help!! computer SLOW!!!!

-1nf1n1ty- · Jul 30, 2007, 06:08 AM

My computer freezes up when Im typing something.....anything! what could it be? example:im typing this but my computer is also freezing up a little while im typing this then unfreezing then freezing again...is it a virus or worm or what?!?!?! help me please

AsphyxiA · Jul 30, 2007, 06:10 AM

run adaware then spybot. run your virus scanner reboot, if it still happens then go into task manager and see what is eating up all of your resources, find and kill it FOR GOOD!

Namslas90 · Jul 30, 2007, 06:11 AM

Check Windows error log for information, if nothing then Run Virus scan/spyware/malware/Windows Maliciouse Removal Tool, ETC.

ex_reven · Jul 30, 2007, 06:29 AM

1) Spyware/Viruses
2) Harddrive full and in need of defrag
3) Dodgy drivers, dodgy ram/dying hardware causing a timeout.

In my experience its usually Number 1

-1nf1n1ty- · Jul 30, 2007, 07:22 AM

Im gonna buy a virus scanner whats a good one that does slow down your computer?

Namslas90 · Jul 30, 2007, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by -1nf1n1ty-

Im gonna buy a virus scanner whats a good one that does slow down your computer?

Download AVG free trial, check the box for bootime scan, free for 15 days. If you like it you can buy it!

ChaoticBlankness · Jul 30, 2007, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -1nf1n1ty-

Im gonna buy a virus scanner whats a good one that does slow down your computer?

Don't buy one, get Avast home edition! www.avast.com It's free, it's fast, and it works. It's what I've been using for years.

Mussels · Jul 30, 2007, 07:28 AM

free ones are a good start. for paid, kaspersky or nod32.

psyko12 · Jul 30, 2007, 02:27 PM

Try out nod32, it's one of the best IMHO av's out there and not a resource hog

-1nf1n1ty- · Jul 30, 2007, 02:53 PM

well its not doing what it was doing yesterday I downloaded AVG and a 15 day trail of kaspersky and scanned everything defraged and ran ad-aware like 5 times....so nothing so far except for the fact that my windows media player cant play downloaded movies etc. any reason why that would happen?

psyko12 · Jul 30, 2007, 02:55 PM

Hmm could it be theres something failing inside your pc? I dunno but maybe

-1nf1n1ty- · Jul 30, 2007, 03:03 PM

well I first thought it might of been my graphics cards and they're just getting old or something but that wasnt the case, so I dont know best thing I can do to the inside is clean it

ex_reven · Jul 31, 2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by -1nf1n1ty-

well I first thought it might of been my graphics cards and they're just getting old or something but that wasnt the case, so I dont know best thing I can do to the inside is clean it

might be worth trying HD Tach.
You hard drive might be dieing/some other problem.

http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public...equest=HdTach#

Mussels · Jul 31, 2007, 07:41 AM

most likely its a software issue.

If you cant narrow it down, a format/reinstall is your best bet.

PuMA · Jul 31, 2007, 08:34 AM

I've had the same issue before and reformatting solved the prob.
U might have broken windows installation.

von kain · Jul 31, 2007, 09:56 AM

from what it looks to my there is a problem with your codecs and the typing thing lets take it logical,your keyboard is wired or wireless? usb or ps/2? your pc haves any problem in the recent past?

plus before post anything i thing you must have done some things like run a antivirus/anti spyware ,defrag,update drivers ,update bios,scandisk,pray........

help us help u...

p.s.sometimes just a kick help's....really is a scientific fact....

ex_reven · Jul 31, 2007, 10:05 AM

did you do a full format or a quick format?

PuMA · Jul 31, 2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

did you do a full format or a quick format?

if ur asking me full format and fresh windows install.
(my solution to every prob)

AsphyxiA · Jul 31, 2007, 09:37 PM

get antivir, its deffinantly not a resource pig and works really well, plus its free

kwchang007 · Jul 31, 2007, 09:57 PM

Check your SMART status of the hdd.

Jul 30, 2007, 06:08 AM	#1
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Jul 30, 2007, 06:10 AM	#2
AsphyxiA Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 559 (0.20/day) Thanks: 57 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	run adaware then spybot. run your virus scanner reboot, if it still happens then go into task manager and see what is eating up all of your resources, find and kill it FOR GOOD! __________________ Lenovo U410 Core i3 8 GB of RAM 64GB SSD + 1TB HDD nVidia 610m OC -1.2Ghz when plugged in. killer n-1202 wifi

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Jul 30, 2007, 06:11 AM	#3
Namslas90 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 3,908 (1.59/day) Thanks: 107 Thanked 577 Times in 533 Posts System Specs	Check Windows error log for information, if nothing then Run Virus scan/spyware/malware/Windows Maliciouse Removal Tool, ETC.

Jul 30, 2007, 06:29 AM	#4
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	1) Spyware/Viruses 2) Harddrive full and in need of defrag 3) Dodgy drivers, dodgy ram/dying hardware causing a timeout. In my experience its usually Number 1

Jul 30, 2007, 07:22 AM	#5
-1nf1n1ty- Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Park Posts: 1,562 (0.66/day) Thanks: 247 Thanked 134 Times in 125 Posts System Specs	Im gonna buy a virus scanner whats a good one that does slow down your computer?

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Jul 30, 2007, 07:28 AM	#8
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Jul 30, 2007, 02:53 PM	#10
-1nf1n1ty- Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Park Posts: 1,562 (0.66/day) Thanks: 247 Thanked 134 Times in 125 Posts System Specs	well its not doing what it was doing yesterday I downloaded AVG and a 15 day trail of kaspersky and scanned everything defraged and ran ad-aware like 5 times....so nothing so far except for the fact that my windows media player cant play downloaded movies etc. any reason why that would happen?

Jul 30, 2007, 02:55 PM	#11
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Hmm could it be theres something failing inside your pc? I dunno but maybe __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

Jul 30, 2007, 03:03 PM	#12
-1nf1n1ty- Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Park Posts: 1,562 (0.66/day) Thanks: 247 Thanked 134 Times in 125 Posts System Specs	well I first thought it might of been my graphics cards and they're just getting old or something but that wasnt the case, so I dont know best thing I can do to the inside is clean it

Jul 31, 2007, 07:41 AM	#14
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,544 (10.98/day) Thanks: 3,699 Thanked 8,686 Times in 6,387 Posts System Specs	most likely its a software issue. If you cant narrow it down, a format/reinstall is your best bet. __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

Jul 31, 2007, 08:34 AM	#15
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Jul 31, 2007, 09:56 AM	#16
von kain Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: athens/greece Posts: 638 (0.26/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 51 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	from what it looks to my there is a problem with your codecs and the typing thing lets take it logical,your keyboard is wired or wireless? usb or ps/2? your pc haves any problem in the recent past? plus before post anything i thing you must have done some things like run a antivirus/anti spyware ,defrag,update drivers ,update bios,scandisk,pray........ help us help u... p.s.sometimes just a kick help's....really is a scientific fact....

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Jul 31, 2007, 10:05 AM	#17
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	did you do a full format or a quick format?

Jul 31, 2007, 09:37 PM	#19
AsphyxiA Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 559 (0.20/day) Thanks: 57 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	get antivir, its deffinantly not a resource pig and works really well, plus its free __________________ Lenovo U410 Core i3 8 GB of RAM 64GB SSD + 1TB HDD nVidia 610m OC -1.2Ghz when plugged in. killer n-1202 wifi

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