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Tyler Hoard

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Computer Running Sluggish
« on: November 09, 2005, 01:44:13 PM »
My computer has been running extremly slow lately.  I tried running Microsoft Word and it was going extremely slow and eventually stopped responding.  I tried running my virus scan but that also went very slow and stopped responding.  My Internet Explorer is working fine with no problems.  The only think I can think of is I downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 2 from my University's web site.  Help me please!!
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Re: Computer Running Sluggish
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2005, 01:53:58 PM »
It started going slugish when you installed service pack 2? Or has it happened for a while? Best thing to do is defragment since service pack 2 is huge. Also delete service pack 2 once you download and try increasing your paging file size.

The amount of CPU and RAM you have would greatly be appreciated here.
« Last Edit: November 09, 2005, 01:55:20 PM by Windows98 »
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Tyler Hoard

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Re: Computer Running Sluggish
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2005, 01:57:41 PM »
I am not sure, I didnt notice it right after, not until I starting using Microsoft word.  I am trying to run a virus scan right now and it is hardly responding...
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Tyler Hoard

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Re: Computer Running Sluggish
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2005, 02:01:26 PM »
well it started going sluggish in the past 2 days...I have an 80 GB Hard Drive and I dont know much about computers
I have an HP zv6000 laptop...How do you defrag???
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    Re: Computer Running Sluggish
    « Reply #4 on: November 09, 2005, 02:07:25 PM »
    Tyler Hoard......you should let us know ......
    Is this a desktop or laptop?
    Why did you D/L sp2 from the university site as opposed to the M/S update site ?
    How much Ram is installed ?
    How large is the hard drive ?
    When was the last time you defragged the drive ?
    Which cleaning utilities do you have installed ?
    Please provide these answers and we can offer a plan of attack.

    dl65  ::)
    « Last Edit: November 09, 2005, 02:08:23 PM by dl65 »
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    Tyler Hoard

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    Re: Computer Running Sluggish
    « Reply #5 on: November 09, 2005, 02:12:59 PM »
    I have a laptop...where do you fin the info about your computer?
    Also I have class right now so I will be back on at 6...thanks
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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #6 on: November 09, 2005, 02:51:57 PM »
      Tyler Hoard..........
      D/L Everest ( free) ......http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en

      That will tell you everything about your computer.

      You should also have the following tools to keep your puter running smoothly .....

      Some decent Anti -Virus ( updated of course)

      Ad-Aware SE personel....... http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html

      SpyBot 1.4 ......  http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html

      CCleaner ..... http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4191.html

      Make sure you get the latest updates for the last 3 once you have them D/L .

      You can do a defrag ......using XP ....click on start/all programs / accessories / system tools / then select Disk defragmentor .

      Once you have all the tools D/L ...updated and ready to run...... do the following .

      Disconnect from internet .
      Reboot into Safe mode .
      Turn off system restore .
      Now run the scans ......starting with your AV , then Ad-aware SE , then Spybot  and finally CCleaner .

      Remove anything it finds and then reboot back into normal mode and see how things are .
      Running these scans will take a while ....so be patient .

      When the scanning is complete .......turn the system restore back on .

      Let us know how things are .

      dl65  ::)



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      Tyler Hoard

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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #7 on: November 09, 2005, 03:46:43 PM »
        Computer:  
        Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition  
        OS Service Pack   Service Pack 2  
        DirectX   4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)  
        Computer Name   YOUR-4105E587B6 (HP 6000)  
        User Name   Tyler  
       
       Motherboard:  
        CPU Type   AMD Athlon 64, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3200+  
        Motherboard Name   Hewlett-Packard Pavilion ZV6000 (PX362UA#ABA)  
        Motherboard Chipset   ATI Radeon Xpress 200M, AMD Hammer  
        System Memory   512 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)  
        BIOS Type   Phoenix (03/22/05)  
       
       Display:  
        Video Adapter   ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series (128 MB)  
        Video Adapter   ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series (128 MB)  
        3D Accelerator   ATI Radeon Xpress 200M (RS480M)  
        Monitor   Plug and Play Monitor  
       
       Multimedia:  
        Audio Adapter   ATI SB400 - AC'97 Audio Controller  
       
       Storage:  
        IDE Controller   Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller  
        IDE Controller   Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller  
        Disk Drive   TOSHIBA MK8025GAS (80 GB, 4200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)  
        Optical Drive   HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GCA-4080N (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/16x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)  
        SMART Hard Disks Status   OK  
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      Tyler Hoard

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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 03:52:59 PM »
      I already have spybot, ad aware and cc cleaner and those all run fine, but my symantec virus protecter is running properly...
      Also how do you go into safe more, I cant remember...also what does it mean toturn off system restore and how do you do it???
      Thanks alot...
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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #9 on: November 09, 2005, 03:55:10 PM »
      sorry i mean to say it ISNT running properly...
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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #10 on: November 09, 2005, 03:57:13 PM »
      Safemode For Windows ME and below F5 for 2000 and up F8
      « Last Edit: November 09, 2005, 03:59:18 PM by Windows98 »
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      tyler hoard

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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #11 on: November 09, 2005, 04:01:13 PM »
      and how do you turn system restore off in safe mode??
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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #12 on: November 09, 2005, 05:38:23 PM »
      ok, ran all my programs in safe mode, turned up nothing....my cpu usage is always at 100%
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      tyler hoard

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      Re: Computer Running Sluggish
      « Reply #13 on: November 09, 2005, 06:14:13 PM »
      plus, when typing on microsoft word, the words dont appear until like 5-10 seconds after I type them.  Every program is just running extremely slow...
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        Re: Computer Running Sluggish
        « Reply #14 on: November 09, 2005, 06:36:12 PM »
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        my cpu usage is always at 100%

        Can you see what is using up your cpu?
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        tyler hoard

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        Re: Computer Running Sluggish
        « Reply #15 on: November 09, 2005, 06:43:47 PM »
        Most of the processes are System
        overall the ones taking up the most are
        explorer.exe 22,600 K
        svchost.exe 20,069
        CCAAngent.exe 15,816
        IEXPLORE.EXE 15,548
        ccApp.exe 12,624
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          Re: Computer Running Sluggish
          « Reply #16 on: November 09, 2005, 07:11:40 PM »
          Download & run PROCEXP from
          http://www.sysinternals.com
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          Re: Computer Running Sluggish
          « Reply #17 on: November 09, 2005, 07:11:46 PM »
          You've got some adware problems. Look here:

          http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/ccapp/

          You also seem to have Norton products which suck up system resources on a good day. What all do you have running there?
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          tyler hoard

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          Re: Computer Running Sluggish
          « Reply #18 on: November 09, 2005, 07:16:55 PM »
          what exactly do you mean by what do I have running??
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          tyler hoard

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          Re: Computer Running Sluggish
          « Reply #19 on: November 09, 2005, 07:22:20 PM »
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          Download & run PROCEXP from
          http://www.sysinternals.com

          I didnt see that on there ???  ???
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          tyler hoard

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          Re: Computer Running Sluggish
          « Reply #20 on: November 09, 2005, 07:23:46 PM »
          the thing is, I have had symantec antivirus for months but this problem only started happening 2 days ago...
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            Re: Computer Running Sluggish
            « Reply #21 on: November 09, 2005, 07:26:34 PM »
            Look harder.

            August 16
            Process Explorer v9.25
            Process Explorer v9.2 shows a real-time CPU graph in its tray icon, adds CPU graph and I/O delta columns to the process view, reports 32-bit loaded DLLs for 32-bit processes on Windows 64-bit systems, and lets you view and edit process security descriptors. It also supports Windows Vista.

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              Re: Computer Running Sluggish
              « Reply #22 on: November 09, 2005, 07:28:12 PM »
              ccapp may or may not be norton.
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              tyler hoard

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              Re: Computer Running Sluggish
              « Reply #23 on: November 09, 2005, 07:35:11 PM »
              I downloaded it and its running so now what??
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                Re: Computer Running Sluggish
                « Reply #24 on: November 09, 2005, 07:37:15 PM »
                Look at the CPU usage, what is using your cpu?
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                tyler hoard

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                Re: Computer Running Sluggish
                « Reply #25 on: November 09, 2005, 07:38:12 PM »
                I started the program and the cpu usage went down to 15% and everything is fine, I did kill the AOL thing that was running since I dont have AOL, I just dont know if thats what did it or not...
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                Re: Computer Running Sluggish
                « Reply #26 on: November 09, 2005, 07:40:13 PM »
                it was called AOLsoftware...
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                tyler hoard

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                Re: Computer Running Sluggish
                « Reply #27 on: November 09, 2005, 07:49:02 PM »
                I restarted my computer and the problem happened again and yes its the aolsoftware.exe
                it uses 100 cpu and when I kill it everything is fine.  How do I get rid of it permantly?
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                  Re: Computer Running Sluggish
                  « Reply #28 on: November 09, 2005, 08:41:44 PM »
                  Check the menu entry to see if there is an uninstaller.
                  Check Add/Remove Programs to see if there is a remove option.
                  Check msconfig to see if you can stop it from starting.
                  Download & run Hijackthis to stop it from starting.
                  Search your computer for the .exe file & then delete it from safe mode or with KillBox.
                  Run a registry cleaner to tidy up.
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                  Computer Running Sluggish
                  « Reply #29 on: November 10, 2005, 12:29:49 AM »
                  AOL = AO *censored*.

                  Try using something else.
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