4 to 5 second delay when trying to open any application

[Guest]

Hello all,

I am have a problem with my Windows XP system. IO have a 4 to 5 second delay
when trying to access any application and even Yahoo IM. Sometimes the system
utilization jumps to 100% but some times its is low and I still get a delay
action.
This is what I have done so far to try and eliminate the issue.
1) Virus scan
2) Delete all tmp, cookies and any junk files
3) Deleted all programs not needed or recently downloaded
4) Ran both Spybot and Spy Sweeper

Even with everything that I've done, I still get this 4 to 5 second delay.
When I use outlook, I can't even move files over, it opens misc folders or
just opens the file itself. Any suggesstions on how to resolve this issue
will be appreicatied.

Thanks
Carlos M

 

[Malke]

Hello all,

I am have a problem with my Windows XP system. IO have a 4 to 5 second
delay when trying to access any application and even Yahoo IM.
Sometimes the system utilization jumps to 100% but some times its is
low and I still get a delay action.
This is what I have done so far to try and eliminate the issue.
1) Virus scan
2) Delete all tmp, cookies and any junk files
3) Deleted all programs not needed or recently downloaded
4) Ran both Spybot and Spy Sweeper

Even with everything that I've done, I still get this 4 to 5 second
delay. When I use outlook, I can't even move files over, it opens misc
folders or just opens the file itself. Any suggesstions on how to
resolve this issue will be appreicatied.

Open Task Manager and see what programs and/or processes are running in
the background. Here are links to help you identify what you see:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.blackviper.com/

Try Clean Boot Troubleshooting:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353 - How to Perform a
Clean Boot in Windows XP

Malke

 

[Guest]

Harddisk failure?