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4th Jan 2008, 08:48
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And is very sluggish - at first it was taking about 5 minutes to start and then it would reboot
Since then I've removed what memtest identified as a bad stick of RAM, run System Restore and chkdsk and now it stays booted, but takes a very long time until the desktop is loaded - posts normally but from the welcome screen to a usable desktop takes about 5 minutes. Then it works but is very verrryyy slow. Safe mode works fine - I can perform file maintenance (backup!) and it's very snappy. It's a self-build Asus M2NVP-M with 2 (now 1) x 1GB Elixir RAM, and an AMD Athlon 5600. Onboard graphics. XP Pro. Nothing odd in the startup programs that I can see. I'm loathe to reformat - but are there any other suggestions? It's currently opening a zip file and it's counting the days installed at about 1 a second. That's an example of how slow it is! Thanks |
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4th Jan 2008, 13:42
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viruses? syware?
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4th Jan 2008, 15:10
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Also, try going to Start/Run type in msconfig and hit Enter.
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4th Jan 2008, 15:12
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Have you performed a Disk Degrag?
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Sys Tools > Disk Defragment |
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15th Jan 2008, 02:07
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It wouldn't really let me do anything in normal mode. I tried whatever I could in safe mode but in the end I reformatted. I suspect it was malware-related, but the installed programs wouldn't run in normal mode - the av program wouldn't update or do a scan. So I erred on the side of caution and started again
Thanks for the help Martin |
