Guest Greg Hines Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Hi Everyone, Dell Dimension 3100 with XP Prof. SP2 with all current updates. Several times a day when you want to browse a local or network drive or any program wants to do the same (eg: file open or file save) the browsing or reading of the drive information just freezes for all drives (local and network). Other programs will run as long as they don't have to read any drive content such as file open. After 1 - 2 minutes everything returns to normal. Done the following:- Chkdsk on all drives Run Ad-aware and Spybot for Malware Run a complete Virus Scan using avast and nod32 Uncheck all the items under Performance Options | Visual Effects Installed the tweak to make "My Computer" open faster. I've even created an image of the HDD, installed onto another HDD and placed new HDD into another computer of the same make and model. Problem persists. This is just driving me nuts so any assistance would be appreciated.
Guest jimshoe2112 Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 RE: XP just stops responding It could be the Windows Firewall that is causing your problem. I hated mine, because sometimes it would ask you if you wanted to allow a connection and sometimes it would just block it with no signs. I got mcafee instead. Try turning it off and see if the problem persists. "Greg Hines" wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Dell Dimension 3100 with XP Prof. SP2 with all current updates. > > Several times a day when you want to browse a local or network drive or any > program wants to do the same (eg: file open or file save) the browsing or > reading of the drive information just freezes for all drives (local and > network). Other programs will run as long as they don't have to read any > drive content such as file open. > > After 1 - 2 minutes everything returns to normal. > > Done the following:- > > Chkdsk on all drives > Run Ad-aware and Spybot for Malware > Run a complete Virus Scan using avast and nod32 > Uncheck all the items under Performance Options | Visual Effects > Installed the tweak to make "My Computer" open faster. > > I've even created an image of the HDD, installed onto another HDD and placed > new HDD into another computer of the same make and model. Problem persists. > > This is just driving me nuts so any assistance would be appreciated. > > >
Guest Greg Hines Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: XP just stops responding The firewall is disabled. "jimshoe2112" <jimshoe2112@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EBF86890-24E5-479C-8E1F-749E4C431C04@microsoft.com... > It could be the Windows Firewall that is causing your problem. I hated > mine, > because sometimes it would ask you if you wanted to allow a connection and > sometimes it would just block it with no signs. I got mcafee instead. Try > turning it off and see if the problem persists. > > "Greg Hines" wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> Dell Dimension 3100 with XP Prof. SP2 with all current updates. >> >> Several times a day when you want to browse a local or network drive or >> any >> program wants to do the same (eg: file open or file save) the browsing or >> reading of the drive information just freezes for all drives (local and >> network). Other programs will run as long as they don't have to read any >> drive content such as file open. >> >> After 1 - 2 minutes everything returns to normal. >> >> Done the following:- >> >> Chkdsk on all drives >> Run Ad-aware and Spybot for Malware >> Run a complete Virus Scan using avast and nod32 >> Uncheck all the items under Performance Options | Visual Effects >> Installed the tweak to make "My Computer" open faster. >> >> I've even created an image of the HDD, installed onto another HDD and >> placed >> new HDD into another computer of the same make and model. Problem >> persists. >> >> This is just driving me nuts so any assistance would be appreciated. >> >> >>
Guest Prometheus Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: XP just stops responding I have heard of this, there are problems out there closly related to svchost.exe chewing up 100% of the CPU for some time. Look in the task manger and see if any of the svchost.exe preccesses are chewing up abnormal ammounts of cpu On Sep 21, 10:54 am, "Greg Hines" <ghi...@aussiemail.com.au_NO_SPAM> wrote: > The firewall is disabled. > > "jimshoe2112" <jimshoe2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:EBF86890-24E5-479C-8E1F-749E4C431C04@microsoft.com... > > > > > It could be the Windows Firewall that is causing your problem. I hated > > mine, > > because sometimes it would ask you if you wanted to allow a connection and > > sometimes it would just block it with no signs. I got mcafee instead. Try > > turning it off and see if the problem persists. > > > "Greg Hines" wrote: > > >> Hi Everyone, > > >> Dell Dimension 3100 with XP Prof. SP2 with all current updates. > > >> Several times a day when you want to browse a local or network drive or > >> any > >> program wants to do the same (eg: file open or file save) the browsing or > >> reading of the drive information just freezes for all drives (local and > >> network). Other programs will run as long as they don't have to read any > >> drive content such as file open. > > >> After 1 - 2 minutes everything returns to normal. > > >> Done the following:- > > >> Chkdsk on all drives > >> Run Ad-aware and Spybot for Malware > >> Run a complete Virus Scan using avast and nod32 > >> Uncheck all the items under Performance Options | Visual Effects > >> Installed the tweak to make "My Computer" open faster. > > >> I've even created an image of the HDD, installed onto another HDD and > >> placed > >> new HDD into another computer of the same make and model. Problem > >> persists. > > >> This is just driving me nuts so any assistance would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
Guest Greg Hines Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: XP just stops responding Done that, when problem happens 98 - 99 % is System Ide, so nothing is hogging the CPU time. "Prometheus" <bretthillebrand@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1190342418.264040.15000@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com... >I have heard of this, there are problems out there closly related to > svchost.exe chewing up 100% of the CPU for some time. > > Look in the task manger and see if any of the svchost.exe preccesses > are chewing up abnormal ammounts of cpu > > On Sep 21, 10:54 am, "Greg Hines" <ghi...@aussiemail.com.au_NO_SPAM> > wrote: >> The firewall is disabled. >> >> "jimshoe2112" <jimshoe2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:EBF86890-24E5-479C-8E1F-749E4C431C04@microsoft.com... >> >> >> >> > It could be the Windows Firewall that is causing your problem. I hated >> > mine, >> > because sometimes it would ask you if you wanted to allow a connection >> > and >> > sometimes it would just block it with no signs. I got mcafee instead. >> > Try >> > turning it off and see if the problem persists. >> >> > "Greg Hines" wrote: >> >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> >> Dell Dimension 3100 with XP Prof. SP2 with all current updates. >> >> >> Several times a day when you want to browse a local or network drive >> >> or >> >> any >> >> program wants to do the same (eg: file open or file save) the browsing >> >> or >> >> reading of the drive information just freezes for all drives (local >> >> and >> >> network). Other programs will run as long as they don't have to read >> >> any >> >> drive content such as file open. >> >> >> After 1 - 2 minutes everything returns to normal. >> >> >> Done the following:- >> >> >> Chkdsk on all drives >> >> Run Ad-aware and Spybot for Malware >> >> Run a complete Virus Scan using avast and nod32 >> >> Uncheck all the items under Performance Options | Visual Effects >> >> Installed the tweak to make "My Computer" open faster. >> >> >> I've even created an image of the HDD, installed onto another HDD and >> >> placed >> >> new HDD into another computer of the same make and model. Problem >> >> persists. >> >> >> This is just driving me nuts so any assistance would be appreciated.- >> >> Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > >
Guest Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: XP just stops responding "Greg Hines" <ghines@aussiemail.com.au_NO_SPAM> wrote in message news:46f32493$0$28210$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > The firewall is disabled. Then enable it. Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these Web pages. Help with malware: All MS-MVP Sites. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 So How Did I Get Infected Anyway? For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus, whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you owe it to the author. See also: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.
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