Windows Xp Home retail is taking ten minutes to load.

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Can any person help with this matter. I am running windos xp home retail
version.
the computer is taking about ten minutes to load and then is running very
slowly.
 
appy33 said:
Can any person help with this matter. I am running windos xp home retail
version.
the computer is taking about ten minutes to load and then is running very
slowly.
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This can be caused by a number of things:

1. Virus/malware infection.
2. Too many legitimate programs/processes running at startup.
3. The hard drive using PIO data transfer method instead of DMA.
Etc.

Unfortunately, you haven't given us any information about your computer
expect basically that "it's broken" so it is impossible to provide focused
troubleshooting. Refer to this site for the details you should include in a
newsgroup post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

In the meantime:

1. Make sure the computer is virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

2. If the machine is clean, do clean-boot troubleshooting:
Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

3. Check the data transfer mode:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a professional computer repair
shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).

Malke
 
appy33 said:
Can any person help with this matter. I am running windos xp home retail
version.
the computer is taking about ten minutes to load and then is running very
slowly.
Click to expand...

Any changes to hardware or software lately ?
Spyware / adware present ?

John7
 
appy33 said:
Can any person help with this matter. I am running windos xp home
retail version.
the computer is taking about ten minutes to load and then is running
very slowly.
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It's very difficult to tell what's wrong, since you've provided very little
information, but such problems are very often caused by infestation of
spyware and/or viruses. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do you
run, and do you keep them up to date with the latest definitions?
 
Hi Ken
I am sorry I didn'tleave any computer details.
I have Microsoft one Care. I have a Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz. 60Ghz Hdrive. I
have all major spyware programs. and even when I have run then all I still
have a very slow start up computer running very slow.
 
appy33 said:
Hi Ken
I am sorry I didn'tleave any computer details.
I have Microsoft one Care. I have a Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz. 60Ghz
Hdrive. I have all major spyware programs. and even when I have run
then all I still have a very slow start up computer running very slow.
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You still didn't answer the questions I asked.

What does "all major spyware programs" programs mean? Please be specific.

Are they up to date? When was the last time you updated each of them?

If you're relying on OneCare for your antivirus, you may be infected with a
virus. I recommend that you run the on-line virus scan at
http://www.kaspersky.com/
 
appy33 said:
Hi Ken
I am sorry I didn'tleave any computer details.
I have Microsoft one Care. I have a Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz. 60Ghz Hdrive. I
have all major spyware programs. and even when I have run then all I still
have a very slow start up computer running very slow.
Click to expand...

If you are quite sure the computer is clean, then do as I previously
suggested::

1. Do the clean-boot troubleshooting.
2. Check the data transfer mode of the hard drive.

Malke
 
Hi Appy33,


You need at least:
A. Spybot Search and Destroy www.safer-networking.org
B. Adaware
www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
C. Ccleaner www.ccleaner.com

1. You have all major protection software....
Go check it's trustworthyness at:
www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
There is software disguised as protection software which does the opposite.
Remove rogue software.
DO NOT REBOOT unless told.

2. Open up Task Manager (CTL+ALT+DEL), tab Processes.
Use google to see what is said about the individual pocesses.
www.liutilities.com a.o. provides trustworthy info.
Kill the dangerous ones.
DO NOT REBOOT unless told..

From now on: DO NOT START INTERNET EXPLORER untill finished.

3. Run Spybot Search & Destroy
Immunize your system
Go to Mode | Advanced mode, click Tools down left.
Enable tools: Resident, ActiveX, BHOs, browser Pages, IE tweaks, Hosts File,
Process List, System startup, Winsock LSPs
In left pane walk down the selected tools.
In Resident: enable SDhelper., consider TeaTimer.
In ActiveX: remove Red marked ones, carefully check the unmarked.
In BHOs: remove Red marked ones, carefully check the unmarked.
In Browser Page: change hijacks to www.google.com or something.
In Hosts File: Add Spybot S&D hosts list.
In System Startup: disable suspicious files (those found at Task Manager
manual kill)
In Winsock LSPs: remove red marked ones.
Go to tab Spybot S&D (top left).
Scan system, remove infections.
DO NOT REBOOT unless told.

4. Run Adaware to scan system and remove malware.
DO NOT REBOOT unless told.

5. Run Ccleaner to clean out the far corners.

6. Reboot and see how system performs now.
If malware comes back repeat the above.

7. Consider disk check, then defrag.

HTH,
John
 
Hi John
I have the following spyware.Aol Spyware, CCleaner, Hijack this,
CWshredder,Windows defender, Stinger Virus, Spybot serch and destroy, Adaware
lavasoft.
I am going through the process of doing all virus scans and spyware scans.
So please be patient ? as you know it takes a while.
Thank you for all your help and I will get back to you soon.

Brian
 
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