computer running very very slow

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i tried to get sp1 and updates but they wont even install now my computer is
running slower and slowier every day can someone pleaseeeeeeeee help me
 
liv2rydharleys said:
i tried to get sp1 and updates but they wont even install now my computer
is
running slower and slowier every day can someone pleaseeeeeeeee help me
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And what have you done up to now to try and sort this?
 
How much RAM memory?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?

How large is your hard drive and how much free space?

What is your CPU processor speed? Right click on your My
Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties to get
this information and the amount of RAM memory.

Another avenue of enquiry is the Event Viewer System log.

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System and
Application logs for the last boot and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties. Hardware,
Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

Try Start, Run, type "sigverif.exe" without quotes and hit OK. What drivers
are listed as unsigned? Disregard those which are not checked.

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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liv2rydharleys said:
i tried to get sp1 and updates but they wont even install now my
computer is running slower and slowier every day can someone
pleaseeeeeeeee help me
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With the small amount of information given about your issue - it is
difficult to narrow down the source of the problem and give you the
assistance you desire. If you could provide more information about your
system, that would be fantastic and perhaps provide a clue so that someone
could actually help you.

At this point - everything told to you would be an assumption based off
nothing. You did not tell us anything more than you cannot install SP1
(why SP1?!) and that your computer is getting slower and slower every day.

Nothing about how your computer is a Pentium II 300 with 128MB memory, 16MB
STB Velocity video card, 6.4GB hard disk drive and a power supply you built
yourself out of two old ones you found.

We can assume you are running some version of Windows XP
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx), but have no
idea which one.

We aren't entirely sure if you keep the system updated with the latest
patches and how infested it might be with spyware/adware.

We have no idea if you have updated your hardware drivers from the
manufacturers web sites for each of those products in your machine.
Not the ones that are on the http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
site for hardware - but from the actual manufacturer of the hardware
itself.

Please - provide us with more information so it might be easier for those
volunteering their time and knowledge here to help you out of your dilemma.
 
i tried to get sp1 and updates but they wont even install now my computer
is running slower and slowier every day can someone pleaseeeeeeeee help me
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More than likely your computer is already compromised. Do you connect
directly to the Net or do you go through a router? If the former, your
computer is compromised and it's too late to try and protect it with the
bit of protection SP1 offers.
 
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