Can't start applications once connected to the internet.

[solidsnake204]

Once i've connected to the internet, I can't start any applications, but
after about 10 mins, the programs I tried to start all start at once.

I'm with AOL and using the Silver broadband package. I am not connecting to
the internet with the AOL software (though I have it installed) but
connecting using a PPPoE connection.

I've done a spyware/adware and virus scan but none found.

My system specs:

 

[nass]

Once i've connected to the internet, I can't start any applications, but
after about 10 mins, the programs I tried to start all start at once.

I'm with AOL and using the Silver broadband package. I am not connecting to
the internet with the AOL software (though I have it installed) but
connecting using a PPPoE connection.

I've done a spyware/adware and virus scan but none found.

My system specs:

Bear in mind some applications like your anti-virus, windows, third-party
applications that configured to update Automatically whenever a connection
will jam your Machine and make stand to a halt!.

Use this tool to see what taken the most usage of the CPU on your machine.
ShellExView v1.19 - Shell Extensions Manager
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

Go through these cleaning steps:
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit .
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

Scan for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm

How to speed your PC:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/supertweaks.htm

Run disk clean up and then run this command:
sfc /scannow

HTH.
nass

 

[Gerry]

How much RAM memory does your computer have?

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[solidsnake204]

I have 512MB of RAM (One 512MB RAM Stick)

Oh and my commit charge:
Total: 301152
Limit: 3374572
Peak: 329872

And the 6 processes (Listed in order of Peak Mem):
firefox.exe - Peak Mem: 73,368 K - VM Size: 59,848 K
svchost.exe - Peak Mem: 60,040 K - VM Size: 26,332 K
explorer.exe - Peak Mem: 37,416 K - VM Size: 23,548 K
winlogon.exe - Peak Mem: 25,652 K - VM Size: 6,096K
WDF.exe - Peak Mem: 24,940 K - VM Size: 17,864 K
avgcc.exe - Peak Mem: 8,508 K - VM Size: 3,928 K

How much RAM memory does your computer have?

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Gerry]

Do you leave your computer on 24/7?

What are your anti-spyware arrangements?

What is your default browser? Are you using more than one browser?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[solidsnake204]

No, my PC isn't on 24/7 (It's shut down at night) though it is on for most of
the day.

My Anti-Spyware is Spybot Search and Destroy but I scan quite rarely (my
last scan only brought up a few ad cookies, and I've had this problem for a
long time, even before I started using Firefox)

And my default browser is Firefox.

 

[Gerry]

What is your precise version of Firefox? Have you checked for updates?
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox?

What firewall are you using?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~