PC Slow to boot, also how to confirm if virus has gone completley

[chrisbaz4444]

Hi all,

I am working with a Compaq
pentium 2.40gig processor, 504 meg ram and 80 gig hd.

running xp pro with sp3

have spybot + avg installed.

recently removed 3 trojan viruses using avg, after which crippling slowdown was sorted.

have done a defrag using defraggler and boot time system defrag.

still very slow to boot up, any ideas how to improve this without buying more ram.

Any suggestions welcome.

Many Thanks

[Allan]

Let me see if I understand the question. You contracted a virus which slowed down your system. You think you got rid of it but your system is still slow and you want to know if more ram will solve the problem. Is that correct?

[chrisbaz4444]

I would like to know what I can do from a software point of view to speed up the computer. Or how to check if there are any processes that are slowing things down.

I know that buying more ram will speed up the computer.

Thanks

[mroilfield]

Chris,

The first thing you should do is follow the below link, run all the scans, and post all logs so that a specialist can check to make sure your system is truly clean of any virus you had.

When posting the logs start a new thread in the "Computer viruses and spyware" section.


http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html

Welcome to computer hope.

[Quantos]

he first thing you should do is follow the below link,

I think you forgot the link. 
Anyway, HERE it is.

[mroilfield]

I think you forgot the link. 
Anyway, HERE</> it is.

Man what you talking about??? I have the link in my post, just disregard where it says my post was edited.



Thanks

[Quantos]

Man what you talking about??? I have the link in my post, just disregard where it says my post was edited.

I just can't imagine how I could have possibly missed that....