My system has been very slow...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:26 pm

all of a sudden since a few weeks. I read I could work out something with the system registry. Any suggestions? Or any idea what it can be? I'm not a neird at pc so don't bring me too much of technicals I won't understand please. Thanks

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:39 pm

don't be messing with the registry, Pete. could possibly be spyware or a virus. what virus program are you using? if you need a spware app, google for:

windows defender
spybot search and destroy

or

adaware by lavasoft

make sure the definitions for your antivirus and your spyware application are up to date before scanning your pc.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:53 pm

eTrust internet security suite, Isn't it from microsoft?
I know lately I got rid of avast because my trial had finish and I install this one. Almost the same time my system slowed down.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:37 am

why don't you try disabling it or temporarily removing it and see what happens.

btw, how old is your pc? gimme some specs. perhaps that suite is such a pig that you might be seeing slow performance because of it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:20 pm

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name MICHELIN-ZQJE4M
System Manufacturer ECS
System Model K7S5A
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~1095 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T, 4/2/2001
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory D:\WINDOWS
System Directory D:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name MICHELIN-ZQJE4M\Mimi
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 256.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 88.51 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 617.37 MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Thanks for your help my friend

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:07 pm

yeah, pete, you're only dealing with 256mb of RAM. try disabling that security suite and see if that speeds things up. if it does, i would recommend AVG and Windows Defender.

Post by **Captain** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:16 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:yeah, pete, you're only dealing with 256mb of RAM. try disabling that security suite and see if that speeds things up. if it does, i would recommend AVG and Windows Defender.

:icon14:

AVG is the better choice with low RAM.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:23 pm

no u.

Post by **Captain** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:23 pm

omg no u

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:23 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:yeah, pete, you're only dealing with 256mb of RAM. try disabling that security suite and see if that speeds things up. if it does, i would recommend AVG and Windows Defender.

Thanks again for your help.
So,I just did what you suggested me, removed the security suite and install AVG and It scanned my whole pc for 45minutes and some 103,606 files. Found only one trojan horse but I know 1 is already too many. I'm not even sure that the trojan has been pulverized b'cause I am not sure if I clicked on the right place after it has finished.
I'll let you know if it made some changes.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:35 am

actually i suggested that you disable the suite, not remove it

double click on the AVG icon in the lower corner of your screen and click on "test center" then "test results". take a look at the last scan AVG performed and note what file was infected. it will say if it was moved or healed.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:24 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:actually i suggested that you disable the suite, not remove it

double click on the AVG icon in the lower corner of your screen and click on "test center" then "test results". take a look at the last scan AVG performed and note what file was infected. it will say if it was moved or healed.

Again, I did as you said and I clicked delete.
Tell you tomorrow what it did, or if my system is faster ...
Thanks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:14 pm

BTW, do you know one good site that check your system's performance?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:20 pm

Before doing that, download Windows Defender and scan for spyware.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:23 pm

you are using a Amd athlon K7 1.0ghz?

Post by **Foo** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:30 pm

Stepping processor, perhaps laptop?

Maybe it's stuck in slowmo...

That can happen if you set the power settings incorrectly one some amd laptops.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:13 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:Before doing that, download Windows Defender and scan for spyware.

Windows Defender is already installed but I am not sure if it does the right scan, I don’t see other option for other scans. Here is what it says after scan complete.

No unwanted or harmful software detected. Your computer is running normally.
Time elapsed 1:35 minutes, objects scanned 16,499.

AVG scanned 103,606 objects during 45 minutes yesterday.

What’s the difference in between the two

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:23 pm

AVG is for viruses and trojans. Defender scans for spyware.

you need both, trust me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:39 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:AVG is for viruses and trojans. Defender scans for spyware.

you need both, trust me.

Thanks again, I think everything is fine now.
Should I still do a speed test?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:42 pm

that's up to you. i'm not sure what to compare it to. does it feel any faster since you removed the security suite?

you might want to see if your drive needs to be defragmented also. go here if you don't know how.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:46 pm

Yes it is. Before, it took 30 seconds just to open a page.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:49 pm

And I defragmented it a few days ago and after 30mnts, it says this disk don't need to be defragmented

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:49 pm

great! glad it got sorted.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:51 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:great! glad it got sorted.

Big thanks. Now I'm out to the depanneur, I'll drink a beer to you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:51 am

Well, I've been drinking already three beers to you, now I'll have the rest for me.