HELP with XP Freezes

Hi,.........can anyone help my hangs and freezes?

I posted this problem in the malware forum but it appears I am clean (Thanks Guys!)http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1519048#post1519048


The PC has suddenly become prone to Freezes.
It has XP (SP3) & IE7 installed.
But I mostly use Firefox.


Main Symptoms

(1)I cannot delete documents or programs easily.
The “deleting” window freezes and I have to end the programs in Task Manager or do a forced shutdown.
Dragging items to the recycle Bin works more often (once or twice) but eventually this freezes with broken panes of open programs frozen.
Also in My Docs if I open some lager files (.bmp) when I close them they remain greyed-out and frozen in My Docs.
All deletions cause a freeze then taskmanager shutdown or a forced shutdown.

(2)IE7 is very sticky & won’t always close. And when I try to force it in Taskmanager there are two instances running when only one is open

(3) Search Box is also sticky at times.


What should I do next???

 

Meh, with all that going on I'd back up my stuff and start with a fresh install of XP and if the problems persist then it's time to look at hardware issues.

 

How are you "deleting" programs?
That is a completely different process from simply deleting documents.

 

Greetings, eljay...

I couldn't help but noticing the similarities between your problems and those in this thread - the possibility exists that some gremlins are being left over by the malware cleaning procedures...

If plodr's suggestion doesn't prove fruitful, I'd have to agree with augiedoggie: format and reinstall - you get a fresh 'puter with some added experience free of charge...

Keep us posted...

 

Thanks AugieDoggie, pldr, mjnc & caliban,


Reinstall?
The system was built by my son's friend's mum. She has the disc, and unfortunately her husband is desparately ill. I just can't trouble her.

She did put a TrueImage original system backup on a partition. Would reverting to it mean an effective reinstall? Would I lose My Docs etc.?

CPU usage
In next post

See attachment

Memory
See attachment
In next Post


Drivers (Possibly raised by the unresolved thread on link posted)
I have had recent needs to keep uninstalling and reinstalling my Canonscan 5000F software. Specifically I just cannot get Scansoft OmnipageSE OCR software to work. I get a small grey window with just the red disc with the white X inside it.


Thanks Again

Eljay

 

Here is the CPU & Memory figure from TaskManager (3rd attempt)

 

do we have a temp reading on the CPU yet? Hot CPU means system lock ups.

Also, did you use combo fix in your malware session?

 

Sorry motc7, I don't have a means of measuring the CPU Temp. is there a way?

Yes I did use Combo fix ans attached the log on that thread.

Thanks

Eljay

 

Here's the CPU usuage converted to .jpg (Attached) Hope it's visible??

 

http://www.hmonitor.net/

This might help. Gives readings on temperatures.

 

Thanks for all the help so far guys.
I'm off on two weeks holiday tomorrow morning.
So I can't do any more until then.

After uninstalling some of the downloaded cleanup programs and using WinPatrol to re-restrict startup items I have some improvemenmt, (I think)

Thank you so very much for now.

Eljay