Sloooow...

- Hopefully this is the right place to post this.
What I'm Running:
- 2.8 HT GHz Intel 1meg of Cache, 800 mHz FSB with intel cooling and sink.
- AsRock mobo with 8X's AGP, 800 FSB support
- 1 gig dual channel ram
- 80 gig IDE HD
- Win XP home
- 400 watt PS (not the greatest but has dual fans)
- Chaintech FX 5700 (not LE) VC
- LG CD - R/RW
- Toshiba DVD Dual Layer
- Norton Internet Security 2006
- Norton System Works 2002
- Newest Video Driver
- Win updated
- MS Anti - Spyware
- scans clean (NoSpyware and virus)
Problem:
- Very slow on start up, it takes like 3 minutes to finish drawing the icons (Shortcuts) when I start it.
- I looked at the start up under MSCONFIG and checked off a few of them that were un - needed.
- De fraged HDD
For the life of me I cannot figure out why it got slow. Could it be the PS dying and not giving enough wattage to the CPU or VC.
Could it be the VC dying?
I will try and re-format the HDD and reinstall everything (which will be hard as I have to find all the F***ing reg. #'s for the software.
- Is there any good Diagnostics software that I should get??Free is best but I will pay for a good one as this is pissing me off.
Thanks for the help
B

 

Wooooooah!

Way too much Norton.....shut it all down and see how things work.
You've got enough Norton on there to stop a battle ship dead in its tracks.

Norton will not find and remove all the popular viruses, so that's no good.
MS Anti-Spy is only one AS program......you need more than that to completely de-bug your system. Here's my personal list of Must-Have software.
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These are the programs I use every day, in my own computer business,
to keep my own PC and my customer's spotlessly clean.
I suggest every person having any Virus or Spyware issues get these programs
and use them immediately.
Do check for updates to all your security software on a DAILY basis.

SPYWARE BLOCKERS/REMOVERS:

Spybot Search & Destroy, a great anti Spyware program.
Can be downloaded from:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22262,00.asp
For instructions on how to set up Spybot for best operation,
download the instruction sheet from my website.
http://theshadow.members.atlantic.net

AdAware SE/Personal. Another top notch anti Spyware program.
Can be downloaded from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Spyware Blaster, a great Spyware Blocker.
Protects both I.E. and Mozilla Firefox.
Can be downloaded from:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2859.html

ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION:

AVG 7.1 FREE:
World famous AVG will keep your computer free of viruses, trojans, dialers, etc.
By default, it updates and scans for viruses on a daily basis.
Can be downloaded from:
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
Save to your desktop and run the install from there.
Immediately get updates. More than one may be required.

REGISTRY CLEANER:

Easy Cleaner, the best Registry Cleaner I've found so far.
Can be downloaded from:
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
Just scroll down to "Download & Installation" and click on the first floppy disk symbol.

FIREWALL:

The XP windows firewall is only a 50% firewall, blocking incoming hackers but doing nothing to stop any ET that's already on your PC from "Phoning Home". It seems like almost every program you install anymore, wants to "Phone Home". It's a good idea to NOT allow this activity. My suggested Firewall to prevent this activity is the FREE version of a world famous product called "Zone Alarm".
ZA can be downloaded from:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=dbtopnav_za

And, while you're there, notice their FREE security test. This test uses Active-X controls and will only work if you access it from Internet Explorer. (will NOT work from Firefox or Netscape) It's a long download on a dial-up service. You'll probably just want to skip this test. If it does find something, it won't remove it unless you buy the full retail version. Just download the FREE version of ZoneAlarm.

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Please Don't reformat or anything like that before you do what I've outlined here.
I do this all the time,,,,it ain't even Rocket Science. It just takes some time and dedication, and of course the right software. And everything I use is FREE. (unlike Norton)

Good Luck and Happy Holidays,
DrRoms (the Computer Dr.)

 

hmm, norton probably isnt that bad on that rig...and MS antispy is pretty decent, but like the above thread, you should use a minimum of 2 antispyware programs... I like Webroot's spy sweeper. its only free for 30 days.. but it seems to work good. http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/?WRSID=6a303e475b5d1bbab90feb869b708aaa

sounds like there might be more to this...faulty or over heated hardware...hard drive, or video card...have you done any updates with drivers or anything else recently? is there a specific point in time when you can remember this happening in correlation to any updates/changes?


might want to check this thread for spyware specific problems:
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407