is something running?

[Guest]

Hello
I have a strange problem going on with my computer. My pointer(cursor arrow) keeps having an hourglass next to it going on and off over and over again. When I am dialed in to the internet it goes away. Its almost like I have soemthing running or my computer is looking for something. Nothing is running and I have rebooted a few times. What can be the deal? I have also Restored My Computer via Help and Support for XP but nothing has worked so fa
ANy help will be appreciated

 

[MGGP]

Run msconfig, go to Startup tab, uncheck everything,
Apply, re-boot, if problem is gone, turn things back on in
msconfig one-at-a-time . . . Good Luck ! Also you might
look in the Event Log . . .

-----Original Message-----
Hello,
I have a strange problem going on with my computer. My

pointer(cursor arrow) keeps having an hourglass next to it
going on and off over and over again. When I am dialed in
to the internet it goes away. Its almost like I have
soemthing running or my computer is looking for
something. Nothing is running and I have rebooted a few
times. What can be the deal? I have also Restored My
Computer via Help and Support for XP but nothing has
worked so far

 

[Guest]

Update your antivirus.
Download, install, and UPDATE the following programs:

Spybot-S&D (http://spybot.safer-networking.de/)
AND (it's AND, not OR)
Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/)

Disconnect Internet.
Restart computer in Safe Mode (see Help(F1) for more
information), and
scan it using all these programs, antivirus first.

Good Luck!


-----------------------------------

Low transfat and low carb diet for your pc or How to
optimize Windows
XP for the best performance:

http://home.earthlink.net/~rikhardk/How to optimize%
20Windows%20XP%20for%20the%20best%20performance.htm

or

http://www.rikhard.com (link in the middle)

Always keep antivirus and spy removal applications (links
on the bottom
of the page) up-to-date, and scan regularly.

 

[Guest]

Thank you both!!
I have PC cellin and have scanned my hard drive = no viruses - is spybot the same? Also - I don't see a Safe Mode setting for restart - F1 doesn't have anything on that
Rob

----- (e-mail address removed) wrote: -----

Update your antivirus.
Download, install, and UPDATE the following programs:

Spybot-S&D (http://spybot.safer-networking.de/)
AND (it's AND, not OR)
Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/)

Disconnect Internet.
Restart computer in Safe Mode (see Help(F1) for more
information), and
scan it using all these programs, antivirus first.

Good Luck!


-----------------------------------

Low transfat and low carb diet for your pc or How to
optimize Windows
XP for the best performance:

http://home.earthlink.net/~rikhardk/How to optimize%
20Windows%20XP%20for%20the%20best%20performance.htm

or

http://www.rikhard.com (link in the middle)

Always keep antivirus and spy removal applications (links
on the bottom
of the page) up-to-date, and scan regularly.

 

[MGGP]

Spybot scans for spyware, anti-virus programs scan for
viruses and trojans, etc. They're not the same. Is your
Pc cillin updated ? Safe mode can be reached by tapping
the F8 key at startup (after BIOS messages, before the
Window logo comes up) or by going to Start, Run type
msconfig then hit OK, go to the BOOT.INI tab and check
the /SAFEBOOT item. (go back and uncheck it after you boot
to SAFE mode to get back to a normal startup)
Good Luck !

-----Original Message-----
Thank you both!!
I have PC cellin and have scanned my hard drive = no

viruses - is spybot the same? Also - I don't see a Safe
Mode setting for restart - F1 doesn't have anything on that

 

[Guest]

Thanks MGG
When I uncheck those items in msconfig/startup tab and then start checking them again - do I reboot after each checked item

 

[Kelly]

Hi Rob,

Run the edit on line 157
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[David]

Bring up the Task Manager (CTRL-ALT-DEL), click the Processes tab, then
click the CPU tab twice. This will sort the running program according to
CPU usage. Look for what is using the most cycles.

Hello,
I have a strange problem going on with my computer. My pointer(cursor

arrow) keeps having an hourglass next to it going on and off over and over
again. When I am dialed in to the internet it goes away. Its almost like I
have soemthing running or my computer is looking for something. Nothing is
running and I have rebooted a few times. What can be the deal? I have also
Restored My Computer via Help and Support for XP but nothing has worked so
far

 

[Haggis]

repeatedly tap "F8" key while booting , will give you safe mode menu

Thank you both!!
I have PC cellin and have scanned my hard drive = no viruses - is spybot

the same? Also - I don't see a Safe Mode setting for restart - F1 doesn't
have anything on that