Re: Problem with slower startup of XP windows SP3
- From: "Twayne" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:57:55 -0400
Dean wrote:
Hi,
...
Besides, I have all backups of registry of course, but I do not need
to do restore at this point, because, as I told you, problem is
solved. I strongly hope so!!!
I suspect he may have meant to CREATE a new backup of the Registry, not
do a Restore. It would be a good idea to be certain you have created a
backup of the currently running-fine registry etc.. Actually, if you
know how, using ntbackup.exe to save the System State is even a bit more
thorough and includes a few more important startup files.
....
I am adding also my appinion (on basis of my experience on this
particular problem) about Panda AV Pro 2009 and Panda ActiveScan 2.0.
I am actually disapointed, because these two programs missed 6
important trojans + 2 other spywares on my registry!!! I will
probably change the antivirus program with another one. The question
is just, with which one. I do not know which is the best at the
moment. Panda abviously not any more!
Anti-virus software, although it tries, is not good at finding trojans
and spyware. Anti-virus programs find viruses. Trojans, worms and
other malware are another type of creature from a virus. So I wouldn't
necessarily fault Panda etc. for not finding trojans and spyware;
probably most AV programs are likely to not find them because they are
not viruses.
You need an arsenal of anti spyware programs to keep those cleaned
off of your computer. The current concensus seems to be a minimum of at
least three different spyware detectors. I actually have a total of 5
in my own arsenal but I only use two of the most of the time; Adaware
and Spybot Search & Destroy. If they don't find anything to repair a
problem, then I use the others, but I haven't had to use those others in
a very long time. Still, it's good to have them in case the time comes
that they are needed.
Many people have different spyware detectors so there are a lot of
opinions about which are the best ones. The "best one" is the one that
fixes the problem you have<g>. The idea is to have sort of an arsenal
of spyware scanners to use when your AV doesn't fix a problem.
I am not saying Panda is good OR bad; I've never used it. Just that
since it's an antivirus program, it isn't designed to find spyware the
way the specialized spyware detectors are.
HTH,
Twayne
I would like to thank you for your full instructions and help!
Regards, Dean
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
Dean wrote:
I have problem with start up when turn on the computer. The start up
sometimes works much slower than before, e.g. a couple days ago. It
takes even up to 10 min to finish, BUT sometimes works without
problem. This is for me unusual and without any logic. What is
wrong?
I did several tasks to eliminate this, but uselless. I did as
follows: - scaning all computer with Panda AV Pro 2009 and also
with Panda Activescan
2.0 several times,
- defragmentation of c with windows tool,
- scaning with ccleaner - erase all unneeded files (cca 800MB) and
cleaning the register.
As far as I know, the ccleaner tool is tested tool, perfect for
home users and without any problems.
Any advice would be very appreciated!
Don't clean the registry unless you know what you are doing.
(register vs. registry - incorrect vs. correct name - tells me you
did not.)
Did you save the 'backup' it asked you to before cleaning it? I
suggest putting that backup back in (find the file, double-click -
merge it back in.) CCleaner is generally harmless - but why take
the chance?
Try the following:
Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately)
with the following two applications (freeware versions are the ones
to use for this):
SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/
MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/
After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.
Reboot.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net stop wuauserv
--> Click OK.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\wups2.dll
--> Click OK.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net start wuauserv
--> Click OK.
Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here
(x86): http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
.... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to
the root of the C:\ drive, do the following:
Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
--> Click OK.
(If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and
click on NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...
Reboot.
Download/Install the latest Windows Installer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en
Reboot.
Log on as an user with administrative rights and open Internet
Explorer and visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and select to
do a CUSTOM scan... (Every time you are about to click on something
while at these web pages - first press and hold down the CTRL key
while you click on it. You can release the CTRL key after clicking
each time.)
Once the scan is done, select just _ONE_ of the high priority updates
(deselect any others) and install it.
Reboot again.
If it did work - try the web page again - selecting no more than 3-5
at a time.
The Optional Software updates are generally safe - although I
recommend against the "Windows Search" one. I would completely
avoid the Optional Hardware updates.
Visit your hardware manufacturer's web page (Have a Dell? Got to
Dell's Support web page - downloads and drivers and enter in your
machine's service tag/serial number. Same for the other third-tier
vendors like HP, Lenovo, Gateway, etc.) and get the latest hardware
drivers for each hardware component: motherboard chipset, video
card, network card(s), sound cards, etc.
Free up space:
If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can
delete the uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has
installed... http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
)
You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but
your latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..
How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312
You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..
When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the
system's memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of
the hiberfil.sys file will always equal the amount of physical
memory in your system. If you don't use the hibernate feature and
want to recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys
file, perform the following steps:
- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start,
Settings, Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check
box, then click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting
Never under the "System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab
doesn't delete the hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power
Schemes tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.
You can control how much space your System Restore can use...
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and
click on the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I
suggest moving the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or
close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.
You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can
utilize...
Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to
a
size between 64MB and 128MB..
- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:"
to something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline
contents" (the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this
could take 2-10 minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open
Internet Explorer.
You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:
Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Other ways to free up space..
SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/
JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html
Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being
used.
In the end - a standard Windows XP installation with all sorts of
extras will not likely be above about 4.5GB to 9GB in size. If you
have more space than that (likely do on a modern machine) and most
of it seems to be used - likely you need to copy *your stuff* off
and/or find a better way to manage it.
After you have done the malware scans and cleanup, the Windows
Updates, updated hardware drivers and freed up space - redo your
defragmentation and perform a CHKDSK as well.
Then return here and give the specifications for your machine. What
type of processor (brand and # of cores and speed) do you have?
What size hard disk drive do you have and how much free space on how
many partitions? How much system memory do you have and is is being
shared with your video card? What type of video card do you have
and how much memory on it? (www.belarc.com <-- download the free
advisor, install and run it to help you get these answers and more.)
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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