4 to 5 second delay when opening any Window apps...

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Carlos M wrote on 15-Nov-2004 11:39 AM:
> Hello all,
>
> I am have a problem with my Windows XP system. I have a 4 to 5 second delay
> when trying to access any application and even Yahoo IM. Sometimes the system
> utilization jumps to 100% but some times its is low and I still get a delay
> action.
> This is what I have done so far to try and eliminate the issue.
> 1) Virus scan
> 2) Delete all tmp, cookies and any junk files
> 3) Deleted all programs not needed or recently downloaded
> 4) Ran both Spybot and Spy Sweeper
>
> Even with everything that I've done, I still get this 4 to 5 second delay.
> When I use outlook, I can't even move files over, it opens misc folders or
> just opens the file itself. Any suggesstions on how to resolve this issue
> will be appreicatied.
>
The most apparent cause is some app that is running on every executable
launch. That is most likely malware.

Download, install, and run Ad-aware. It may find some malware that
Spybot didn't find.


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Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security