Windows XP: XP running painfully slow
Re:XP running painfully slow
by tomcam - 3/29/04 7:05 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickDo a search on "Spybot" in Google to find a download site for Spybot. Download it and run it to remove spyware. If you have never run anything to clean off spyware this will almost certainly speed up your computer.
Re:Re:XP running painfully slow
by telestarnext - 3/29/04 7:19 AM In reply to: Re:XP running painfully slow by tomcamI believe the answer lies in the processor speed.
"Processor: AMD Athlon(TM) XP2100+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.3GHz <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--------------------
Memory: 1536MB RAM"
And now a snapshot from my XP2000+
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~1670 Mhz <<<<<<<<<<<--------------
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A7N8X2.0 Deluxe ACPI BIOS Rev 1007, 10/6/2003
Looks like your cpu is defaulting to a slower speed..
Cliff
Re:XP running painfully slow
by netguru - 3/29/04 7:15 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickI've seen this several times lately and it's usually spyware. Go to pestpatrol.com and run their free PestScan utility and see what it finds. Unfortunately their removal tool isn't free, but it's cheap enough for what it does. It has removed pests that ad-aware and spybot haven't been able to touch.
Also, make sure your hard drive has at least about 200 megs of free space.
Re:XP running painfully slow
by biggar - 3/29/04 7:48 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChick1. Check for motherboadr Bios update
2. The Figure of 10 to 20 percent for CPU usage seems high, start and run MSConfig and place the system in Diagonictic starup and reboot once on desktop check CPU speed. If lower it is things you are loading at startup slowing it down.
3. Do an online virus scan using Sympatico, or McAfee or one of the others, virus can caues this symtom.
4. Using a Spyware removal tool such as Spybot or Ad- Adware scan and remove spyware from the system.
5. Generally speeking make sure all hardware dirver updates have been done form the manufacture and XP upates as well, both critical and windows.
Good luck
Re:XP running painfully slow
by netbildr - 3/29/04 8:35 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickThis is a indication that some process is running in the background. These processes will not show up in the regular ctrl alt del window. There is a tool called Process Explorer which will show you all of the processes running on your system. However I found that the tool called TCActive that comes with The Cleaner actually provides a better picture and allows me to kill any process I do not want running just as Process Explorer.
There is also a tool called Easy Cleaner which will get rid of all unecessary files on your system including those in your registery.
Do not depend on just a Virus Scanner no matter whoes it is also run The Cleaner, Adaware and Easy Cleaner.
You may have left over Gator and other malware pointers still sitting within your registry and other software Malware, Adware may be pointing to it.
Here is a suggestion to also expedite your scans for any virus or The Cleaner scan. Run Easy Cleaner first and get rid of all of those Internet Temp files that are not required. Easy Cleaner will tell you those it cannot delete. Easy Cleaner is a free tool my only suggestion is when you run it to delete Temp Internet files that you do not use the automatic button function because it has a habit of then sending the Index.dat file for IE to the trash can. Instead do the manual method and once all the files are listed do a Select All then locate the file Index and unselect it.
Anytime I run scanners or adaware type programs or the Easy Cleaner I always make it a habit to run scandisk to assure no files become unlinked. I also always run it before doing a defrag.
I have also found that the cleaner will find things that Trend Micro, McAfee and AVG virus scaanners do not. I have also found that The Cleaners TCMonitor is really a very usefull tool to run in the system tray as it alerts you anytime something is trying to write into your registry.
I think you will find that your problem is one where there are simply processes running that are not part of windows XP. The reason for this is that Intel processors are wait state processors which can only process one request at a time so when you have any malware type processes running it loads the processor down with too many request. This will not show up in CPU usage as a % because the process is waiting and repeatedly sending request to the CPU. I will assume you know where to find the software I have mentioned the only one you need to purchase for long term use is The Cleaner.
Re:XP running painfully slow
by stevemilleresq - 3/29/04 8:57 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickHave you disconnected your peripherals yet?
I had the same problem and did everything that you did. What it turned out to be was my scanner, which was attached to the computer via usb port. Once that got disconnected, it returned to top speed.
Re:XP running painfully slow
by steve_jones - 3/29/04 9:48 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickrun AdAware 6.0 regularly? Almost derigeur for a sluggish machine
Re:XP running painfully slow
by Antonino Capraro - 3/29/04 11:08 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickMy PC is running very slow. can you help me?
Thanks, Antonino Capraro. E-mail acapraro@rogers.com
Password anthony
Re:XP running painfully slow
by herbstdw - 3/29/04 5:08 PM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickI think most of us have experienced these situations.
One of my remedies is the program System Mechanic. It has a 30 day free trial which gives you enough time to clean your registry, cookies, duplicate files, inactive links, rebuild links, etc., etc, etc.
Webdean@email.com
Re:XP running painfully slow
by carbonspark - 3/29/04 6:37 PM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickHave you tried killing your audio drivers?
I ran into a problem with my sound card drivers. The computer was working okay until I did a MS update(including a new audio driver). Than it started running slow and and games with motion and sound became jerky. I restored the computer 4 or 5 more times and limiting the updates to just a few and was able to narrow it down to the sound driver.
Re:XP running painfully slow - Black Viper check?
by John Robie - 3/30/04 10:41 AM In reply to: XP running painfully slow by WhiplashChickHave you configured your 'services' with the Black Viper site? He has been on the cable and satellite Tech TV show a couple of times, and is recommended by Nortons Symantec:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
Black Viper
by Marcib - 4/23/05 9:10 PM In reply to: Re:XP running painfully slow - Black Viper check? by John RobieDoes anyone know what happen to the Blackviper site?
Black Viper's website
by groucho7 - 5/18/05 7:23 AM In reply to: Black Viper by MarcibBlack Viper seems to have sold his website to Network Solutions, which has been reconstructing it. It is currently unavailable.
where's blackviper.com?
by TBolt - 5/21/05 12:32 PM In reply to: Black Viper by MarcibI would like to know, too. A friend of mine just referred me to blackviper.com today & I just found that the site is down. 
Was hoping the info there would help me out.
If anyone hears anything about when the site returns, please post up. Thanks!
BLACK VIPER
by SPLEADERS - 6/2/05 9:02 PM In reply to: Re:XP running painfully slow - Black Viper check? by John Robieseems his site is no longer active. Sure wish it was. He had some very good stuff.
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