extremely slow performance

[David]

I am running XP home edition. It is excruciatingly slow
very often. When I look at task manager processes, the
only process running is the system and it is using 99% of
the resources. I usually have to reset the system to a
previous date to be able to use the computer. Please,
please help me.

Dave

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem. I have tried a number of possible solutions (speed disk, optimizing, Ad-Ware, Spy Sweeper, and none of them seem t help.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

David

Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use it to remove parasites.

Run Disk Cleanup. Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Cleanup.

Try Task Manager.

Look at processes in Task Manager. It is normal to have a number of Svchost.exe process entries appearing in Task Manager. For the process generating the high usage how is the User described? Next whilst Task Manager is showing high usage change from the Process Tab to the Application Tab. Then select each running Application in turn, right click and select "Go to Process" and see if you can identify the application causing the high usage.

Next select Start, Administrative Tools, Services. Compare the list of services with those shown as Started and for each in turn stop the service and observe the effect. If the CPU usage in Task Manager continues or something stops working restart the service. When you have found the likely cause i.e. the CPU usage stops then post details of what you have found.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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