Computer Slowing Down Problem--Updated July 14th.
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:58 pm
An update: Thanks for all the advice. For my original post, see below. I cleaned out trojans and fiddled with "regedit" and starup but I'm still having the same problem. I think my problem has something to do with my internet connection(i'm using cable). Because if i unplug the cable line from my modem the slow-down does not occur. But if I surf the web, the slow-down usually occurs within 30 minutes.
Usually I notice the start of the slow-down if i type an address in the address bar. After I type for example: http://www.google.com, it takes about 4-5 minutes to actually connect to the site. The interesting thing is that this delay only occurs if I type the url in the address bar(no delay if i pick a site from my favourites list or if I do a search on google which is my default homepage and go to the site i want).
After this, my computer usually slows down. For example: If I want to save a file from a website, it takes 4-5 minutes to open a "Save Target As" window. Also, it takes 4-5 minutes to open most of the programs on my hard-drive; eg. even notepad takes 4-5 minutes. This usually forces me to restart(by pressing the restart button on my computer because it even takes 4-5 minutes for the logoff window to appear if i try to restart using the start menu).
I don't know if it's related to CPU usage, as of right now while I'm typing this the only process that's hogging my CPU is svchost.exe (with the User Name: LOCAL SERVICE) flactuating between 12-18%.
Thanks for any further help!
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My original post on July 2nd:
I've been having problems with my computer lately. My computer slows down to a halt after a while(ranging from 5-45 minutes after a restart). By slowing down, I mean it takes about 4-5 minutes to open a program or go to a webpage. I checked for viruses and AVG 6.0 free version found a virus known as "Trojan horse IRC/BackDoor.SdBot.ADM" whenever I start my computer. The problem is that it only shows this error message during startup, but when I try to run the AVG program to remove it, it never detects the virus. I also tried using AVG 7.0(trial version), and it also never detected the virus.
I don't know if it's the virus that's causing the slowdown(if so I do I remove it?) or if there are other things that's causing the problem. Note that I did use Ad-aware, Spybot and Hijack this!, to look for problems.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
My comp specs:
Win XP Professional
AMD XP 1800
ASUS-A7V333
256mb ddr333 ram
ATI radeon 7500
liteon 16x DVD
liteon 52x/32x/52x cdrw
Usually I notice the start of the slow-down if i type an address in the address bar. After I type for example: http://www.google.com, it takes about 4-5 minutes to actually connect to the site. The interesting thing is that this delay only occurs if I type the url in the address bar(no delay if i pick a site from my favourites list or if I do a search on google which is my default homepage and go to the site i want).
After this, my computer usually slows down. For example: If I want to save a file from a website, it takes 4-5 minutes to open a "Save Target As" window. Also, it takes 4-5 minutes to open most of the programs on my hard-drive; eg. even notepad takes 4-5 minutes. This usually forces me to restart(by pressing the restart button on my computer because it even takes 4-5 minutes for the logoff window to appear if i try to restart using the start menu).
I don't know if it's related to CPU usage, as of right now while I'm typing this the only process that's hogging my CPU is svchost.exe (with the User Name: LOCAL SERVICE) flactuating between 12-18%.
Thanks for any further help!
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My original post on July 2nd:
I've been having problems with my computer lately. My computer slows down to a halt after a while(ranging from 5-45 minutes after a restart). By slowing down, I mean it takes about 4-5 minutes to open a program or go to a webpage. I checked for viruses and AVG 6.0 free version found a virus known as "Trojan horse IRC/BackDoor.SdBot.ADM" whenever I start my computer. The problem is that it only shows this error message during startup, but when I try to run the AVG program to remove it, it never detects the virus. I also tried using AVG 7.0(trial version), and it also never detected the virus.
I don't know if it's the virus that's causing the slowdown(if so I do I remove it?) or if there are other things that's causing the problem. Note that I did use Ad-aware, Spybot and Hijack this!, to look for problems.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
My comp specs:
Win XP Professional
AMD XP 1800
ASUS-A7V333
256mb ddr333 ram
ATI radeon 7500
liteon 16x DVD
liteon 52x/32x/52x cdrw
