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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost
to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that
when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that
when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
If you run MSUpdate and review history does it show any failed updates?
And what settings do you have for updates? - automatic, download and notify or? There is a specific Windows update group "Jim" wrote in message ... UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
If you run MSUpdate and review history does it show any failed updates?
And what settings do you have for updates? - automatic, download and notify or? There is a specific Windows update group "Jim" wrote in message ... UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Dang, I had typed a long detailed reply and accidentally deleted it.
Well, I could not select REVIEW UPDATE HISTORY, it was greyed out, so finally decided to do a WINDOWS UPDATE to see if it would allow selecting UPDATE HISTORY. Well, when I clicked on Update, it began installin the updating program again, and when finished, it allowed the Review History to be selected, and there were no missing or messed up updates, all 12 of the updates from the other night went OK according to the History. HOWEVER, there are still 6 WINDOWS UPDATE shown running in the TASK MANAGER. In the manager window, it shows the 6 updates RUNNING, then it goes to NOT RESPONDING for a few seconds, then it goes back to RUNNING. If I hightlight all 6 of the Updates, then tell them to End they stop running. What I need to know is how to keep them from starting in the first place. Any further suggestions? Thanks for your help. On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:11 -0000, "DL" wrote: If you run MSUpdate and review history does it show any failed updates? And what settings do you have for updates? - automatic, download and notify or? There is a specific Windows update group "Jim" wrote in message .. . UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Dang, I had typed a long detailed reply and accidentally deleted it.
Well, I could not select REVIEW UPDATE HISTORY, it was greyed out, so finally decided to do a WINDOWS UPDATE to see if it would allow selecting UPDATE HISTORY. Well, when I clicked on Update, it began installin the updating program again, and when finished, it allowed the Review History to be selected, and there were no missing or messed up updates, all 12 of the updates from the other night went OK according to the History. HOWEVER, there are still 6 WINDOWS UPDATE shown running in the TASK MANAGER. In the manager window, it shows the 6 updates RUNNING, then it goes to NOT RESPONDING for a few seconds, then it goes back to RUNNING. If I hightlight all 6 of the Updates, then tell them to End they stop running. What I need to know is how to keep them from starting in the first place. Any further suggestions? Thanks for your help. On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:11 -0000, "DL" wrote: If you run MSUpdate and review history does it show any failed updates? And what settings do you have for updates? - automatic, download and notify or? There is a specific Windows update group "Jim" wrote in message .. . UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Problem has been solved by my restoring the computer to the last
complete backup which was last Sunday. I clone my hard drive every Sunday just in case of situations like this. The restore took about 30 minutes and now I am back where I was before I did that stupid Windows XP update. Thanks for suggestions, but I was getting nowhere. Jim On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:47:38 -0600, Jim wrote: Dang, I had typed a long detailed reply and accidentally deleted it. Well, I could not select REVIEW UPDATE HISTORY, it was greyed out, so finally decided to do a WINDOWS UPDATE to see if it would allow selecting UPDATE HISTORY. Well, when I clicked on Update, it began installin the updating program again, and when finished, it allowed the Review History to be selected, and there were no missing or messed up updates, all 12 of the updates from the other night went OK according to the History. HOWEVER, there are still 6 WINDOWS UPDATE shown running in the TASK MANAGER. In the manager window, it shows the 6 updates RUNNING, then it goes to NOT RESPONDING for a few seconds, then it goes back to RUNNING. If I hightlight all 6 of the Updates, then tell them to End they stop running. What I need to know is how to keep them from starting in the first place. Any further suggestions? Thanks for your help. On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:11 -0000, "DL" wrote: If you run MSUpdate and review history does it show any failed updates? And what settings do you have for updates? - automatic, download and notify or? There is a specific Windows update group "Jim" wrote in message . .. UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Problem has been solved by my restoring the computer to the last
complete backup which was last Sunday. I clone my hard drive every Sunday just in case of situations like this. The restore took about 30 minutes and now I am back where I was before I did that stupid Windows XP update. Thanks for suggestions, but I was getting nowhere. Jim On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:47:38 -0600, Jim wrote: Dang, I had typed a long detailed reply and accidentally deleted it. Well, I could not select REVIEW UPDATE HISTORY, it was greyed out, so finally decided to do a WINDOWS UPDATE to see if it would allow selecting UPDATE HISTORY. Well, when I clicked on Update, it began installin the updating program again, and when finished, it allowed the Review History to be selected, and there were no missing or messed up updates, all 12 of the updates from the other night went OK according to the History. HOWEVER, there are still 6 WINDOWS UPDATE shown running in the TASK MANAGER. In the manager window, it shows the 6 updates RUNNING, then it goes to NOT RESPONDING for a few seconds, then it goes back to RUNNING. If I hightlight all 6 of the Updates, then tell them to End they stop running. What I need to know is how to keep them from starting in the first place. Any further suggestions? Thanks for your help. On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:11 -0000, "DL" wrote: If you run MSUpdate and review history does it show any failed updates? And what settings do you have for updates? - automatic, download and notify or? There is a specific Windows update group "Jim" wrote in message . .. UPDATE: I just booted the laptop and did CTL ALT DEL and found that when the boot was finished there were 6 Windows Updaters running and none of them were responding. I remember that just the day before all these problems started I did a Windows Update and it had installed 12 or 13 updates to XP, Office, IE, etc, whatever Microsoft had recommended in their EXPRESS INSTALL. Ever since then it appears all these WINDOWS UPDATERS are running. Can someone please advise how to turn this darn thing off, but that I will still be able to check for updates now and then? I'm running Windows XP Pro on an IBM Thinkpad. THanks for any suggestions.... On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:50 -0600, Jim wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Hi Jim I think I can help. I'm confsuedwhen you say "Windows updater". What
exactly do you mean? Are you trying to get updates from Microsoft? Are they showing you what updates are available and allowing to choose to install or is it installing updates with the gold shield icon in the bottom right corner next to the clock automatically? Are you getting an error message? If so what exactly is it?If you go to http://www.microsoft.com and go to updates and view your update history what does it show? Does it show that updates were succesfully installed, or does it say that the installation failed? If you answer and clarify I'm fairly certain I can help you more, but i need more clarification and information. Now your computer on XP is slowing down. This could indicate a number of things. Since I cant sit down in front of your computer I'm going to take my best shot and try to diagnose and ask you questions to better diagnose and troubleshhot which is what I do as a tech. If you annswer my questions well I can help you more. Now you mentioned startup and processess which can be viewed in the task manger as well as your CPU load. Now how that affects speed speficially is in your startup speed. From when you turn the computer on to when it boots and you get on the desktop. I'm assuming you meant that was slow. Correct me if I'm wrong. Forget about this. It's very complicated to remedy just wait. Now then you say the system is slow and you have found some infections. OK well there could be a causaul factor because when a computer is infected it shows certain behavhiors one of which is slowing down, pop ups, unwanted home page changes AKA hijacked home page and you say you got a trojan. Now from that I glean maybe you still did not get your system clean. Perhaps there are other infections that need to be cleaned. I don't know. Now as far as your computer speed speed is in my experience determined by three things provided you have no infection: 1. Your CPU chip the speed of that 2. The amount of RAM you have. Go to start computer, right click select properties and it will show you this. 3. The amount of free disk space you have on your C or hard drive. How old is the computer? What is the CPU speed? How much RAM do you have? On your hard drive what is the capacity, the free space and the used space? Is the OS XP, if so what version and what service packs do you have installed? What antivirus program/programs are you using? If you answer me I will can try to help you more I am volunteering my services so be kind. Kaja "Jim" wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. . |
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Windows Updater - causing screwy slowdown
Hi Jim I think I can help. I'm confsuedwhen you say "Windows updater". What
exactly do you mean? Are you trying to get updates from Microsoft? Are they showing you what updates are available and allowing to choose to install or is it installing updates with the gold shield icon in the bottom right corner next to the clock automatically? Are you getting an error message? If so what exactly is it?If you go to http://www.microsoft.com and go to updates and view your update history what does it show? Does it show that updates were succesfully installed, or does it say that the installation failed? If you answer and clarify I'm fairly certain I can help you more, but i need more clarification and information. Now your computer on XP is slowing down. This could indicate a number of things. Since I cant sit down in front of your computer I'm going to take my best shot and try to diagnose and ask you questions to better diagnose and troubleshhot which is what I do as a tech. If you annswer my questions well I can help you more. Now you mentioned startup and processess which can be viewed in the task manger as well as your CPU load. Now how that affects speed speficially is in your startup speed. From when you turn the computer on to when it boots and you get on the desktop. I'm assuming you meant that was slow. Correct me if I'm wrong. Forget about this. It's very complicated to remedy just wait. Now then you say the system is slow and you have found some infections. OK well there could be a causaul factor because when a computer is infected it shows certain behavhiors one of which is slowing down, pop ups, unwanted home page changes AKA hijacked home page and you say you got a trojan. Now from that I glean maybe you still did not get your system clean. Perhaps there are other infections that need to be cleaned. I don't know. Now as far as your computer speed speed is in my experience determined by three things provided you have no infection: 1. Your CPU chip the speed of that 2. The amount of RAM you have. Go to start computer, right click select properties and it will show you this. 3. The amount of free disk space you have on your C or hard drive. How old is the computer? What is the CPU speed? How much RAM do you have? On your hard drive what is the capacity, the free space and the used space? Is the OS XP, if so what version and what service packs do you have installed? What antivirus program/programs are you using? If you answer me I will can try to help you more I am volunteering my services so be kind. Kaja "Jim" wrote: Recently, at times, my IBM laptop running XP Pro slows down, almost to a crawl. Doing a CTL ALT DEL and I look at the process running, the Windows Updater is showing 5 or 6 of the thing running, doing what I don't know, as I had just done an update manually the day before. I tried removing Windws Updater from the Start Menu,but when I went to do a manual update, it said I must reactivate it to update. Could a virus cause this weird behavior? How can I stop these multiple update operations from starting in the first place? I scanned the computer with Super Anti Spyware and AVG anti virus is running in backgound all the time, and a few Trojans and tracking cookies were found and removed. Any suggestions appreciated. If I reboot, the computer seems to go back to it's original speed. . |
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