Computer very slow

[Frank]

My computer running Windows 2000 sometimes gets really
slow. It takes at least 30-40 seconds before it reacts on
anything like a mouse click, if at all. But CPU load is
a10% or lower, no process is using the CPU, according to
task manager. The disk is not moving.

When I then logoff or shutdown the computer, I always get a
message that process "WMS Idle" cannot be shut down. I
found that this process seems to be "Windows Messaging
System Idle", probably th program showing the little
envelope when new emails arrive. I am using Outloook 2000.

Any ideas what could bring the computer to this situation
where it does not react but without a heavy CPU load?

Thanks,

Frank

 

[Don W.]

One thought:

http://www.mcse.ms/message247538.html

Don

 

[Guest]

Don

thank you, but I did not find any of the settings there that contains a space and is not in double quotes. In fact, I did not find any entry there at all that seems to be connected with either Outlook or Windows Messaging Subsystem. Anyway, during the last week I did not have this behaviour, maybe since I deactivated the on-access-scanner of Norman virus control? I will try to enable it and observe what happens

Frank