re: XP hangs whenever i try to open anything! I've done virus scans, run adware, etc. I can't figure it out!
Monday, March 1, 2004 at 6:42 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(23823 messages posted)
Also run Spybot S&D and CWShredder.
Although your system may be so trashed that you'll need to do a clean re-install.
My daughter's system got that way from too much p2p garbage - she had 2 viruses and
over 400 spyware entries in her registry. Even after cleaning out all of that, the
cpu was at a 100% continuously. Finally I said to hell with it, and started over.
On Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 9:11 pm, Taylor wrote:
>A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my laptop would hang when I open just about
>anything on my computer. It doesn't always happen, but it is getting on my nerves.
>Here's what happens: I click on an application to open it. It could be internet
exporer,
>my computer, adobe acrobat reader, a music program, my mail client, anything really.
>When i click on it, nothing happens. I can let my computer sit, and if I do, the
>program won't ever open (at least, i've waited 10 minutes before, without the program
>opening). I can still use open programs just fine, they aren't slow or anything.
>Everything is normal but the program won't open. If I try to open another program,
>it also won't open. Then I hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete, and task manager doesn't open. If
>I hit those keys a few more times, Task manager will finally open, and when it does,
>so will everything I tried to open before. They will always open when task manager
>opens, but sometimes task manager won't open so it is still a big pain. I uninstalled
>everything that I've installed lately, but to no avail. I have so many virus scans
>it makes me sick, with multiple scanning programs. My virus scanning program is
set
>to scan every file in every folder on my hard drive, not just executables. Twice
>a few weeks ago I came up with two different trojans, but they were removed and
I
>haven't found anything since. I've run adware and gotten rid of all that ad stuff.
>I have asked my computer-engineer friends, and they have no clue what to do. I just
>realized that when it gets really bad even open programs will hang, but for the
most
>part it is only when opening programs, and task manager always causes everything
>to start working. Has anyone experienced this? It is driving me crazy, and I don't
>want to have to reformat or anything that drastic. By the way, my computer is a
2.8Ghz
>P4 with 512 megs of ram - It shouldn't be slow! Please help me out, i have run out
>of ideas. Thanks,
>-Taylor Alexander
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