And all of a sudden...

PhreakOne · 04-May-04, 03:06 PM

I was using my home computer the other day and all of a sudden it is slow as crap i cant do anything. I boot up and after that nothing works because it is so slow none of my apps can open. I did not knowingly download anything prior to this happening.

I went from Win ME to Win XP Home with the upgrade version of the software. I did adjust my page file memory size to try and fix the problem. Anyone know whats going on?? My new rig still has a ways to go before its finished so right now im stuck with no computer and i have to be careful about using the computers at work.

I just need to know whats going on.

BigAkita · 04-May-04, 03:08 PM

Have you done a virus scan with up to date definitions?

Slider · 04-May-04, 03:09 PM

Definitely sounds like spyware or virus to me. Run Ad-Aware 6.0 and Spybot S&D as well as BA's suggested virus scan.

Sportbilly · 04-May-04, 04:56 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Del and look for suspicious processes, you might find closing them a good temp. fix so that you can run the scans without problems...

Any processes you're not sure of, either ask in here, or Google the name of the process eg blahblah.exe...

jinxÂ© · 04-May-04, 06:38 PM

Heres a good site that will help you sort whats running in your task list.

DuplexEmotions · 04-May-04, 07:48 PM

did you upgrade, or do a full install with the XP upgrade CD and the ME upgrade CD? I've noticed a lot of problems when people upgrade from ME to XP without a fresh install.

PhreakOne · 09-May-04, 12:08 AM

Ended up being a trojan in my system as well as another virus, but im shure the multitude of adware/spyware on my system wasnt helping. Problem fixed ran antivirus progran and spybot S&D. All's well that ends without a reformat i guess, thanks guys.

aaronrkelly · 09-May-04, 12:17 AM

You might want to download and run AdAware too - usually finds a dozen or so things that Spybot doesnt on my systems........theres no downside to using both, they co exist well.

godfoot · 09-May-04, 12:28 AM

You may also want to run msconfig to make sure no traces of trojans or spyware are still trying to load at startup. I happened to think of this one day at work last week (we got a virus back in December and I got rid of it but a stupic popup box kept opening when windows loaded because it was looking for a file that was deleted. I unchecked the box in the startup tab in msconfig and haven't had the problem since.

EstwingMan · 09-May-04, 01:36 AM

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	Heres a good site that will help you sort whats running in your task list.

Very cool !

PhreakOne · 10-May-04, 11:43 AM

aaron- a friend also recommended adware i just havent downloaded it yet ill do it tomorrow afternoon i have class tonight

godfoot-thanks for the tip but what is and how do i use msconfig???

04-May-04, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
PhreakOne Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: DallasGa Posts: 131	And all of a sudden... I was using my home computer the other day and all of a sudden it is slow as crap i cant do anything. I boot up and after that nothing works because it is so slow none of my apps can open. I did not knowingly download anything prior to this happening. I went from Win ME to Win XP Home with the upgrade version of the software. I did adjust my page file memory size to try and fix the problem. Anyone know whats going on?? My new rig still has a ways to go before its finished so right now im stuck with no computer and i have to be careful about using the computers at work. I just need to know whats going on. __________________ Just looking for a challenge.

04-May-04, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,344	Have you done a virus scan with up to date definitions? __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

04-May-04, 03:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,679	Definitely sounds like spyware or virus to me. Run Ad-Aware 6.0 and Spybot S&D as well as BA's suggested virus scan. __________________ Always remember: No matter where you go, there you are.

04-May-04, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sportbilly Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nebraska, the Other flat land... Posts: 880	Ctrl-Alt-Del and look for suspicious processes, you might find closing them a good temp. fix so that you can run the scans without problems... Any processes you're not sure of, either ask in here, or Google the name of the process eg blahblah.exe... __________________

04-May-04, 06:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,166	Heres a good site that will help you sort whats running in your task list. __________________ "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos... What you do today, might burn your @ss tomorrow."

04-May-04, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,563	did you upgrade, or do a full install with the XP upgrade CD and the ME upgrade CD? I've noticed a lot of problems when people upgrade from ME to XP without a fresh install. __________________ I wrote a haiku but it is not very good so I won't share it. "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -Albert Einstein

09-May-04, 12:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
PhreakOne Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: DallasGa Posts: 131	Ended up being a trojan in my system as well as another virus, but im shure the multitude of adware/spyware on my system wasnt helping. Problem fixed ran antivirus progran and spybot S&D. All's well that ends without a reformat i guess, thanks guys. __________________ Just looking for a challenge.

09-May-04, 12:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
aaronrkelly Apex Tech God Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arrgh!!! in a pirate ship watching me video CDs and listen to MP3s Posts: 2,720	You might want to download and run AdAware too - usually finds a dozen or so things that Spybot doesnt on my systems........theres no downside to using both, they co exist well. __________________

09-May-04, 12:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta Join Date: May 2003 Location: "Truth is not determined by majority vote." Posts: 9,948	You may also want to run msconfig to make sure no traces of trojans or spyware are still trying to load at startup. I happened to think of this one day at work last week (we got a virus back in December and I got rid of it but a stupic popup box kept opening when windows loaded because it was looking for a file that was deleted. I unchecked the box in the startup tab in msconfig and haven't had the problem since. __________________

10-May-04, 11:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
PhreakOne Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: DallasGa Posts: 131	aaron- a friend also recommended adware i just havent downloaded it yet ill do it tomorrow afternoon i have class tonight godfoot-thanks for the tip but what is and how do i use msconfig??? __________________ Just looking for a challenge.

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