Guest Jorge Bravo Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 My computer has gone very, very slow. There are no viruses, trojans, etc, as I've done extensive checks. Assuming that soemwhere along the line the Operating System got corrupted, does the installation of Service Pack 3 restore verything in the OS to what it should be? Thanks
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Service Pack 3 On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:11:07 +0100, "Jorge Bravo" <open@closed.com> wrote: > My computer has gone very, very slow. There are no viruses, trojans, etc, as > I've done extensive checks. Exactly what have you checked with? In fact, infection with malware (either a virus, word, trojan, spyware, or adware) is among the most likely possibilities when you see a sudden slowdown. > Assuming that soemwhere along the line the > Operating System got corrupted, Highly unlikely. That would be far more likely to cause a much more serious problem than a slowdown. > does the installation of Service Pack 3 > restore verything in the OS to what it should be? No. And if in fact you are infected, installing a service pack may well make the situation worse. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest db.·.. > Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Service Pack 3 there are many reasons that would slow down a system, not only malwares. if your system is slow in normal mode, then you might want to see if it is also slow or not in safemode. in doing so, it may ascertain a clue. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "Jorge Bravo" <open@closed.com> wrote in message news:O80lTPR5IHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > My computer has gone very, very slow. There are no viruses, trojans, etc, as > I've done extensive checks. Assuming that soemwhere along the line the > Operating System got corrupted, does the installation of Service Pack 3 > restore verything in the OS to what it should be? > > Thanks > > >
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Service Pack 3 Have you used both anti virus and malware (SpyBot for example) programs that have current definitions updated to scan your drive? Did you install anything just prior to the slow down? Have you tried a system restore? How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434 -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Jorge Bravo" <open@closed.com> wrote in message news:O80lTPR5IHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > My computer has gone very, very slow. There are no viruses, trojans, etc, > as I've done extensive checks. Assuming that soemwhere along the line the > Operating System got corrupted, does the installation of Service Pack 3 > restore verything in the OS to what it should be? > > Thanks > > >
Guest Jorge Bravo Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Re: Service Pack 3 I am sure the computer is clean. I've done a million checks and got pretty good over the years. The computer is very, very slow though. It's not that old and I am assuming it's not old age. So, I'd like to try a few tricks to do with the OS before I give up and get a new model! I thought upgrading it to SP3 might help, but it has not. Any ideas? Defrag next. JB "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddressBuddy.com> escreveu na mensagem news:%23v$D1uS5IHA.300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Have you used both anti virus and malware (SpyBot for example) programs > that have current definitions updated to scan your drive? > > Did you install anything just prior to the slow down? > > Have you tried a system restore? > > How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434 > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "Jorge Bravo" <open@closed.com> wrote in message > news:O80lTPR5IHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> My computer has gone very, very slow. There are no viruses, trojans, etc, >> as I've done extensive checks. Assuming that soemwhere along the line >> the Operating System got corrupted, does the installation of Service Pack >> 3 restore verything in the OS to what it should be? >> >> Thanks >> >> >> > >
Guest Malke Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Re: Service Pack 3 Jorge Bravo wrote: > I am sure the computer is clean. I've done a million checks and got > pretty > good over the years. The computer is very, very slow though. It's not > that > old and I am assuming it's not old age. So, I'd like to try a few tricks > to do with the OS before I give up and get a new model! > > I thought upgrading it to SP3 might help, but it has not. Check to make sure the hard drive isn't in PIO mode. MVP Hans-Georg Michna has the explanation and a fix here: http://winhlp.com/?q=node/10 Also I would test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility downloaded from the hard drive mftr.'s website. This may not be a software issue at all. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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