Re: computer suddenly running slowly, some inability to start, etc.
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:35:16 -0800
ippolito wrote:
I purchased my toshiba laptop about 2 years ago. I have never had any problems with it, or with Windows XP, which came with my computer. I turn it off after use, or put it into hibernation mode, never leaving it on for more than a few hours for fear the fan will burn out. Recently I went to turn on my laptop and it remained on the black windows startup screen for an extremely long time (about 10 minutes). I restarted it several times with the same thing happening repeatedly. I eventually got it to turn on in safe mode so I could save some important files. I shut off my computer for a few days, and when I tried again I was able to start up with seemingly no problems, it just took a while. At the present time, my computer will start up after about 6 minutes or so, but it takes forever to start programs such as Word, or open documents. When typing in Word, or typing a web address, the speed is delayed. I type in: speed and by the time I reach the letter 'd', the screen is just now displaying the letter 'p'. This is making things very difficult for me as I am in college and need my computer on a daily basis for writing papers, etc. Also, when I go to turn off my compouter, or put it into hibernation mode, it takes several minutes, where just last month it did it what seemed like less than a minute. I am running Norton Antivirus. It is up to date. The most recent program installed on my computer was SealedMedia Unsealer. I used to have LimeWire but I deleted the program when these problems started to occur, but I hadn't downloaded anything using LimeWire for months. As far as an internet connection goes, I am directly connected to the modem (not using a wireless network). Does anyone have any potential solutions for me? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Because you were doing risky behavior with Limewire, etc. the first thing to do is determine whether the computer is infected. Simply running Norton is inadequate. Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
If the computer is really clean - and you will not know this if you skip the malware scans - then you may be having hardware issues. I would start by running a hard drive diagnostic utility downloaded from the drive mftr.'s website. You will create a bootable CD with the file you download. You will need third-party burning software to do this such as Roxio, Nero, or the free CDBurnerXP Pro.
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
Boot with the CD you made and do a thorough test of the drive. If it fails any physical tests, replace it.
Malke
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