stop everything from the startup folder from loading in msconfig - if this stops the problem then its one of your startup programs - its then just a matter of finding out which by starting each one at a time - also look in the "even viewer" for error messages - and make sure logging events is turned on - see my post about enditall2 you can use this program instead of msconfig or device manager.
Peter
My computer is constently frezing and hanging, or takes for ever to open a window. I have memory of 916 and the processor is 2200. I have open in the sys tray the following:
Comcast High Speed
F-Secure Internet Security 2005
Winfax controller
E-Trends
USB Reader (UISDMC) safe removal hardware
When I go to the windows task manager pop up there must be 30 files running. Sometimes there are several dump files runing and several of each svchost.sys network service,local service, systems runing in the background. In the same popup (alt/ctrl/delete) the proformance often says 100%cpu. Many times even after closing everything, except "safe removal of hardware", which I do not know how to close, it stays at 100% until I reboot).
Below is printout from Systems Information:
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name FERGUSONCOMPUTE
System Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model KT600-8237
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~1827 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 2/24/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer: Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name FERGUSONCOMPUTE\Neen
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 896.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 585.25 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.43 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
I am not sure how to solve my slowness and freezing
problem! I need help.
Neen
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