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Of course we have but you need to find the source of the issue which may not
have anything to do with Windows Update.
You've already checked for adware but have you run a virus scan; be sure
your antivirus software has the latest definitions and run a
virus scan.
If your system is clear of viruses and any malware, open Control Panel, open
System, go to
the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, remove the
check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure. This will cause
the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors and the
information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the source of the
issue.
Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer, look for
errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error, the information
contained within may give a clue as to the
source of the problem.
Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place the XP CD in the
drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility,"
the report it generates may point to problem hardware or software on your
system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download this application
known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp
Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it might be best to
download using that as this is a rather large download.
Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially your graphics
card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your system. No not use
Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's web sites and if
you install updated drivers, ignore the message about drivers being unsigned
by Microsoft.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Ron Hinds" <__NoSpam__ron@__ramac__.com> wrote in message
news:%232j44Yr8EHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> My new home system was lightning fast - until recently. It seems as though
> some update I got from Automatic Updates in the last two weeks caused it
> to
> slow down considerably when booting, and at odd other times, like when I'm
> looking at newsgroups woth Outlook Express. Everything will be fine then I
> click on a message (after successfully clicking on numerous messages) the
> cursor will go to a hourglass and the hard drive grinds and grinds. A few
> *minutes* later and I'm finally able to do something again. I thought I
> had
> picked up some spyware or something so I ran AdAware - no help. Yesterday
> I
> mentioned it to my boss at work and he said the same thing had happened to
> his W2K system, also after doing Windows Update. Has anyone heard of any
> problems with a recent Update?
>
> "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uQQ$mkq8EHA.2900@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> The five most prevalent causes of poor performance, accounting for 98% of
>> complaints:
>>
>> 1. Hardware not up to the task and/or mismatched hardware.
>> 2. Viruses, spyware.
>> 3. Too many programs running in the background.
>> 4. User misconfiguration.
>> 5. Lack of maintenance.
>> --
>> Ted Zieglar
>>
>>
>> "Quentin" <Quentin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:641F183F-C5DB-418D-A910-EE8192763540@microsoft.com...
>> > I have done the Spybot, Adaware, defrag, McAfee Clean Disk 5.0 and MY
>> system
>> > runs slow as well. Correction... it runs slow with video related apps
> and
>> a
>> > few others. It is noticable when opening apps which can take several
>> minutes.
>> > Apps like Office, IE, Quicken, ACT etc. all open fast. Defrag can
>> > take
>> as
>> > long as 5 minutes. Going into Windows Explorer can lock up and require
> an
>> > End Task... Help.
>> >
>> > I have 2 80GB HD with all apps running on the C:\
>> >
>> > Quentin
>> >
>> > "~ FreeSpirit ~" wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > "afruci" <afruci@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:4580DDC9-1253-41D9-B627-C4E2BBE90B80@microsoft.com...
>> > > > I have tried everything from defrag, to restore and nothing seems
>> > > > to
>> work
>> > > in
>> > > > speeding up my computer. Is there anything I can do. Its very
> slow,
>> > > > programs associated with my dvd, will not work properly, etc..
>> > > >
>> > > > Please Help?
>> > > ==========================
>> > > I just helped a friend remove close to 200 spies, adware, a few
>> keyloggers,
>> > > unknown browser plug-ins etc from her crawling, creeping Dell (with
>> WXP-SP1)
>> > > this morning. Spybot and Adaware did the deed. Then, after
> installing
>> > > Norton System Works, SysDr found and fixed 126 "problems" in all
> areas.
>> We
>> > > did a scandisk/fix errors. It didn't need a defrag. After a reboot
> it
>> ran
>> > > like a new PC!
🙂)) It was being strangled by scumware and had
>> > > accumulated other problems over time. She's thrilled!
>> > >
>> > > FS~
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>
>
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