very slow computer

[Thomas]

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It suddenly started running extremely slowly. XP Home, 50 Gig spare. It has
taken ALL DAY but I have tried:
Anti virus scan - up-to-date definitions: no problems
Spyware scan - up to date definitions: no problems
CHKDSK - no errors reported
Checked drivers for keyboard, mouse, HDD, and monitor
Registry scan - one problem resolved
Defrag
Microsoft update

A Symantec firewall is installed and it is up-to-date

Clues / possible red herrings:
After defrag (using Diskkeeper) it is reporting 99% defragmented, not 100%.
Diskeeper reports disk access times in MINUTES
The registry scan reported a problem with a windows update entry - now fixed.


It still goes unbelievably slowly. It can take a minute or more to respond
to a mouse click. (I'm sending this message from a different computer as my
patience ran out)


Does anyone have any clues?

PS The computer is attached to a home network. I can access shared files
held on my 'snail' at normal speed from another computer on my network

thanks

--
Not quite an amateur

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

What file(s) did Diskkeeper report were not defragged?

This might be a clue.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:5932BB80-2DAB-4904-B30C-9B1752A25022@microsoft.com,
Thomas <Cundy@somewherenice.freeserve> hunted and pecked:
> It suddenly started running extremely slowly. XP Home, 50 Gig spare. It
> has taken ALL DAY but I have tried:
> Anti virus scan - up-to-date definitions: no problems
> Spyware scan - up to date definitions: no problems
> CHKDSK - no errors reported
> Checked drivers for keyboard, mouse, HDD, and monitor
> Registry scan - one problem resolved
> Defrag
> Microsoft update
>
> A Symantec firewall is installed and it is up-to-date
>
> Clues / possible red herrings:
> After defrag (using Diskkeeper) it is reporting 99% defragmented, not
> 100%. Diskeeper reports disk access times in MINUTES
> The registry scan reported a problem with a windows update entry - now
> fixed.
>
>
> It still goes unbelievably slowly. It can take a minute or more to respond
> to a mouse click. (I'm sending this message from a different computer as
> my patience ran out)
>
>
> Does anyone have any clues?
>
> PS The computer is attached to a home network. I can access shared files
> held on my 'snail' at normal speed from another computer on my network
>
> thanks
>
> --
> Not quite an amateur