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very slow computer
HELP. my computer is an absolute mess. it takes forever to start up. i
have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. i removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall. |
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very slow computer
Defender is not Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx However it can conflict with your current AV There are MANY Number of things that can slow your PC How many APS you are running If you are running More than 1 AV And the spyware Loading Multiple times doesn't sound good? Open up Task Manager and how much memory are you using VS how much Memory do you have? It could be as simple as you don't have enough Memory Russ -- Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist 24hr SBS Remote Support - www.SBITS.Biz Question or Second Opinion $25.00 - www.PersonalITConsultant.com Free Trial Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com "helpplease" wrote in message ... HELP. my computer is an absolute mess. it takes forever to start up. i have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. i removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall. |
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You, definitely want to uninstall that Superantispyware if you can.
Open Task Managerselect Processes. In the column labeled CPU note down the processes that are 10 and higher. System Idle should be a high number so that's normal. Post them back here with the exact spelling of the processes and their corresponding numerical values. "helpplease" wrote in message ... HELP. my computer is an absolute mess. it takes forever to start up. i have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. i removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall. |
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very slow computer
the two methods I like
to use and advise for issues involving some performance issues a 1) test performance is safe mode then 2) execute a clean boot. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - Microsoft Partner - @hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen "helpplease" wrote in message ... HELP. my computer is an absolute mess. it takes forever to start up. i have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. i removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall. |
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On Feb 8, 11:24*am, helpplease
wrote: HELP. *my computer is an absolute mess. *it takes forever to start up.. *i have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. *i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. *i *removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) *it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. * when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. *superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. * i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. * could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? *I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. *i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall. * Lots of suggestions to check Task Manager, what do you see, copy up some numbers, etc. There is way too much guessing, assumptions, possibility of typos, back and forth, more questions, so why not post a screen shot of your TM and there will be no guessing (no guessing about your Task Manager anyway). You can't upload a screenshot here, but you can upload it elsewhere and we can see it. Right click the Taskbar, choose Task Manager and select the Processes tab. Click View, Select Columns, check the box that says: Virtual Memory Size. Expand the width of the Task Manager box so you can see all the columns and processes. Double click a column heading in TM to sort by the column. For example, sort Task Manager by the CPU column. Take a screenshot of what you see and upload the screenshot to one of several free picture hosting WWW sites. When you are done, we will be able to see what you are seeing. To create and post a screenshot: Press the Print Scrn button to copy your entire screen to the Windows clipboard. Press Alt Print Scrn to copy just the active window to the Windows clipboard. Open MS Paint: Start, Program Accessories, Paint When Paint opens, press CTRL-V to paste the clipboard, save the new Paint file to your desktop or someplace you can remember. JPG files take up less hard disk space than BMP files and just as readable. Make as many screenshots as you need. Practice makes perfect. Be careful your screenshot does not contain any personal information. Practice viewing your images before you upload them to be sure they are okay. Some sites (like bleepingcomputer) will let you attach a file directly to your post. If the site has some kind of attachment/upload function it is usually easiest just to use it. If there is no such function then use a free third party image hosting WWW site. Create a free account on some free picture hosting web site. You can always remove your account later if you want. Here are some free image hosting sites: http://www.imageshack.us/ http://photobucket.com/ Using your free account, upload your screenshot(s) (the JPG or BMP files) to the site and it will return to you a URL web address (a link) for your new image(s) that you can paste in a message post, email, etc. When you are done, what you post for others to use should look something like this: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6...skmanagerr.jpg Post that URL web address back here in your response and we can click on the address and see your screenshot. Post as many as you need - the sites are free. |
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If you are infected, good previous comments, could try this...
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=9573 "Jose" wrote in message ... On Feb 8, 11:24 am, helpplease wrote: HELP. my computer is an absolute mess. it takes forever to start up. i have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. i removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall. Lots of suggestions to check Task Manager, what do you see, copy up some numbers, etc. There is way too much guessing, assumptions, possibility of typos, back and forth, more questions, so why not post a screen shot of your TM and there will be no guessing (no guessing about your Task Manager anyway). You can't upload a screenshot here, but you can upload it elsewhere and we can see it. Right click the Taskbar, choose Task Manager and select the Processes tab. Click View, Select Columns, check the box that says: Virtual Memory Size. Expand the width of the Task Manager box so you can see all the columns and processes. Double click a column heading in TM to sort by the column. For example, sort Task Manager by the CPU column. Take a screenshot of what you see and upload the screenshot to one of several free picture hosting WWW sites. When you are done, we will be able to see what you are seeing. To create and post a screenshot: Press the Print Scrn button to copy your entire screen to the Windows clipboard. Press Alt Print Scrn to copy just the active window to the Windows clipboard. Open MS Paint: Start, Program Accessories, Paint When Paint opens, press CTRL-V to paste the clipboard, save the new Paint file to your desktop or someplace you can remember. JPG files take up less hard disk space than BMP files and just as readable. Make as many screenshots as you need. Practice makes perfect. Be careful your screenshot does not contain any personal information. Practice viewing your images before you upload them to be sure they are okay. Some sites (like bleepingcomputer) will let you attach a file directly to your post. If the site has some kind of attachment/upload function it is usually easiest just to use it. If there is no such function then use a free third party image hosting WWW site. Create a free account on some free picture hosting web site. You can always remove your account later if you want. Here are some free image hosting sites: http://www.imageshack.us/ http://photobucket.com/ Using your free account, upload your screenshot(s) (the JPG or BMP files) to the site and it will return to you a URL web address (a link) for your new image(s) that you can paste in a message post, email, etc. When you are done, what you post for others to use should look something like this: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6...skmanagerr.jpg Post that URL web address back here in your response and we can click on the address and see your screenshot. Post as many as you need - the sites are free. |
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