what causes this

Bramp · 05-21-2007, 06:42 PM

been having a slow PC lately, no not any addware or viruses, I dunno maybe it is video related, I have reinstalled the drivers though and still get this.. It has caused one crash as well where everything froze completely and had to reboot by pressing the power button.

Vampiric Rouge · 05-21-2007, 06:46 PM

ctrl alt del. see whats eating the processor.

Bramp · 05-21-2007, 07:04 PM

it only does it when I am dragging a window over firefox, or internet explorer, so those processes along with explorer.exe go to about 50% CPU usage, though explorer.exe is always has higher CPU usage then FF or IE..

bluedishwasher · 05-21-2007, 07:35 PM

i spy with my little eye something called Smiley Central in your task bar. This little blighter hooks onto your internet browser and is a form of adware and usually does slow the internet right down cause of its monitoring things. a useful link of how to remove it is here
this might fix your problem, but i know it does slow down your computer quite alot.

Impulse666 · 05-21-2007, 10:00 PM

start -> run -> msconfig -> startup tab -> disable all

reboot and enjoy. that will stop the smiley central program from starting up and hiding in the tray, as well as decrease general start up time for windows.

but that effect you see is just your computer being lagged up by running processes and such. faster computer wouldnt do that. simple.

K3rupt · 05-21-2007, 10:09 PM

Faster computer is everyones fix here i swear.

Start - Run - Type Msconfig - Start up tab - Remove everything you dont need

SMILY F'ING CENTRAL WOULD BE FIRST TO GO MATE.

Kornowski · 05-21-2007, 11:50 PM

Quote:

SMILY F'ING CENTRAL WOULD BE FIRST TO GO MATE.

Second that!

Freedom · 05-22-2007, 04:54 AM

Your AVG is outdated and not working as well.

K3rupt · 05-22-2007, 09:26 AM

Try to Keep Your AVG up to date at all times

Bramp · 05-22-2007, 08:04 PM

smiley central I do not have, I have been part of this forum long enough to know about msconfig, nothing in there is checked but my nVIDIA drivers. Also my AVG may look out of date but it is not, thats just the email scanner deactivated, AVG updates every couple of days.

also I got all the scanners talked about in the link bluedishwasher posted, and more!

I am a bit busy now, but when I get time I will completely remove video drivers and reseat vid card, I still think it has something to do with that..

will post back in a few days with results..

05-21-2007, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bramp Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 378	what causes this been having a slow PC lately, no not any addware or viruses, I dunno maybe it is video related, I have reinstalled the drivers though and still get this.. It has caused one crash as well where everything froze completely and had to reboot by pressing the power button.

05-21-2007, 06:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vampiric Rouge Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey Age: 21 Posts: 613	ctrl alt del. see whats eating the processor. __________________ MAIN PC: Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard\ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe\4gigs of samsung ddr2 ram @ 667\Antec neo 480watt power supply\Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT Voltmoded\430 gigs of HDD space all maxtor @ 7200rpm,and 80 gigs of samsung @ 7200 but only 2m\Benq FP202W 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD\ RAZOR copperhead\ flexglow gaming mousepad Laptop: HP Pavilion DV1000\Pent M 1.73 Ghz\ 1GB Ram\ 100 Gig HDD

05-21-2007, 07:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
bluedishwasher Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 639	Uh Oh i spy with my little eye something called Smiley Central in your task bar. This little blighter hooks onto your internet browser and is a form of adware and usually does slow the internet right down cause of its monitoring things. a useful link of how to remove it is here this might fix your problem, but i know it does slow down your computer quite alot. __________________ - Jon Last edited by bluedishwasher; 05-21-2007 at 07:37 PM.

05-21-2007, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Impulse666 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 571	start -> run -> msconfig -> startup tab -> disable all reboot and enjoy. that will stop the smiley central program from starting up and hiding in the tray, as well as decrease general start up time for windows. but that effect you see is just your computer being lagged up by running processes and such. faster computer wouldnt do that. simple. __________________ Ubuntu 7.10 Pentium 4 631 3.0Ghz 160 + 320 + 320 GB 1024MB 7600GT OC Acer 22" LCD M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sony STR-G1ES Scott SP1001 (x2) ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 ::: Team Stats :::

05-21-2007, 10:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
K3rupt Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,386	Faster computer is everyones fix here i swear. Start - Run - Type Msconfig - Start up tab - Remove everything you dont need SMILY F'ING CENTRAL WOULD BE FIRST TO GO MATE. __________________ GigaByte K8N Nforce Pro-SLI AMD 3800+ Socket 939 2048MB PC3200 DDR Matched RAM 960GB Hard Drive [3 x 320GB SataII Seagate's] Albatron 8600GT 256MB New. . .Too me 21" ViewSonic LCD Monitor 6.3 Sound System \|Desktop\| \|Setup!\| \|Inside Computer\| \|Server\| Updated Setup! Check out My Banner! When The Rich Wage War Its The Poor Who Die.

05-21-2007, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bramp Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 378	it only does it when I am dragging a window over firefox, or internet explorer, so those processes along with explorer.exe go to about 50% CPU usage, though explorer.exe is always has higher CPU usage then FF or IE..

05-22-2007, 04:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Freedom Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 49	Your AVG is outdated and not working as well.

05-22-2007, 09:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
K3rupt Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,386	Try to Keep Your AVG up to date at all times __________________ GigaByte K8N Nforce Pro-SLI AMD 3800+ Socket 939 2048MB PC3200 DDR Matched RAM 960GB Hard Drive [3 x 320GB SataII Seagate's] Albatron 8600GT 256MB New. . .Too me 21" ViewSonic LCD Monitor 6.3 Sound System \|Desktop\| \|Setup!\| \|Inside Computer\| \|Server\| Updated Setup! Check out My Banner! When The Rich Wage War Its The Poor Who Die.

05-22-2007, 08:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bramp Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 378	smiley central I do not have, I have been part of this forum long enough to know about msconfig, nothing in there is checked but my nVIDIA drivers. Also my AVG may look out of date but it is not, thats just the email scanner deactivated, AVG updates every couple of days. also I got all the scanners talked about in the link bluedishwasher posted, and more! I am a bit busy now, but when I get time I will completely remove video drivers and reseat vid card, I still think it has something to do with that.. will post back in a few days with results..

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