re: slow running, locks up Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:04 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by MartinM (7549 messages posted) Its not really possible to diagnose this remotely with so little information. You may as well start by eliminating malware as a cause - download the following two scanners, run a full scan and accept any deletions proposed. Malwarebytes Superantispyware Then open Task Manager, click on the Processes tab and see what's consuming your CPU resources (at a time when youre getting the hourglass) by clicking twice on the CPU column header. Then post back with what's happening to your PC in more exact terms please, eg: Does your PC start up more slowly than it used to ? Is the PC slow on every task ? Have you made any changes recently - new hardware or software ? When do you get the hourglass icon on the task line ? What happens if you start the PC in Safe Mode ? Written in response to: slow running, locks up (paul: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:40 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] slow running, locks up (paul: Sun, Nov 8, 2009, 10:40 am) re: slow running, locks up (MartinM: Sun, Nov 8, 2009, 12:04 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum