Re: Help? Really slow bootup - a lot of HDD activity before WinXP is u

From: William Cheng (wm_cheng_NOSPAM__at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:47:24 -0500

Thanks FFP,

I tried the link, but it returns a "No thread specified. If you followed a
valid link, please notify the webmaster"
Could you check that link again for me please?

Thanks,
Wm

"FFP Pat" <FFP Pat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B7469CBC-D090-43FB-AF0A-B2B4626FF89C@microsoft.com...
> I had the same problem with my computer, the HD grinded constantly and
slowed
> down my computer to the point of total frustration. Tried 4 different
> AdWare/Spyware programs which found many suspicious files, but nothing
fixed
> the problem. Finally found out I had Virtumonde malware which "reruns"
files
> at start up over and over, so the computer is constantly looking to run
these
> programs (which really don't exist). Check out this link
>
> www.computerforums.org/showthread.php?t-4214
>
> and see reply #14 regarding HijackThis and Killbox. Follow directions
(quite
> simple - I am not real computer savvy and was able to do it) and you'll be
> amazed.
>
> This totally cured my problem.
>
> Pat
>
>
> "William Cheng" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been noticing a problem get progressively worst - the time after
bootup
> > which I can start using WinXP. The actual boot up is not that bad, and
I
> > get my desktop quite quickly, however, the HDD activity light is going
like
> > crazy, and I can hear my HDD working overtime for a while before I can
> > actually use WinXP. I have checked all the usual suspects like
> > Spy/Ad/wares, or virus and I perform regular mantenances such as disk
> > defrags on my HDDs. The most noticable jump in time to wait came when I
> > switched my system HDD to a secondary VIA RAID controller (which isn't
being
> > used as a RAID) - to use my Intel ICH5 controller to control my ATAPI
> > optical drives (which my VIA controller doesn't support). This was
> > unfortunately the only way I can get all 3 of my optical drives running
at
> > the same time. I checked that the VIA controller is transferring in
UDMA5.
> > Once everything is running, everything seems fine - just the bootup
time.
> >
> > I am still on WinXP SP1a and my system specs are:
> >
> > Intel P4 2.4Ghz HT enabled
> > Asus P4P800 Deluxe (w/2x 512Mb dual channel =1Gb)
> > Intel IDE:
> > Primary: Sony DVD-RW (DRU-530A) -master
> > Secondary: LiteOn CD-RW -master
> > Secondary: Pioneer DVD-A05 -slave
> > VIA IDE:
> > Primary: WD 120Gb (System) -master
> > Primary: WD 120Gb -slave
> > Secondary: Quantum 6.4Gb -master
> > SCSI:
> > IBM 4Gb HDD
> > Iomega ZIP removeable
> > SyQuest 200Mb removeable
> > ATI Radeon 9000
> > ATI TV-Wonder
> >
> > p.s. I heard something a while back that the VIA controller might be
the
> > cause?
> > Thanks,
> > Wm
> >
> >
> >