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re: Windows running painfully slow!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Art Robertson
(7 messages posted)
Thanks, Rich. I appreciate your info. I'm going to begin to apply these suggestions
and see what happens...
On Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 5:43 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote:
>It's quite possible your computer has been infected by some kind of malware. Best
>way to check this out is to follow directions at any of the following sites. The
>folks there are dedicated to malware removal and will be able to help you determine
>if your system is infected and if so how to clean it up. They require that you register
>but they are all free. Also be patient as they are usually very busy:
>Spyware
>Beware
>GeeksToGo
>Tom
>Coyote
>Using msconfig to diagnose a problem like this is a good idea but not a solution.
>Here is the process I follow:
> How does it behave if you boot to Safe Mode with Networking?
>If better then something is starting at boot that is causing the problem. Try the
>following:
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>First, physically disconnect from the Internet to prevent a malware infection while
>your Anti-virus and/or Firewall are disabled in the following steps, then do a normal
>boot:
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>Click on Start then Run, type msconfig and press Enter.
>Click on the Startup tab and disable everything.
>Do a regular boot, see if it runs normal.
>If yes then use msconfig to enable several items at a time till you find the culprit.
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>If no, click on the Services tab. Check the Hide All Microsoft Services box
>then disable what's left.
>Again, do a regular boot, see if it runs normal.
>If yes then use msconfig to enable services till you find the culprit.
>
>Reconnect to the Internet when done.
>
>Once you've found the culprit, uninstall it or find out how to eliminate it from
>your system. Simply disabling it in msconfig is a temporary fix at best.
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