"arkle" <arkle[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCF9FBE4-EAE3-46FE-A018-D3DAE0625089[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hi guys, Can anyone shed any light on the reasons for my computer being so
> slow lately ?
> there are lots of things wrong but the thing 'hangs' frequently taking 20
> or
> 30 seconds to go from one page to the next.
> sometimes the cursor wont change to an arrow or hand so that it is just
> inactive and I cant click on anything.
> on occasion the comuter just freezes and I have to reset it to get back
> in.
> At the top of the page the words file-edit-view-favourites-tools and help
> are sometimes dim although still clickable.
> Sometimes it takes ages to shut down, having logged off I am waiting for
> it
> to say 'turn off computer' for several minutes.
> Also when I leave the computer for ten minutes or so the screen goes
> blank,
> and then moving the mouse around does not always bring it back to life, so
> have to shut down again.
> If it does come back to life I may be able to carry on, but sometimes the
> arrow shaped cursor wont change into a hand so I cannot click on anything
> to
> continue.
> Apart from everything else, is there a way that I can stop the screen
> going
> blank after being absent from it for ten minutes.
> sorry for such a long post, but have tried various virus/ malaware scans,
> done a disk clean up, have plenty of space in memory, have done a detect
> and
> repair disk error, removed all unwanted programs, and it advises me that I
> do
> not need to do a disk fragmentation.
> Any help would be gratefully received
Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.
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