Advice please, problem driving me nuts

[adam ant fan]

Windows XP SP3

My computer was going extremely slow and begining to become un useable. I
read some of the replies to similar problems so I uninstalled the Norton
Security, downloaded AVG anti-virus and anti spyware from Windows.

I turned the computer off then on again the next day and it worked with no
problems for an hour then the extreme slowness returned. What else can be
causing it?

 

[Malke]

Windows XP SP3

My computer was going extremely slow and begining to become un useable. I
read some of the replies to similar problems so I uninstalled the Norton
Security, downloaded AVG anti-virus and anti spyware from Windows.

I turned the computer off then on again the next day and it worked with no
problems for an hour then the extreme slowness returned. What else can be
causing it?

What is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean,
what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

If the computer is really clean (and I seriously doubt that it is from your
description), see:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm - Take Out the Trash

Malke

 

[mikeyhsd]

look at Task Manager and see what programs are hogging the cpu.




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Windows XP SP3

My computer was going extremely slow and begining to become un useable. I
read some of the replies to similar problems so I uninstalled the Norton
Security, downloaded AVG anti-virus and anti spyware from Windows.

I turned the computer off then on again the next day and it worked with no
problems for an hour then the extreme slowness returned. What else can be
causing it?