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Gabriel
Low virtual memory warnings appear as your hard drive fills up.. if you only
have a small amount of RAM and your hard drive fills up, the messages become
more frequent.. they do not appear because there are a few items in
start-up.. I have 25 items showing in the MSCONFIG list..
You need to look at cleaning out your drive, or buying a second unit to help
with program installation and file saving.. XP's own Disk Cleanup will help
you remove useless and/or unnecessary files.. at the very least, you should
have 15% free space on your HDD, and 25% is even better.. this gives some
space for your pagefile to play in..
Slow response can be down to the above, and also spyware..
Spyware and its associates lurk in all places.. P2P services are among the
biggest spreaders of grief, so avoid programs like Kazaa for instance.. even
if you install the so-called spyware free versions, files downloaded from
these services can be devastating.. there are users of these services that
deliberately make infected files available to the unwary.. others just do
not realise that their systems are infecting those of others in a covert
manner..
Websites offering free programs often have 'sponsor' software that comes
down with them.. it is important when installing free programs to look
carefully at check boxes.. if you are given the option to NOT install
sponsor material, take it..
Something else to be wary about.. replying to e-mails that offer services
that you really don't want.. replying very often leads to floods of other
internet 'waste'.. just delete them.. and one more thing on this topic.. I
have noticed that the Microsoft Cumulative Patch e-mail has surfaced again..
Microsoft do NOT send patches out to 'Dear Friend' EVER.. do not open them..
just delete them..
Please try the processes below.. and do them in order.. none of the
processes are beyond the abilities of a newbie user..
A note before you start.. if you have any misgivings about turning off
System Restore, then don't do it.. personally, I turn it off but I leave it
up to you.. if you have tried to use System Restore recently, and it has not
worked or given you error messages, then there is no point in keeping any
restore points anyway..
OK.. start by turning OFF the System Restore function.. click on the Start
button.. right click on 'My Computer', then select Properties.. now select
the 'System Restore' tab..
Check the box "Turn off System Restore" or "Turn off System Restore on all
drives".. now click on 'Apply'.. you will be asked if it is ok to lose all
restore points.. answer YES to this.. now click on 'OK'
Now to the removal process..
Run a one shot virus remover.. I have found that McAfee Stinger works for
people.. download and run it..
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Another alternative is ..
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Finish this process first..
You will also need to download Spyware removal software.. Spybot and Adaware
are available at these websites.. both are free.. download and run them..
don't forget to check for updates after you have started them..
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
.... and this link is for the latest Microsoft helping..
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Spybot has the ability to immunize a system, but there is better for this
function, so download and run Spyware Blaster too.. again, check for
updates..
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
The above programs all need to be updated after the initial install.. do
this, and then run them..
Time to turn ON System Restore.. this is obviously like turning it OFF, so
just reverse the procedure..
If you have had your Internet browser hijacked, that is to say, you get
redirected through a search engine NOT of your choosing, you will need
different tools.. the best website for tools to rid yourself of home page
hijackers is.............
http://www.pchell.com
Mark Hasting has put much work into this site.. it is an invaluable site,
both for reference and fix-its..
You must also run a firewall and anti-virus program.. here are some links
for you..
http://www.mcafee.com
http://www.zonealarm.com
http://www.kerio.com
http://www.sygate.com
http://www.avast.com
http://www.grisoft.com
If you do not run a firewall and anti-virus solution, you are leaving
yourself open to attacks of all kinds.. these two types of program are your
first line of defence..
So by now, your system should be in reasonable shape.. you will have tools
'locked and loaded', ready for weekly use against those who seek to destroy
your pleasure.. incorporate these into a housekeeping policy that includes
running Defragmenter and Disk Cleanup, and you will be able to easily
maintain your system..
Please return to this thread and provide feedback.. it is the only way that
helpers here can determine how effective the advice given has been..
Good luck..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Gabriel" <ballergac@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0286AEC1-302D-4B25-9435-00AE0ECDFA8A@microsoft.com...
> Hello my problem is I get a virtual memory low so I check it out and I
> have
> DRWTSN32.EXE coming up under processes and it runs over 2500 processes of
> DRWTSN32.EXE which makes my computer extremely slow. I'm probably wrong
> but
> it happened earlier today and my friend told me to type in MSCONFIG in the
> RUN menu and go to startup and disable all of them because I was running
> too
> much, so I did and it worked. But after I had to restart later on in the
> day,
> when it came up and I clicked on my Spyware or something it the processes
> start coming back up and it was slow again. I'm not really sure what
> triggers
> it but when it happens I can't really do anything unless I reset it. I've
> never had this problem until I had to reinstall my Privacy program from
> McAfee. Could that be a problem? I don't know, no clue. Does anyone have
> an
> idea what could be making it go to that and help me fix it?
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