IBM Thinkpad runs r-e-a-l slow. Task manager indicates that System PID #8 absorbs 99% of resources. Have not used laptop for a year or so until yesterday. The physical box seems OK but maybe that's the problem. Anyway, I've rebooted about 6 times, eliminated old files and cleared caches on IE, which has done nothing. Any ideas
Thanks
Craig

We'll actually need to see what PID 8 is on your system. Can you dump a
display of your task manager here?

Simple answer would be to download and run Ad-Aware and kill what is
probablyt manl-ware on your system.


"craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> IBM Thinkpad runs r-e-a-l slow. Task manager indicates that System PID #8
absorbs 99% of resources. Have not used laptop for a year or so until
yesterday. The physical box seems OK but maybe that's the problem. Anyway,
I've rebooted about 6 times, eliminated old files and cleared caches on IE,
which has done nothing. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Craig

If you hav'nt run for a year, critical updates current? AV app current?
Go to Symantec site and run the on line AV check
David

"Gerry Voras" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We'll actually need to see what PID 8 is on your system. Can you dump a
> display of your task manager here?
>
> Simple answer would be to download and run Ad-Aware and kill what is
> probablyt manl-ware on your system.
>
>
> "craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:96EF54ED-A7D5-42F1-B796-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > IBM Thinkpad runs r-e-a-l slow. Task manager indicates that System PID
#8
> absorbs 99% of resources. Have not used laptop for a year or so until
> yesterday. The physical box seems OK but maybe that's the problem. Anyway,
> I've rebooted about 6 times, eliminated old files and cleared caches on
IE,
> which has done nothing. Any ideas?
> > Thanks,
> > Craig
>
>