XP slowdown

On Mar 3, 4:20*pm, Hank J. wrote:
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:53:19 -0800 (PST), "Bent Attorney Esq."

wrote:
I've the same problem. *

You only have the same problem if you cleaned up a virus infestation
and now it's slow. Either way, you are hijacking someone else's
thread.

You came first in anal retentiveness training am I correct?


My computer has become terribly slow. *When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. *It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.

I think you should STAY off the Internet for two years and see if it
goes away.


You must be feeling kind of ****ty today.

I may upgrade to more memory later on.

Like, two years from now, right?

Yeah. For sure. Thanks for the positive input btw, it's greatly
appreciated. How does one become a Net Cop, and what is the salary?

Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in message
...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:
Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow. When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in message
...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:
Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow. When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

On Mar 3, 4:37*pm, "Gerry" wrote:
Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Commit Charge (K):
Total: 605412
Limit: 1033300
Peak: 887068


Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:15:54 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
Information Level: error
Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:04:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

I've got many many (hundreds of errors) on the System page. Here's
the most recent one:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 1:13:33 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

The errors seem to be similar.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--

Hope *this helps.


Yes. I think I have some research to do.

Gerry
*~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:

Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow. *When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. *It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

On Mar 3, 4:37*pm, "Gerry" wrote:
Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Commit Charge (K):
Total: 605412
Limit: 1033300
Peak: 887068


Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:15:54 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
Information Level: error
Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:04:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

I've got many many (hundreds of errors) on the System page. Here's
the most recent one:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 1:13:33 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

The errors seem to be similar.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--

Hope *this helps.


Yes. I think I have some research to do.

Gerry
*~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:

Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow. *When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. *It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

Bent Attorney

You clearly have two problems and perhaps a host of minor ones.

The system is heavily reliant on use of the pagefile. This will make it
incredibly slow. To improve the situation you can add memory say 256 mb but
before doing so you probably need to reduce the number of programmes loading
when you boot. You also need to evaluate whether changing programmes will
reduce demands for memory. In this connection what anti-virus and
anti-spyware programmes are installed?

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?

The second problem is more pressing as you have a bad sector on your hard
disk. The extent of the problem is unknown, which means it could fail at any
time. If the computer contains data you would not wish to lose you should
take backup copies whilst you can. The way to try to repair bad sectors is
to run the Error Checking Tool (aka as chkdsk). The command, described in
more detail in the link which follows, is chkdsk c: /f /r. Given that you
have one or more bad sectors this could take a long time -users have reorted
the process taking 24 hours.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in message
...
On Mar 3, 4:37 pm, "Gerry" wrote:
Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Commit Charge (K):
Total: 605412
Limit: 1033300
Peak: 887068


Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:15:54 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
Information Level: error
Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:04:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

I've got many many (hundreds of errors) on the System page. Here's
the most recent one:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 1:13:33 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

The errors seem to be similar.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.


Yes. I think I have some research to do.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in
...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:

Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow. When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

Bent Attorney

You clearly have two problems and perhaps a host of minor ones.

The system is heavily reliant on use of the pagefile. This will make it
incredibly slow. To improve the situation you can add memory say 256 mb but
before doing so you probably need to reduce the number of programmes loading
when you boot. You also need to evaluate whether changing programmes will
reduce demands for memory. In this connection what anti-virus and
anti-spyware programmes are installed?

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?

The second problem is more pressing as you have a bad sector on your hard
disk. The extent of the problem is unknown, which means it could fail at any
time. If the computer contains data you would not wish to lose you should
take backup copies whilst you can. The way to try to repair bad sectors is
to run the Error Checking Tool (aka as chkdsk). The command, described in
more detail in the link which follows, is chkdsk c: /f /r. Given that you
have one or more bad sectors this could take a long time -users have reorted
the process taking 24 hours.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in message
...
On Mar 3, 4:37 pm, "Gerry" wrote:
Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Commit Charge (K):
Total: 605412
Limit: 1033300
Peak: 887068


Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:15:54 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
Information Level: error
Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:04:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

I've got many many (hundreds of errors) on the System page. Here's
the most recent one:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 1:13:33 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

The errors seem to be similar.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.


Yes. I think I have some research to do.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in
...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:

Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow. When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

On Mar 5, 10:04*am, "Gerry" wrote:
Bent Attorney

You clearly have two problems and perhaps a host of minor ones.

The system is heavily reliant on use of the pagefile. This will make it
incredibly slow. To improve the situation you can add memory say 256 mb but
before doing so you probably need to reduce the number of programmes loading
when you boot. You also need to evaluate whether changing programmes will
reduce demands for memory. In this connection what anti-virus and
anti-spyware programmes are installed?

I have Norton anti-spyware and Norton anti-virus installed. I
appreciate your help btw. I'm also going to take a look at the MS
site.


You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?


firefox.exe: 85,236K
explorer.exe 8,896K
taskmgr.exe 4,940K
svchost.exe 4,904K
yop.exe 4,400K
ccSvcHst.exe 4,112K

The second problem is more pressing as you have a bad sector on your hard
disk. The extent of the problem is unknown, which means it could fail at any
time. If the computer contains data you would not wish to lose you should
take backup copies whilst you can. The way to try to repair bad sectors is
to run the Error Checking Tool (aka as chkdsk). The command, described in
more detail in the link which follows, is chkdsk c: /f /r. Given that you
have one or more bad sectors this could take a long time -users have reorted
the process taking 24 hours.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us


chkdsk won't run unless I reboot. Which I did, and disk is reported
to be clean. It only took a second or two.

--

Hope *this helps.

Gerry
*~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...
On Mar 3, 4:37 pm, "Gerry" wrote:

Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Commit Charge (K):
Total: * * * * *605412
Limit: * * * *1033300
Peak: * * * * 887068



Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:15:54 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
Information Level: error
Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:04:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

I've got many many (hundreds of errors) on the System page. *Here's
the most recent one:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 1:13:33 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

The errors seem to be similar.

For more information, see Help and Support Center athttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
For more information, see Help and Support Center athttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.



You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.

Yes. *I think I have some research to do.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in
...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:

Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow. When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

On Mar 5, 10:04*am, "Gerry" wrote:
Bent Attorney

You clearly have two problems and perhaps a host of minor ones.

The system is heavily reliant on use of the pagefile. This will make it
incredibly slow. To improve the situation you can add memory say 256 mb but
before doing so you probably need to reduce the number of programmes loading
when you boot. You also need to evaluate whether changing programmes will
reduce demands for memory. In this connection what anti-virus and
anti-spyware programmes are installed?

I have Norton anti-spyware and Norton anti-virus installed. I
appreciate your help btw. I'm also going to take a look at the MS
site.


You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?


firefox.exe: 85,236K
explorer.exe 8,896K
taskmgr.exe 4,940K
svchost.exe 4,904K
yop.exe 4,400K
ccSvcHst.exe 4,112K

The second problem is more pressing as you have a bad sector on your hard
disk. The extent of the problem is unknown, which means it could fail at any
time. If the computer contains data you would not wish to lose you should
take backup copies whilst you can. The way to try to repair bad sectors is
to run the Error Checking Tool (aka as chkdsk). The command, described in
more detail in the link which follows, is chkdsk c: /f /r. Given that you
have one or more bad sectors this could take a long time -users have reorted
the process taking 24 hours.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us


chkdsk won't run unless I reboot. Which I did, and disk is reported
to be clean. It only took a second or two.

--

Hope *this helps.

Gerry
*~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...
On Mar 3, 4:37 pm, "Gerry" wrote:

Bent Attorney

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Commit Charge (K):
Total: * * * * *605412
Limit: * * * *1033300
Peak: * * * * 887068



Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:15:54 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
Information Level: error
Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 3:04:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

I've got many many (hundreds of errors) on the System page. *Here's
the most recent one:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 3/3/2009
Time: 1:13:33 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HH-53CHNAJ0OE6O
Description:
The device, \Device\Harddisk0\D, has a bad block.

The errors seem to be similar.

For more information, see Help and Support Center athttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
For more information, see Help and Support Center athttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.



You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--

Hope this helps.

Yes. *I think I have some research to do.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in
...
On Mar 3, 9:39 am, "Falcon" wrote:

Dandroid wrote:
After disinfecting for spyware/malware, and restoring to even the
earliest
restore point, my dell still boots and runs very slow. I may have
quarantined or otherwise erased important xp files during the
disinfection
process. Knowledgable friends say format & reinstall. I can but would
rather not. Does a method exist for repair without reformatting?

Yes,
see:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../learnmore/tip...

--
Falcon:
fide, sed cui vide. (L)

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow. When I
start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the internet.
I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should run this slow
because of memory. It's funny, but my major slowdown occurred about 2
years ago, when I wasn't on the internet.
I may upgrade to more memory later on.

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in message
...

I've the same problem. My computer has become terribly slow.
When I start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the
internet. I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should
run this slow because of memory.

(BAE, in the future, please start your *own* thread. Thank you.)

But, given information you posted elsewhere (the fact that you run
Norton products, which require *lots* of RAM), that is *precisely* the
reason your PC runs as slow as it does. The Commit Charge exercise Gerry
asked you to perform confirms this.

Even on PCs with sufficient RAM, Norton has been known to hog processing
cycles to the point of slowing things down tremendously. I noticed you
also run Yahoo Online Protection, which may either be a resource hog on
its own or perhaps conflicts with Norton. Your best bet is to:

1. Purchase more RAM (If you let us know the make and model of your PC,
we can offer guidance. You may also go to a Web site like
http://www.crucial.com/ and determine what kind of RAM you need and how
much it would cost.). If you currently have one 256MB stick of RAM, it's
possible all you need is a second one. Then again, depending on the
cost, you may want to even double that total to 1GB -- just to cover
yourself if you may later use more memory-intensive software.

2. Uninstall Norton (there is a special removal tool on their Web site)
and YOP. For security, you may use this combination:

- Windows Firewall

- NOD32, Avast or Antivir for anti-virus program

- Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SUPERAntiSpyware to regularly scan for
other malware

- SpywareBlaster and a Hosts file to prevent a lot of spyware and
annoying adware to enter your PC in the first place

- And don't forget to be current with your Windows Updates security
patches!

On Mar 6, 12:15*pm, "Daave" wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow.
When I start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the
internet. *I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should
run this slow because of memory.

(BAE, in the future, please start your *own* thread. Thank you.)

OK. I didn't realize I was breaching etiquette. Subject line
related to my problem so...


But, given information you posted elsewhere (the fact that you run
Norton products, which require *lots* of RAM), that is *precisely* the
reason your PC runs as slow as it does. The Commit Charge exercise Gerry
asked you to perform confirms this.

Even on PCs with sufficient RAM, Norton has been known to hog processing
cycles to the point of slowing things down tremendously. I noticed you
also run Yahoo Online Protection, which may either be a resource hog on
its own or perhaps conflicts with Norton. Your best bet is to:

1. Purchase more RAM (If you let us know the make and model of your PC,
we can offer guidance. You may also go to a Web site likehttp://www.crucial.com/and determine what kind of RAM you need and how
much it would cost.). If you currently have one 256MB stick of RAM, it's
possible all you need is a second one. Then again, depending on the
cost, you may want to even double that total to 1GB -- just to cover
yourself if you may later use more memory-intensive software.

2. Uninstall Norton (there is a special removal tool on their Web site)
and YOP. For security, you may use this combination:

- Windows Firewall

- NOD32, Avast or Antivir for anti-virus program

- Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SUPERAntiSpyware to regularly scan for
other malware

- SpywareBlaster and a Hosts file to prevent a lot of spyware and
annoying adware to enter your PC in the first place

- And don't forget to be current with your Windows Updates security
patches!

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote:

On Mar 6, 12:15*pm, "Daave" wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow.
When I start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the
internet. *I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should
run this slow because of memory.

(BAE, in the future, please start your *own* thread. Thank you.)

OK. I didn't realize I was breaching etiquette. Subject line
related to my problem so...

What do you think "hijacking someone else's thread" means?




But, given information you posted elsewhere (the fact that you run
Norton products, which require *lots* of RAM), that is *precisely* the
reason your PC runs as slow as it does. The Commit Charge exercise Gerry
asked you to perform confirms this.

Even on PCs with sufficient RAM, Norton has been known to hog processing
cycles to the point of slowing things down tremendously. I noticed you
also run Yahoo Online Protection, which may either be a resource hog on
its own or perhaps conflicts with Norton. Your best bet is to:

1. Purchase more RAM (If you let us know the make and model of your PC,
we can offer guidance. You may also go to a Web site likehttp://www.crucial.com/and determine what kind of RAM you need and how
much it would cost.). If you currently have one 256MB stick of RAM, it's
possible all you need is a second one. Then again, depending on the
cost, you may want to even double that total to 1GB -- just to cover
yourself if you may later use more memory-intensive software.

2. Uninstall Norton (there is a special removal tool on their Web site)
and YOP. For security, you may use this combination:

- Windows Firewall

- NOD32, Avast or Antivir for anti-virus program

- Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SUPERAntiSpyware to regularly scan for
other malware

- SpywareBlaster and a Hosts file to prevent a lot of spyware and
annoying adware to enter your PC in the first place

- And don't forget to be current with your Windows Updates security
patches!

"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote:

On Mar 6, 12:15*pm, "Daave" wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow.
When I start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the
internet. *I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should
run this slow because of memory.

(BAE, in the future, please start your *own* thread. Thank you.)

OK. I didn't realize I was breaching etiquette. Subject line
related to my problem so...

What do you think "hijacking someone else's thread" means?




But, given information you posted elsewhere (the fact that you run
Norton products, which require *lots* of RAM), that is *precisely* the
reason your PC runs as slow as it does. The Commit Charge exercise Gerry
asked you to perform confirms this.

Even on PCs with sufficient RAM, Norton has been known to hog processing
cycles to the point of slowing things down tremendously. I noticed you
also run Yahoo Online Protection, which may either be a resource hog on
its own or perhaps conflicts with Norton. Your best bet is to:

1. Purchase more RAM (If you let us know the make and model of your PC,
we can offer guidance. You may also go to a Web site likehttp://www.crucial.com/and determine what kind of RAM you need and how
much it would cost.). If you currently have one 256MB stick of RAM, it's
possible all you need is a second one. Then again, depending on the
cost, you may want to even double that total to 1GB -- just to cover
yourself if you may later use more memory-intensive software.

2. Uninstall Norton (there is a special removal tool on their Web site)
and YOP. For security, you may use this combination:

- Windows Firewall

- NOD32, Avast or Antivir for anti-virus program

- Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SUPERAntiSpyware to regularly scan for
other malware

- SpywareBlaster and a Hosts file to prevent a lot of spyware and
annoying adware to enter your PC in the first place

- And don't forget to be current with your Windows Updates security
patches!

On Mar 6, 2:40*pm, Ray Luca wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote:

On Mar 6, 12:15*pm, "Daave" wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow.
When I start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the
internet. *I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should
run this slow because of memory.

(BAE, in the future, please start your *own* thread. Thank you.)

OK. *I didn't realize I was breaching *etiquette. *Subject line
related to my problem so...

What do you think "hijacking someone else's thread" means?


You of course are using the word 'hijacking' incorrectly. To hijack
something means that there was intent to steal something; i.e. an
aircraft comes to mind. You can't innocently hijack something without
without there being the intention of theft. I made an error. Now
there are three postings here regarding my error. Don't you think
that's excessive? The first post was downright rude; the second
posting was constructive along with help techniques; now here you are
listening to yourself roar.
By your definition, you are guilty of hijacking someone elses thread
as well. Start a new thread with the topic being:
'That confounded Bent Attorney fellah is making me see red.'



But, given information you posted elsewhere (the fact that you run
Norton products, which require *lots* of RAM), that is *precisely* the
reason your PC runs as slow as it does. The Commit Charge exercise Gerry
asked you to perform confirms this.

Even on PCs with sufficient RAM, Norton has been known to hog processing
cycles to the point of slowing things down tremendously. I noticed you
also run Yahoo Online Protection, which may either be a resource hog on
its own or perhaps conflicts with Norton. Your best bet is to:

1. Purchase more RAM (If you let us know the make and model of your PC,
we can offer guidance. You may also go to a Web site likehttp://www.crucial.com/anddetermine what kind of RAM you need and how
much it would cost.). If you currently have one 256MB stick of RAM, it's
possible all you need is a second one. Then again, depending on the
cost, you may want to even double that total to 1GB -- just to cover
yourself if you may later use more memory-intensive software.

2. Uninstall Norton (there is a special removal tool on their Web site)
and YOP. For security, you may use this combination:

- Windows Firewall

- NOD32, Avast or Antivir for anti-virus program

- Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SUPERAntiSpyware to regularly scan for
other malware

- SpywareBlaster and a Hosts file to prevent a lot of spyware and
annoying adware to enter your PC in the first place

- And don't forget to be current with your Windows Updates security
patches!

On Mar 6, 2:40*pm, Ray Luca wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote:

On Mar 6, 12:15*pm, "Daave" wrote:
"Bent Attorney Esq." wrote in ...

I've the same problem. *My computer has become terribly slow.
When I start up, it takes 20 - 25 minutes before I can get on the
internet. *I only have 256 meg. memory, but I don't think it should
run this slow because of memory.

(BAE, in the future, please start your *own* thread. Thank you.)

OK. *I didn't realize I was breaching *etiquette. *Subject line
related to my problem so...

What do you think "hijacking someone else's thread" means?


You of course are using the word 'hijacking' incorrectly. To hijack
something means that there was intent to steal something; i.e. an
aircraft comes to mind. You can't innocently hijack something without
without there being the intention of theft. I made an error. Now
there are three postings here regarding my error. Don't you think
that's excessive? The first post was downright rude; the second
posting was constructive along with help techniques; now here you are
listening to yourself roar.
By your definition, you are guilty of hijacking someone elses thread
as well. Start a new thread with the topic being:
'That confounded Bent Attorney fellah is making me see red.'



But, given information you posted elsewhere (the fact that you run
Norton products, which require *lots* of RAM), that is *precisely* the
reason your PC runs as slow as it does. The Commit Charge exercise Gerry
asked you to perform confirms this.

Even on PCs with sufficient RAM, Norton has been known to hog processing
cycles to the point of slowing things down tremendously. I noticed you
also run Yahoo Online Protection, which may either be a resource hog on
its own or perhaps conflicts with Norton. Your best bet is to:

1. Purchase more RAM (If you let us know the make and model of your PC,
we can offer guidance. You may also go to a Web site likehttp://www.crucial.com/anddetermine what kind of RAM you need and how
much it would cost.). If you currently have one 256MB stick of RAM, it's
possible all you need is a second one. Then again, depending on the
cost, you may want to even double that total to 1GB -- just to cover
yourself if you may later use more memory-intensive software.

2. Uninstall Norton (there is a special removal tool on their Web site)
and YOP. For security, you may use this combination:

- Windows Firewall

- NOD32, Avast or Antivir for anti-virus program

- Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SUPERAntiSpyware to regularly scan for
other malware

- SpywareBlaster and a Hosts file to prevent a lot of spyware and
annoying adware to enter your PC in the first place

- And don't forget to be current with your Windows Updates security
patches!