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System grinding to a halt

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  • 05-07-2011 10:49pm
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    Cork Skate
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭


    Win XP
    AVG Free 8.5
    HP Pavilion dv6000
    3 gig RAM

    Installed some software (at least that was the only change) which i have uninstalled now, AVG full scan in safe mode, disk cleanup, defrag, still crawling, even in safe mode as well. Does a diagnostics scan on the hard drive now from BIOS.

    Any idea? Can i use can think to see if there is malware hogging the resources? I'd really love to not have to format.


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    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    When you boot up the next time open up task manager and sort by size. See what's going on in there.

    Although personally I'd get rid of AVG and put on MSE in its place.


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    What software? What is showing the machine down? CPU, drive usage, network usage?


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    #4
    Cork Skate
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭Cork Skate


    chin_grin wrote: »
    When you boot up the next time open up task manager and sort by size. See what's going on in there.

    Yeah, it doesn't indicate what it is.
    Although personally I'd get rid of AVG and put on MSE in its place.

    I'll give it a look anyway. Can you run both together?
    5uspect wrote: »
    What software? What is showing the machine down? CPU, drive usage, network usage?

    It stems from here really


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,210 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Sort the task manager display by CPU Usage.

    Is the disk-access light on a lot ?

    Is the problem after you've removed the software?

    Have you done a complete restart of the machine?


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Some video apps can create HUGE temp files. How's your spare disk space looking?
    Disk cleaner and even CCleaner might not clean them up.


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