System running slow

[McB]

1) When i boot-up win xp home it takes about 3-5 mins. before win xp will
run a program (windows or any other) ,
Could spyware (or any other crap) slowdown a system for this long? Any
ideas?

2) I would like to delete some of my old system restore files as well?

My system is a compaq presario s6900nx

Amd athlon 64 bit 2Ghz
1 gig ram
160 gig hard (120 gig free)
win xp home (all up to date)
ati 5900 nvidia (all up to date)

Thanks for any help.
McB

 

[Guest]

1) Yes, google search 'Ad-aware' and 'Spybot'

2) Delete System Restore Files, right-click My Computer, go to Properties,
go to System Restore tab, Check Turn off system restore, apply, then Uncheck
Turn off system restore, and apply

 

[Rock]

1) When i boot-up win xp home it takes about 3-5 mins. before win xp will
run a program (windows or any other) ,
Could spyware (or any other crap) slowdown a system for this long? Any
ideas?

2) I would like to delete some of my old system restore files as well?

My system is a compaq presario s6900nx

Amd athlon 64 bit 2Ghz
1 gig ram
160 gig hard (120 gig free)
win xp home (all up to date)
ati 5900 nvidia (all up to date)

Thanks for any help.
McB

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

If you’re still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

For viruses:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

If boot up is still slow use clean boot troubleshooting to try and
identify the culprit(s).

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434