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RE: Slow Performance in Programs Where There Was No Slow Performance Previously

RichieUK — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:32:10 GMT

I've replied to your topic in the Hijackthis Logs forum.

RE: Slow Performance in Programs Where There Was No Slow Performance Previously

PV — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:15:07 GMT

Hey,

Thanks for the reply. I followed your instructions to uncheck everything under the Startup tab, but my computer is still sluggish, no improvement.

I just ran a new HijackThis scan and I've posted the log in the HijackThis Logs forum.

RE: Slow Performance in Programs Where There Was No Slow Performance Previously

RichieUK — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:50:57 GMT

Welcome:)
Try the following:
[b][color="red"]Disconnect from the internet[/color][/b].
Click on Start>Run,type [b]msconfig[/b] then press OK
Under the 'Startup' tab uncheck EVERYTHING,then [b]restart your pc[/b].
If everything seems to be back to normal,start adding items/entries back by rechecking the boxes one at a time.
[b]Restart your pc in between each one[/b].
Using trial and error,keep doing that until you find the problem program/process.
*[b][color="red"]Note[/color][/b]*
Don't forget to make sure your antivirus and firewall are running before you reconnect to the internet.

[quote]I've also recently run an anti-virus scan which found no problems. I've previously posted a HijackThis log in another forum, and there were no issues found in the log.[/quote]
Download [b][url=http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/hijackthis/HJTInstall.exe][color="red"]Trend Micro HijackThis 2.0.2[/color][/url][/b] to your desktop:
Double click on HJTInstall.exe,it will prompt you to extract hijackthis.exe to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis.
When the install is complete,HijackThis will automatically launch.
When the license agreement appears,select "I Accept" and then click on the "Do a system scan only" button.
When the scan is complete,click on the "Save Log" button,then save it to your desktop.
Copy and paste the entire contents of that log into a new topic in the [b][url=http://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Forum29-1.aspx]HijackThis Logs forum[/url][/b],[b][color="red"] not here.[/color][/b]

Slow Performance in Programs Where There Was No Slow Performance Previously

PV — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:23:36 GMT

Hey,

I've been trying to figure out this problem and I'm completely lost now. There are programs, mostly games, that previously used to run just fine on my computer(Halflife, MOH, MOH: PA, CnC, etc), and suddenly now, I get sluggish and choppy performance in all of them, to the point where some of the games are completely unplayable. I even get sluggish installation of programs on my computer(some taking almost two hours for what used to take 20 minutes).

I know my system meets all the necessary requirements for the games, especially since they used to run just fine. I frequently Defrag my system, and run Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware to keep my system clean. I've also recently run an anti-virus scan which found no problems. I've previously posted a HijackThis log in another forum, and there were no issues found in the log.

I don't know what to do at this point? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My system is:

Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

3.20 gigahertz Intel Celeron

1014 Megabytes Installed Memory(2 512mb chips)

Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family [Display adapter]

SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

250.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
68.37 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space