Computer slowed to a crawl

Downloaded new driver cure and had some problems.
Not too versed with computers so I need help.
Have a pop up screen that says" content advisor will not allow you to see
this web site..then below places to check " always allow this web site to be
viewed" and one
"always allow this webpage to be viewed"

Also tried to restor my settings to no avail.
Help

calncowboy wrote:
Downloaded new driver cure and had some problems.
Not too versed with computers so I need help.
Have a pop up screen that says" content advisor will not allow you
to see this web site..then below places to check " always allow
this web site to be viewed" and one
"always allow this webpage to be viewed"

Also tried to restor my settings to no avail.
Help

Your subject and message body seem to have little - if anything - in common.

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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

First things first.. How do I get rid of the pop up that says" Content
advisor will not allow you to see this web site"???

Calncowboy
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

calncowboy wrote:
Downloaded new driver cure and had some problems.
Not too versed with computers so I need help.
Have a pop up screen that says" content advisor will not allow you
to see this web site..then below places to check " always allow
this web site to be viewed" and one
"always allow this webpage to be viewed"

Also tried to restor my settings to no avail.
Help

Your subject and message body seem to have little - if anything - in common.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

calncowboy wrote:
Downloaded new driver cure and had some problems.
Not too versed with computers so I need help.
Have a pop up screen that says" content advisor will not allow you
to see this web site..then below places to check " always allow
this web site to be viewed" and one
"always allow this webpage to be viewed"

Also tried to restor my settings to no avail.
Help

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Your subject and message body seem to have little - if anything -
in common.

What operating system is it? I'd bet Windows XP given your terminology
usage and location choice in posting, but Home Edition, Professional,
Media Center, Professional x64 or other - and which service pack...?

Operating system and service pack level is a nice start - if you wish to be
very accurate - there are two things you should provide:

Start button -- RUN
(no "RUN"? Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
-- type in:
winver
-- Click OK.

The picture at the top of the window that opens will give you the general
(Operating System name and flavor) while the line starting with the word
"version" will give you the rest of the story.

Post _both_ in response to this message verbatim. ;-)

If Windows XP 32-bit...

Fix your file/registry permissions...

Ignore the title and follow the sub-section under "Advanced Troubleshooting"
titled, "Method 1: Reset the registry and the file permissions"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377
*will take time
(** Ignore the last step - you should install SP3 if you don't have it
- but not at this point in the cleanup/repair.)

Reboot and ...

Search your registry for %fystem and replace the "f" with an "s". May be
three or four matches, may be none. You may even have to take ownership
(even after doing the above) of the keys in order to make the change.

Reboot and ...

Download/install this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button -- RUN -- type in:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe" g!
-- Click OK.
(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.

Download and run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx

Reboot.

CHKDSK
How to scan your disks for errors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
* will take time and a reboot

Defragment
How to Defragment your hard drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
* will take time

Ensure your hardware drivers are up to date (from the hardware
manufacturer's respective web pages.) Never get hardware drivers
for hardware that was not created/sold by Microsoft from Microsoft.
Installing the latest updates may have you rebooting several times,
which is fine - but after you are sure you are done - still...

Reboot.

Download/Install the latest Windows Installer (for your OS):
( Windows XP 32-bit : WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe )
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/d...displaylang=en

Reboot.

and...

Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
.... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to the root
of the C:\ drive, do the following:

Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.

Start button -- RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
-- Click OK.

(If asked, select "Run.) -- Click on NEXT -- Select "I agree" and click on
NEXT -- When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...

Reboot.

Then follow the instructions he

How do I reset Windows Update components?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

Reboot.

Log on as an user with administrative rights and open Internet Explorer
and visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and select to do a
CUSTOM scan...

Every time you are about to click on something while at these web pages -
first press and hold down the CTRL key while you click on it. You can
release the CTRL key after clicking each time.

Once the scan is done, select just _ONE_ of the high priority updates
(deselect any others) and install it.

Reboot again.

If it did work - try the web page again - selecting no more than 3-5 at a
time. Rebooting as needed.

The Optional Software updates are generally safe - although I recommend
against the "Windows Search" one and any of the "Office Live" ones or
"Windows Live" ones for now. I would completely avoid the
Optional Hardware updates. Also - I do not see any urgent need to install
Internet Explorer 8 at this time.

Seriously - do all that. This is like antibiotics - don't skip a single
step, don't quit because you think things will be okay now - go through
until the end, until you have done everything given in the order given. If
you have a problem with a step come ask and let someone here get you
through that step. If you don't understand how to do a step, come back and
ask here about that step and let someone walk you through it.

In any case - no matter what - when you are done doing whatever you decide
to do - please - come back here and let everyone know what you did and
how things turned out.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

calncowboy wrote:
Downloaded new driver cure and had some problems.
Not too versed with computers so I need help.
Have a pop up screen that says" content advisor will not allow you
to see this web site..then below places to check " always allow
this web site to be viewed" and one
"always allow this webpage to be viewed"

Also tried to restor my settings to no avail.
Help

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Your subject and message body seem to have little - if anything -
in common.

calncowboy wrote:
First things first.. How do I get rid of the pop up that says"
Content advisor will not allow you to see this web site"??

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Example, using your posting...
http://www.google.com/search?q=Windo...ent+advisor%22

Might lead you he
http://www.pchell.com/support/contentadvisor.shtml

Or he
http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-Content...-in-Windows-XP

See my other response to cleanup your computer a bit and get it properly
updated. ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

sometimes there are simply too many
processes running in memory.

and if one of the processes is in the
middle of accessing a webpage or
checking for updates,

then the webpage you are actually
trying to review/access will be
inhibited by the other processes that
are currently running and are not
completed.

in order to test the theory above and
anayze your computer issue,

initiate the following steps for a clean
boot:

click on startrunmsconfig

under the startup tab disable / uncheck
the items that are checked.

you may want to jot them down on
paper as well.

next go to the services tab and "hide"
all microsoft services.

uncheck and jot down what remains
on the list.

then reboot and see if you have over
come that computer problem.



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"calncowboy" wrote in message
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Downloaded new driver cure and had some problems.
Not too versed with computers so I need help.
Have a pop up screen that says" content advisor will not allow you to see
this web site..then below places to check " always allow this web site to
be
viewed" and one
"always allow this webpage to be viewed"

Also tried to restor my settings to no avail.
Help