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re: slow running, locks up Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:04 pm Posted by MartinM (7551 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 ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum