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PC constantly slowing/crashing

  • 19-12-2007 12:25pm
    #1
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭


    My XP desktop has gooten really slow in the last few days. The BSOD has even flashed 4 or 5 times. CPU usage seems normal except whenver it slows down, in the active processes there is a lot of dwwins.exe and drwtsn32.exe 's

    I've done the usual virus/spyware scans and Kaspersky found nothing. Any ideas?

    Muchos Gracias


Comments

  • #2
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    drwtsn32.exe is XP's program debugger, Dr. Watson, which runs when a prgram crashes. It's legit.

    Not to be rude, or anything, but Kaspersky is up-to-date and you are scanning everything?
    If so, what's the PC run-down, OS, version, etc...


  • #3
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Did you happen to catch any of the error codes when you got the BSOD? It could be a few things but I would check the memory first using memtest.


  • #4
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Yep Kasperskys up to date and scanned everything on the high security option. Will run a memtest now. Was gonna install the release candidate SP3 but I'll fix this first:) Thanks


  • #5
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Well Memtest was ok. Any ideas? Im thinking I might just re-install Windows and start afresh


  • #6
    Vokes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    Conor108 wrote: »
    in the active processes there is a lot of dwwins.exe and drwtsn32.exe 's
    How many of them are there ? versus how many do you expect previously when all is well?


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  • #7
    kerplunk.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭kerplunk.


    Conor108 wrote: »
    My XP desktop has gooten really slow in the last few days. The BSOD has even flashed 4 or 5 times.

    If the BSOD is displaying it will be creating an error file in %SystemRoot%\Minidump , have a look at this file it might tell you the source of the error


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