Re: System slowed down
From: Carl (cgerving_at_ecenetDOTcom)
Date: 08/23/04
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:55:47 -0500
Next time that box comes up and tells you , you are running in diagnostic
mode , look down in the lower left corner of that box and put a check mark
in the box , it won't come up again.
-- Carl "M&M" <M&M@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AFD930B1-C1A2-4305-A4A7-3D08360F8A5B@microsoft.com... > I too have a problem like this. I think my main problem is when I log on to > my computer and all the items in the task bar load even though they are > already on my desktop and I rarely use them. I went to msconfig and > un-checked some of the options. After that, every time I logged on, a > message came up saying that my computer was in a diagnostic mode. Please > help. > > M&M > > "Jan Hyde" wrote: > > > Daisy <DaisyL@emailaccount.com>'s wild thoughts were > > released on Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:22:43 +1200 bearing the > > following fruit: > > > > >On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:20:45 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" > > ><ronv@mvps.org> wrote: > > > > > >>Daisy wrote: > > >>> I am finding my system becoming slower and slower even though I am on > > >>> Broadband. I have the following programs on start-up: Symantec > > >>> anti-virus, Sygate Personal Firewall and MSN Messenger. > > >>> > > >>> Can someone tell me how to check that I don't have anything else > > >>> installed in my start-up menu that is slowing things down. I use > > >>> Mozilla Thunderbird email - and as this has some form of adaptive > > >>> junk-mail feature, it may be this that is making things slower? I > > >>> also use Mozilla Firefox as my browser, but I have Internet Explorer > > >>> installed elsewhere and can use this if I wish. > > >>> > > >>> I would be glad of some assistance. I am reasonably > > >>> computer-literate - for a middle-aged lady - and can follow > > >>> instructions provided they are not TOO complicated! > > >>> > > >>> Thank you out there. > > >>> > > >>> Cheers > > >>> > > >>> Daisy > > >> > > >>The first thing to do is run a complete virus scan and make sure that the > > >>virus definitions for NAV are up to date. > > >> > > >>Next, get the free version of AdAware and run a complete scan for spyware > > >>apps. Again, make sure that the reference file is up to date. > > >> > > >>AdAware > > >>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ > > >> > > >>Go to Start/Run and type msconfig and click OK. Click the Start Up tab > > >>to see a list of programs that are started when the computer is first turned > > >>on. > > >> > > >>Post back to this thread if you have any questions about what you find. > > > > > >Hello again > > > > > >This is in reply to both responses first from Kevin: I defragged my > > >machine 2 days ago. I did a Live Update from Symantec and then ran a > > >virus scan today and then I downloaded Ad-aware and ran that scan > > >also. Symantic showed no viruses, but the Adaware showed a number of > > >attempted hackings (is that a word?) and some other cookies that allow > > >popups. > > > > > >Is it wise to delete cookies? I am not sure about what to do about > > >them. > > > > Most of the cookies are junk, some are useful, storing your > > username for certain websites etc. My policy is to delete > > them all each week, in your case I'd remove any that you > > don't recognise. > > > > >My computer is relatively new (less than 6 months old). I have plenty > > >of RAM and disk space. > > > > I recommend getting a couple of adware checkers, I've had > > several cases of one program giving me a clean bill of > > health while the other detects something. > > > > You might consider getting HijackThis if you still have > > problems, there are several places on the web that can > > analyse the log for you and tell you what can be safely > > removed. > > > > I use firefox and almost all these kinds of problems have > > stopped for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jan Hyde (VB MVP) > > > > -- > > Women are like elephants to me. I like to look at them > > but I wouldn't want to own one. > > > > W.C. Fields > > > > [Abolish the TV License - http://www.tvlicensing.biz/] > > > >
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