijack this log that needs to go.
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhenever, i open a NEW file for eg. an image, or an mp3 file in winamp, or when attaching any file on a website using BROWSE button, the system goes really slow. It takes about 45 seconds for the BUSY LED to stop.Also it happens when iam for eg. saving an image from a site on my system.Can anyone help me. It is really really bugging me.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI just spent an hour on the phone with Dell and he's telling me I need to do a clean install of my original operating system in order to get my system back up to speed. No way I'm doing that, and I know you guys can help get things back to normal. So it is a windows problem that is making system run very, excrutiatingly slow
View 14 Replies View RelatedOn both my drives in the same computer also very slow closing down XP. Checked all for virus spyware.
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View 6 Replies View RelatedRunning Windows XP and the Celeron processor regularly jumps to 100% usage for no apparent reason. The system then slows down to become almost inoperable. I have replaced the mother board, doubled the RAM, wiped clean the Hard Disk and reloaded all software the problem still exists. Is it possible that the CPU fails such that it cannot cope with the load, but continues to operate inefficiently, or is the failure mode of a CPU such that it will not operate totally?
View 14 Replies View RelatedMy system used to run games like UT3 and Oblivion real slick and fast. But for the past few months now it runs them real slow. I have no viruses and I have defraged a million times. I just can't seem to find out what the problem is. I have freed up a tona space on my rig, too. i have used tons of tricks to speed the computer back up, like using msconfig and disabling certain services.This is what worrys me though, I never used 2 get these: So like wtf is going down.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop w/Windows XP Pro SP2.Lately it has been responding slow when I open up MS Office applications and Internet Explorer.My Dell has a 40gb hard drive with only about 7.7gb available. I've tried deleting some old files, pics and music, but system is still running slow.I've disabled a few start up items and run CCleaner a few times, too.
View 11 Replies View RelatedXP Professional Media Computer is getting slower and slower booting up. It takes at least 4 minutes to fully load and connect to the dsl internet. My hard drive is 144GB and I have only used 20 GB's. I have run Spy-Bot, Ad-Aware, cc cleaner defragged and up to date virus software.
View 13 Replies View RelatedMy system is extremly slow and programs ,web pages not responding at all. I just had a problem with not being able to connect with the internet, my provider said i was getting a connection and it must be with my drivers ?
I tried to fix it and made it worse, i had to do a system recovery, ( i know i know silly) nothing else i could do.
Lately my computer has been extremely slow, not just internet slow but onboard slow. For example, if I click on an application from the desktop it will sit there for 10-20 seconds before anything happens. Occasionally I'll click multiple times on something and nothing will happen then 30 seconds later it will open multiple instances of things. This delay has been happening with just about anything I click on, acting like the computer's busy doing something else when nothing else should be going on. I've looked in the task manager and the applications column will be blank
View 14 Replies View RelatedMy problem is extremely slow performance, and taskmanager shows 95-100% cpu consumption almost all of the time. Even as I type in this textbox the system is lagging. I've used Spybots S&D,
View 5 Replies View RelatedHaving a major problem with svchost.exe. Everytime I restart the computer an instance of svchost.exe uses a new PID and takes up 95-100% of cpu. I have to find the instance and then "end the process" to use the computer. I have scanned with PCtools antivirus, PCtools spyware, AVG antivirus, Pctools maestro, registry booster 2. All spyware and malware have been removed according to those programs. Registry has been cleaned, defragged and compressed. Still have the same problem.
My computer is very slow, so I run a Hijackthis on it. Figured you guys could tell me what to have fixed.
View 2 Replies View RelatedMy system is incredibly slow opening programs. Real slow! Could someone take a look at my HJT log and see if anything is there?
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