How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question resolv

[Guest JerryI]

Beginning several months ago, my computer (XP, Service Pack 2) speed seems to

have slowed considerably. I have noticed in particular, for example, that if

I click on a .jpg file, it takes about 30 seconds to load Irfanview and

display the image, whereas, if I click on my Irfanview desktop icon Irfanview

loads in about 1 second. Then If I click on the desired file, it loads in a

second or two. Same behavior for other types of files, e.g., .doc, .txt,

..pdf ,.xls) It's always a lot faster (like 30 seconds faster) to load the

app (Word, Note Tab Light, Adobe Reader, Excel) first and then find the

file. I do not see this problem with other computers, and therefore believe

that there is some way to fix it.

 

I have turned off my virus protection and have disabled everything possible

via msconfig and I have defragged the hard disk, to no avail.

 

I have been unable to find a newsgroup where anybody will respond to give me

a single hint how to try to resolve this problem.

 

Any help?

 

 

--

JerryI

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question resolv

 

Try a clean boot to see if a third party app that runs at startup is causing

this. If performance is noticeably better then you can progressively

re-enable startup items until you hit the one that is problematic. If you

find such an app then you can deal with it depending on what it is. If

there is no change then consider doing a repair install of Windows to try to

resolve it.

 

"JerryI" <JerryI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BB5A2D06-8D25-4929-9820-9A4294C98DCF@microsoft.com...

> Beginning several months ago, my computer (XP, Service Pack 2) speed seems

> to

> have slowed considerably. I have noticed in particular, for example, that

> if

> I click on a .jpg file, it takes about 30 seconds to load Irfanview and

> display the image, whereas, if I click on my Irfanview desktop icon

> Irfanview

> loads in about 1 second. Then If I click on the desired file, it loads in

> a

> second or two. Same behavior for other types of files, e.g., .doc, .txt,

> .pdf ,.xls) It's always a lot faster (like 30 seconds faster) to load the

> app (Word, Note Tab Light, Adobe Reader, Excel) first and then find the

> file. I do not see this problem with other computers, and therefore

> believe

> that there is some way to fix it.

>

> I have turned off my virus protection and have disabled everything

> possible

> via msconfig and I have defragged the hard disk, to no avail.

>

> I have been unable to find a newsgroup where anybody will respond to give

> me

> a single hint how to try to resolve this problem.

>

> Any help?

>

>

> --

> JerryI

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question resolv

 

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

 

Given the description you posted, start by running a /thorough/ check for

hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum,

if only to rule /out/ the possibility.

 

Checking for/Help with Hijackware

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

 

When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2

(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.

It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with

assistance from an expert. **Post your log to

http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,

http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,

http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,

http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for review

by an expert in such matters, not here.**

 

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this

isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and

independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

JerryI wrote:

> Beginning several months ago, my computer (XP, Service Pack 2) speed seems

> to have slowed considerably. I have noticed in particular, for example,

> that if I click on a .jpg file, it takes about 30 seconds to load

> Irfanview

> and display the image, whereas, if I click on my Irfanview desktop icon

> Irfanview loads in about 1 second. Then If I click on the desired file,

> it

> loads in a second or two. Same behavior for other types of files, e.g.,

> .doc, .txt, .pdf ,.xls) It's always a lot faster (like 30 seconds faster)

> to load the app (Word, Note Tab Light, Adobe Reader, Excel) first and

> then find the file. I do not see this problem with other computers, and

> therefore believe that there is some way to fix it.

>

> I have turned off my virus protection and have disabled everything

> possible

> via msconfig and I have defragged the hard disk, to no avail.

>

> I have been unable to find a newsgroup where anybody will respond to give

> me

> a single hint how to try to resolve this problem.

>

> Any help?

[Guest JerryI]

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question re

 

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question re

 

Colin:

 

Thanks for the info. I tried the clean boot routine and got nowhere. Looks

like the repair install of windows is my only hope, which sounds pretty scary

to me.

--

JerryI

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Try a clean boot to see if a third party app that runs at startup is causing

> this. If performance is noticeably better then you can progressively

> re-enable startup items until you hit the one that is problematic. If you

> find such an app then you can deal with it depending on what it is. If

> there is no change then consider doing a repair install of Windows to try to

> resolve it.

>

> "JerryI" <JerryI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BB5A2D06-8D25-4929-9820-9A4294C98DCF@microsoft.com...

> > Beginning several months ago, my computer (XP, Service Pack 2) speed seems

> > to

> > have slowed considerably. I have noticed in particular, for example, that

> > if

> > I click on a .jpg file, it takes about 30 seconds to load Irfanview and

> > display the image, whereas, if I click on my Irfanview desktop icon

> > Irfanview

> > loads in about 1 second. Then If I click on the desired file, it loads in

> > a

> > second or two. Same behavior for other types of files, e.g., .doc, .txt,

> > .pdf ,.xls) It's always a lot faster (like 30 seconds faster) to load the

> > app (Word, Note Tab Light, Adobe Reader, Excel) first and then find the

> > file. I do not see this problem with other computers, and therefore

> > believe

> > that there is some way to fix it.

> >

> > I have turned off my virus protection and have disabled everything

> > possible

> > via msconfig and I have defragged the hard disk, to no avail.

> >

> > I have been unable to find a newsgroup where anybody will respond to give

> > me

> > a single hint how to try to resolve this problem.

> >

> > Any help?

> >

> >

> > --

> > JerryI

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question re

 

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question re

 

See

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

for the proceedure. The main thing is that you want the second "R" (the

first is the Recovery Console) during the early text mode.

 

"JerryI" <JerryI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:10BDCC76-390A-420C-9124-5CFA8657D197@microsoft.com...

> Colin:

>

> Thanks for the info. I tried the clean boot routine and got nowhere.

> Looks

> like the repair install of windows is my only hope, which sounds pretty

> scary

> to me.

> --

> JerryI

>

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>

>> Try a clean boot to see if a third party app that runs at startup is

>> causing

>> this. If performance is noticeably better then you can progressively

>> re-enable startup items until you hit the one that is problematic. If

>> you

>> find such an app then you can deal with it depending on what it is. If

>> there is no change then consider doing a repair install of Windows to try

>> to

>> resolve it.

>>

>> "JerryI" <JerryI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:BB5A2D06-8D25-4929-9820-9A4294C98DCF@microsoft.com...

>> > Beginning several months ago, my computer (XP, Service Pack 2) speed

>> > seems

>> > to

>> > have slowed considerably. I have noticed in particular, for example,

>> > that

>> > if

>> > I click on a .jpg file, it takes about 30 seconds to load Irfanview and

>> > display the image, whereas, if I click on my Irfanview desktop icon

>> > Irfanview

>> > loads in about 1 second. Then If I click on the desired file, it loads

>> > in

>> > a

>> > second or two. Same behavior for other types of files, e.g., .doc,

>> > .txt,

>> > .pdf ,.xls) It's always a lot faster (like 30 seconds faster) to load

>> > the

>> > app (Word, Note Tab Light, Adobe Reader, Excel) first and then find

>> > the

>> > file. I do not see this problem with other computers, and therefore

>> > believe

>> > that there is some way to fix it.

>> >

>> > I have turned off my virus protection and have disabled everything

>> > possible

>> > via msconfig and I have defragged the hard disk, to no avail.

>> >

>> > I have been unable to find a newsgroup where anybody will respond to

>> > give

>> > me

>> > a single hint how to try to resolve this problem.

>> >

>> > Any help?

>> >

>> >

>> > --

>> > JerryI

>>

[Guest JerryI]

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question re

 

Re: How do I find the right newsgroup to try to get my question re

 

I think I have solved my problem!

 

I googled "slow right click" and found

a website that offered several prospective solutions

http://www.anetforums.com/posts.aspx?ThreadIndex=30641

Four of those solutions included:

--------------------------------------------------------------

1)

go into any folder

click tools->folder options

go to the "view" tab

and uncheck the "automaticaly search for network folders and printers "

click ok...

 

This did not solve all of my problems.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

2)

I found what make this on my computer.

As explain, when i right click i have 10 sec hang .. so during this time,

exec netstat -a and find a line with a "SYN_SENT".

In my case it is a connection to an old share not available now (

192.168.0.5 )

 

so look in registry to find all entry whith the old IP address not available

a this time ...

In my case i found several key with "\\192.168.0.5\share\soft.exe %1"

Actualy y have no adaptater whith this network on .. so unable to contact

the network address .

------------------------------------------------------------------------

3)

I found a different problem. I checked the System Log and found several

references to DISK errors. This is not a good thing because it means you have

bad disk sectors and the system is struggling through those rough spots. I

ran the disk check utility and it found all sorts of bad sectors...bad

news... the hard drive is on the verge of failure. I backed up all my data

files and installed a new hard drive. Everything is super fast now....

------------------------------------------------------------------------

4)

I've had same problem for months, opening files by double-click had up to 1

minute delay but opening from application was instant.

Solution I found was to recreate user.

ie create new user, copy all email, favourites, desktop, address book etc to

new user

delete old user with delete files options.

reboot.. create new user with old name and copy back all files/links.

 

Worked for me. No delays any more

----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

My Efforts and Conclusions:

 

First I disabled the network and the problem disappeared. Thus it is network

related.

 

Results of netstat -a with network disconnected

 

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State

TCP LAPTOP:epmap 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING

TCP LAPTOP:microsoft-ds 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING

TCP LAPTOP:1025 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING

TCP LAPTOP:10110 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING

UDP LAPTOP:microsoft-ds *:*

UDP LAPTOP:isakmp *:*

UDP LAPTOP:1038 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:1039 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:1040 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:4500 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:ntp *:*

UDP LAPTOP:1900 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:2200 *:*

 

Connect network and I get the following addl data

 

UDP LAPTOP:2959 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:2963 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:ntp *:*

UDP LAPTOP:netbios-ns *:*

UDP LAPTOP:netbios-dgm *:*

UDP LAPTOP:1900 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:2958 *:*

UDP LAPTOP:2962 *:*

 

When I click a pdf file, I get (extraneous?) additional items:

TCP LAPTOP:2969 ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:2971 ISAACSBONHAM:http SYN_SENT

 

When I right-click a pdf file, I get (extraneous?) additional items:

TCP LAPTOP:2973 ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:2975 ISAACSBONHAM:http SYN_SENT

 

or

TCP LAPTOP:xxxx ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:xxxx ISAACSBONHAM:netbios:ssn TIME-WAIT

 

These persist a while, then disappear. If I rt-click again, they do not

appear.

 

If I dbl-click a jpg I see:

TCP LAPTOP:xxxx ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:xxxy ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:xxxz ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

 

or stuff like:

TCP LAPTOP:xxxz ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:xxxw ISAACSBONHAM:microsoft-ds ESTABLISHED

 

or

TCP LAPTOP:xxxx ISAACSBONHAM:netbios:ssn TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:xxxy ISAACSBONHAM:netbios:ssn TIME-WAIT

TCP LAPTOP:xxxz ISAACSBONHAM:netbios:ssn TIME-WAIT

 

These foreign addresses go away one-at-a-time after a couple minute.

 

BTW netstat -a 5 reruns every 5 seconds until you hit ctrl-c

 

Since ISAACSBONHAM is an old computer name that no longer exists, I used

Regseeker to find all entries with ISAACSBONHAM and deleted those entries. I

think the problem has been solved.

 

Thx for all your help. Hope this helps someone else

 

--

JerryI

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

>

> Given the description you posted, start by running a /thorough/ check for

> hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum,

> if only to rule /out/ the possibility.

>

> Checking for/Help with Hijackware

> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878

> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction

> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm

> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html

> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

> http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

>

> When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2

> (http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.

> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with

> assistance from an expert. **Post your log to

> http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,

> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,

> http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,

> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for review

> by an expert in such matters, not here.**

>

> If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this

> isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and

> independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

>

> JerryI wrote:

> > Beginning several months ago, my computer (XP, Service Pack 2) speed seems

> > to have slowed considerably. I have noticed in particular, for example,

> > that if I click on a .jpg file, it takes about 30 seconds to load

> > Irfanview

> > and display the image, whereas, if I click on my Irfanview desktop icon

> > Irfanview loads in about 1 second. Then If I click on the desired file,

> > it

> > loads in a second or two. Same behavior for other types of files, e.g.,

> > .doc, .txt, .pdf ,.xls) It's always a lot faster (like 30 seconds faster)

> > to load the app (Word, Note Tab Light, Adobe Reader, Excel) first and

> > then find the file. I do not see this problem with other computers, and

> > therefore believe that there is some way to fix it.

> >

> > I have turned off my virus protection and have disabled everything

> > possible

> > via msconfig and I have defragged the hard disk, to no avail.

> >

> > I have been unable to find a newsgroup where anybody will respond to give

> > me

> > a single hint how to try to resolve this problem.

> >

> > Any help?

>

>