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Since: Sep 14, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:58 am
Post subject: pc is clean, but its slow!
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recently i had to uninstall blueyonder PC guard because it was causing havoc
with my pc, basicly problems were complete no control over my comp. ( when i
clicked start and moved the mouse it would open without me even clicking!)

ok, so thats why i uninstalled pc guard was doing that because when it
started it would crash

i downloaded AVG free edition, zone alarm and microsoft antispyware and
nothing is coming up infected but my pc is still SLOW!! like when ever i
open my music folder its like its running a marathon.


help please is you can Sad

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Malke

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:16 am
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? wrote:

> recently i had to uninstall blueyonder PC guard because it was causing
> havoc with my pc, basicly problems were complete no control over my
> comp. ( when i clicked start and moved the mouse it would open without
> me even clicking!)
>
> ok, so thats why i uninstalled pc guard was doing that because when it
> started it would crash
>
> i downloaded AVG free edition, zone alarm and microsoft antispyware
> and
> nothing is coming up infected but my pc is still SLOW!! like when
> ever i open my music folder its like its running a marathon.
>

Slow or Sluggish Computer:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm - Take Out the Trash (section 4)

Make sure your computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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Black Wolf Standin1

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Since: Oct 23, 2004
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:40 am
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"?" wrote:

> recently i had to uninstall blueyonder PC guard because it was causing havoc
> with my pc, basicly problems were complete no control over my comp. ( when i
> clicked start and moved the mouse it would open without me even clicking!)
>
> ok, so thats why i uninstalled pc guard was doing that because when it
> started it would crash
>
> i downloaded AVG free edition, zone alarm and microsoft antispyware and
> nothing is coming up infected but my pc is still SLOW!! like when ever i
> open my music folder its like its running a marathon.
>
>
> help please is you can Sad
>

I'll assume because of your post, that you have performed a HD defrag, you
have tried to start your computer in diagnostic mode using msconfig from the
run command on the start menu, and you cleaned your disk of unwanted files
(emptied trash, delete temp internet files, removed unused icons off your
desktop, etc...). If you haven't, do them. They help.
Second, pull up task manager (ctrl+alt+del). Click on the Performance tab.
Look at Commit Charge (K) and CPU usage. Is your CPU usage near 100%? Is the
Total line (the number) under Commit Charge (K) near the Limit line (the
number)? If both are yes, you have too many utilities running at start up for
your system. The begs the question: "Are all those utilities worth starting
if you can't use your computer?" Close a few of them down.
You also said you have Zone alarm. Did you turn off XP's firewall? Running
two software firewalls can cause unusual problems and slow sluggish system
responses.
At sometime, did you run a registry cleaner? If you use a lot of programs
and have to install/uninstall applications a lot, there’s a good chance there
are old entries in your registry that no longer are needed. At worst, this
could slow your computer down or cause other problems.
Once you finished the above stuff, let me know how it goes. Or if you need
help doing any of the above, let me know.
Thanks,
Black Wolf Standing
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"Nick Skrepetos

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Since: Oct 19, 2005
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:31 am
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Hello,

You may also wish to visit:
http://www.fileresearchcenter.com

You can "see" what is running on your PC, both good and bad, with complete
non-technical descriptions of the files. The site will also show good and
bad processes, extensions, etc.

Nick Skrepetos
SuperAdBlocker.com | SUPERAntiSpyware
http://www.superadblocker.com

"?" wrote in message

> recently i had to uninstall blueyonder PC guard because it was causing
havoc
> with my pc, basicly problems were complete no control over my comp. ( when
i
> clicked start and moved the mouse it would open without me even clicking!)
>
> ok, so thats why i uninstalled pc guard was doing that because when it
> started it would crash
>
> i downloaded AVG free edition, zone alarm and microsoft antispyware and
> nothing is coming up infected but my pc is still SLOW!! like when ever i
> open my music folder its like its running a marathon.
>
>
> help please is you can Sad
>
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Yves Leclerc

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Since: Sep 07, 2005
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:58 am
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You also should get:

AD Aware SE
Spybot: Search and Destroy 1.4
CWShredder

and also try a web scan from Trend Micro's Housecall.

Not every possible sypware/hackware/malware is detected by every
anti-spyware utitily. It is a 'better" method of running mutliple different
utilitties in order to ensure a "clean" PC.


"?" wrote in message

> recently i had to uninstall blueyonder PC guard because it was causing
> havoc
> with my pc, basicly problems were complete no control over my comp. ( when
> i
> clicked start and moved the mouse it would open without me even clicking!)
>
> ok, so thats why i uninstalled pc guard was doing that because when it
> started it would crash
>
> i downloaded AVG free edition, zone alarm and microsoft antispyware and
> nothing is coming up infected but my pc is still SLOW!! like when ever i
> open my music folder its like its running a marathon.
>
>
> help please is you can Sad
>
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meow123




Joined: Aug 19, 2005
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:06 am
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user wrote:
recently i had to uninstall blueyonder PC guard because it was causing havoc
with my pc, basicly problems were complete no control over my comp. ( when i
clicked start and moved the mouse it would open without me even clicking!)

ok, so thats why i uninstalled pc guard was doing that because when it
started it would crash

i downloaded AVG free edition, zone alarm and microsoft antispyware and
nothing is coming up infected but my pc is still SLOW!! like when ever i
open my music folder its like its running a marathon.

help please is you can Sad


Are you running out of HD space or is the drive badly fragmented? Check that out, if its badly fragmented, file access will be slow. you could run a disk cleanup, run chkdsk and then defragment . Also scan with Spybot/adaware as well to be sure. Possible ur system is still infected. Also limit items loading at start up. More RAM needed?
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