Re: Slow processing

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/29/04


Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 01:58:54 -0500

Hi Bach,

Not sure if either one would do this. Other than _when_ burning a DVD via
Nero. I would suggest running all of these first, before any other
troubleshooting measures. Good luck!

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot
http://tinyurl.com/btf8

CWShredder (Line 313)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Hijack This
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
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2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
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"Bach" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:147af01c4450d$6f971440$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I have a Pentium 4 2.2G processor.394 Meg SDRAM. and
> running XP home with all auto updates installed.
>
> Recently I installed Pinnacle Studio 9, as part of that
> installation I was required to update my Nvidia G4
> graphics driver as there was an error in loading the
> Studio 9.
>
> I have also recently installed a DVD burner and Nero 6.
>
> since doing this, I am finding my PC is have slow process
> problems, specifically when on the internet and
> downloading pages. I have looked at my task manager CPU
> performance graph and when a page is loading the cpu is
> running at 100% and everything else freezes up. My mouse
> is almost impossible to use as it jerks accross the
> screen.
>
> This is not limited to the internet, I have also found
> that when loading normal programs, if it is memory hungry
> the same problems occur, but not as often.
>
> I am not sure how to fix this...
>
> thanks
>
> Bach 


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