Computer slow

[Guest]

My computer is running so slow I am trying to find some things to delete. In
Right click Start, explore there are numerous files that have administrator
with Home-21SY4XSPOD on the first and the rest with the same numbers with
..001, .002 and so on. They all have the same sub catagories. Can I delete
some of them and which ones can I delete? Thank You.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Follow the advice given here:

"Protect Your PC"
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/Default.mspx

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Rosalie

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?

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.

How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space? In
Windows Explorer right click on your C drive and select
Properties.

To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and
remove all but the latest System Restore points? Restore points can be quite
large.

You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.



--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Guest]

Hi Gerry, I tried to follow your directions to get the information but it
says that the Task Manager has been turned off by the admin. I am the only
one who fools with this thing and I don't remember turning it off. How do I
turn it back on?

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your responses. However I have Beta1 and Spysweeper for
spyware and Norton for viruses. I have cleaned the system of all of those
but my question is how can I find and delete useless files on the computer?
I think that's why it is running so slow there are so many things that have
to download at start up it takes a while and I don't know which files I can
stop or delete. Now I'm haveing trouble with the games in Pogo freezing up.
Thanks again.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Rosalie

Finding the Task Manager turned off can be a symptom of a viral
infection.

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555546/en-us


--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Rosalie

My feeling is your anti-virus and anti-spyware measures have
been ineffective.

When dealing with a persistent virus / trojan you need to delete system
restore points and not use them as they will contain the virus and put
it back into your system. Turn off System Restore until cleaning is
finished. Also run your anti-virus with updated definitions in safe
mode. Sometimes you need to run an anti-virus from a floppy and Trend
offer one that can be used.

Create a new folder named Sysclean (e.g., C:\Program files\Sysclean, or
just a desktop folder).
Download Sysclean.com (http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp) and
place it in this folder.

Download the latest Controlled Pattern Release zip
(http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp, e.g., lpt123.zip) and
extract its contents to the same folder. See the Readme text file for
additional instructions.

Delete Temporary Internet Files (IE Tools>Internet Options>General)
accepting the option to delete all offline content. Reboot and delete
contents of all TEMP folders and then your Recycle Bin.

Close all running programs including your anti-virus application, go
offline, and run Sysclean. For best results, do nothing with the machine
until the scan completes.

If the scan shows any infections in System Restore files and you're
running WinXP, create a new Restore Point
(Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore), then delete
all but the most recent Restore Point (Start>Programs>Accessories>System
Tools>Disk Cleanup>More options).

Work through the spyware removal programmes etc in turn in safe mode
until you get no results.

Afterwards, update your own anti-virus application and perform another
full system scan.

Finally run HijackThis and post the HijackThis log to the HijackThis
forum here:
http://aumha.net/

You will need to register with Aumha to be able to post.

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Using invalid email address

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~