I've done just about everything...

but my computer is still running like a slug. I have Dell4400, WinXP, service pack 2, 1.5GHz, Ad-aware, Spybot, CCleaner, AVG.

I have also done what Major Attitude suggests and disabled system restore, unhid hidden files and ran ALL the cleaners suggested and they found nothing.

The only things I recently changed on my computer were the mouse (I bought a logitech (non-wireless) ) and I have a new Creative MP3 player.

My system is VERY slow and sometimes when I access My Computer or All Programs I get a searchlight. Please help me before I drop-kick my computer into the Chesapeake Bay (knowing that violence is just a temporary fix)

 

Hi Dez,

If you have exhausted ALL the options in the Cleanup Tutorial including all of the Online Scans, please send us a HijackThis Log. Be sure to follow the instructions below:

Note that your HijackThis should be up-to-date (v1.99.1) and MUST be extracted to its own safe folder – C:\Program Files\HijackThis! Should you need a Fresh Download of HJT, get it HERE: HijackThis v1.99.1

Also note that, before you scan, you MUST close all running programs including your web browser, e-mail and items in the system tray.

Please save your HJT Log as a .txt File and attach it via the "Manage Attachments" tool in the Additional Options section when you post.

PP

 

Here is my HJT log. My system freezes sometimes so if I don't respond right away, I'm not sleepin'...

 

Hi Dez,
You should move Hijack This into its own folder. Look at Phillie's #2 post in this thread. It shows you where to put it. After moving it run another scan and reattach.
Good Luck,
T.Blue

 

Okay, I'll try it again.

 

I hope I have this right. I saved HJT to C Programfiles. I don't see 'Go Advance' but I do see 'Manage Attachments'. I'm not too experienced with this so thanks for your patience. If I'm still doing it wrong, I'll wait until a neighbor or someone can help me post it...Here goes!

 

Just gave your log a very quick glance as I am heading out the door for the evening, but no malware jumps out at me. You do have a lot of stuff running at startup that could be eating your resources, and you might want to pare some of those back a bit.

How many active User Accounts are on your machine?

PP

 

There are three users on my XP. Do you mean that all three 'spaces' can harbor their own bugs?! I thought when the cleaners cleaned they would clean the whole system and not just its parts. Wow!

Okay, I may have too many processes at start-up--is there some way I can stop the unnecessary ones because I don't know what NEEDS to be there at start-up? I have searched your site for info on what should be present at start-up, but I haven't a clue. Thanks for any help...

 

Hey, I just found a site called Sysinfo.org and it has many startup items that may be stopped. Before I do anything, is this a legit site? I'll just wait for a response from you..

 

Oh, thanks! The other users had all kinds of stuff on them, thanks so much. One other thing, very rarely when I log on I get the black screen that states "Sorry Windows did not load properly..." and I have to choose how I want it to load by pressing load normally or whatever. Is this a problem or will it cease when I clean my computer?

 

Okay, Chaslang. this site has really helped me alot. Thanks for being here