Computer Speed Help

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chris01

New Member
Hi,
Im new to the forums.
I dont know much about the insides of computers so thought id sign up and ask here for some help.

Recently my computer has been running and opening/closing programs alot slower than they used to and im not quite sure what is wrong. I have 80g hard drive with 40g of it still free to store other things so i dont think that can be the problem. I have tried running my virus checker and disk clean up's but nothing seems to be moving any faster.
Maybe its something to do with needing extra RAM, but as i already said i dont know much about the insides of computers so i cant be sure.

My system is as follows:-
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
1.67GHz
256mb of RAM

If anymore details are needed i can look for it if you are able to solve my problem.

Thanks for any help,
Chris
 
is this a windows XP system? In anycase, as a general rule adding RAM will make things faster. Try defragging the harddrive if you haven't already. Also pick up a program like Ad-aware (www.lavasoft.com) and scan for spyware.
 
Hi cromewell,

Yes it is an XP system. I have tried defragmenting and i also have the ad-aware program installed but nothing i do seems to work.

Does it matter what type of RAM i buy? will certain RAM only work on certain systems? I wouldnt want to go out and buy some only to find it is not compatible with my computer.

Thanks for replying, much appreciated!
 
There is also one other thing that might be the problem. When i open the task manager, it tells me i have 48 processes running, does that seem a little high to you? Considering the only window i have open other than the task manager is this one (the internet window).

Chris
 
Check what is running in MS-Config (start-up). To see (and disable) what boots up with Windows, Go to Start--Run--(type in) msconfig--start-up tab. Also, here's a program that you can use to disable unecessary items/programs from starting up: http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

If you want, save a text-file copy of the scanned log and paste the text into your next post for us to see. We can tell you what is needed, and what is not needed if you need help or have any questions.
 
Thanks, i will run the hijack program right now, in the meantime i have written down all the processes running on my computer when i log on, just incase theres something in there thats the problem, this is them :-

Alg.exe
Btsetbootkey.exe
Btstackserver.exe
Bttray.exe
Btusrbdg.exe
Camtray.exe
Csrss.exe
Ctfmon.exe
Dap.exe
Directx3d.exe
Dragdiag.exe
E_s10ic2.exe
Explorer.exe
Hpoevm08.exe
Hpohmr08.exe
Hposts08.exe
Hpotdd01.exe
ICMON.EXE
INSTAN~01.EXE
Isass.exe
Mulmouse.exe
Nvsvc32.exe
Oatmkrdn.exe
P2p networking.exe
QuickDCF.exe
REMIND32.EXE
Rundll32.exe
Sagent2.exe
Services.exe
Smss.exe
Sonytray.exe
Spoolsv.exe
StyleXPService.exe
Svchost.exe
SWEEPSRV.SYS
SWNETSUP.EXE
System
System Idle Process
Winampa.exe
Winlogon.exe
Wuauclt.exe
Ymsgr_tray.exe


The ones in caps are how they were writting in the task manager.
I will post my log when i run hijack.

thanks,
Chris
 
And here is my log file after using hijack :-

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 13:16:17, on 11/01/2005
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Sophos SWEEP for NT\SWNETSUP.EXE
C:\Program Files\Sophos SWEEP for NT\SWEEPSRV.SYS
C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\DAP.EXE
C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CAMTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\INSTAN~1.EXE
C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\BtUsrBdg.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\BTSetBootKey.exe
C:\WINDOWS\DirectX3D.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\oatmkrdn.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE
C:\Program Files\Labtec\Wireless Mouse\MulMouse.exe
C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BTTray.exe
C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpohmr08.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpotdd01.exe
C:\Sony Corporation\Image Transfer\SonyTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Sophos SWEEP for NT\ICMON.EXE
C:\Program Files\TextBridge Classic 2.0\Ereg\REMIND32.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\WIDCOMM\BLUETO~1\BTSTAC~1.EXE
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpoevm08.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\Bin\hpoSTS08.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL = http://www.popupsearches.com/sidesearch.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.popupsearches.com/sidesearch.html
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.pipex.net/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/stp/ymsgr*http://my.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.popupsearches.com/sidesearch.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/ycomp_wave/defaults/su/*http://www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page_bak = http://www.pipex.net/
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - _{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-3A1E5238A565} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: BTGrabObj Class - {00000000-F09C-02B4-6EC2-AD0300000000} - C:\WINDOWS\BTGrab.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_3_19_0.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {62999427-33FC-4baf-9C9C-BCE6BD127F08} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_3_19_0.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StorageGuard] "C:\Program Files\VERITAS Software\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iehelper] C:\Program Files\syslaunch.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [rb32 0l7024] "C:\Program Files\RapidBlaster\rb32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus C42 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE /P23 "EPSON Stylus C42 Series" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus C42"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VCSPlayer] "C:\Program Files\Virtual CD v4 SDK\system\vcsplay.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Works Update Detection] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DownloadAccelerator] C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\DAP.EXE /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InstantAccess] C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\INSTAN~1.EXE /h
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RegisterDropHandler] C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\REGIST~1.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeedTouch USB Diagnostics] "C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe" /icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PwrUpTweakMe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\PUPXPTWK.EXE /TWEAK
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P2P Networking] C:\WINDOWS\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe /AUTOSTART
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdRoarUpdate] C:\WINDOWS\ARUpdate.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BTUSRBDG] BtUsrBdg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BTSETBOOTKEY] BTSetBootKey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WindowsXP Module] C:\WINDOWS\DirectX3D.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [REGSHAVE] C:\Program Files\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /AUTORUN
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [qcazbhzz] C:\WINDOWS\System32\oatmkrdn.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [RegisterDropHandler] C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\REGIST~1.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus C42 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE /A "C:\WINDOWS\System32\E_SEF4.tmp"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ypager.exe -quiet
O4 - Startup: PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
O4 - Startup: reminder-ScanSoft Product Registration.lnk = C:\Program Files\TextBridge Classic 2.0\Ereg\REMIND32.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Labtec Mouse Software 2.0.lnk = C:\Program Files\Labtec\Wireless Mouse\MulMouse.exe
O4 - Global Startup: BTTray.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Event Reminder.lnk = C:\Program Files\Mindscape\PrintMaster\PMREMIND.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Exif Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe
O4 - Global Startup: hp psc 1000 series.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: hpoddt01.exe.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Image Transfer.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: InterCheck Monitor.LNK = C:\Program Files\Sophos SWEEP for NT\ICMON.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download with &DAP - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapextie.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download &all with DAP - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapextie2.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Send To &Bluetooth - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie_ctx.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Stop popups from this web page - C:\Program Files\GIANT Company Software inc\PopUp Inspector\denysite.htm
O9 - Extra button: @btrez.dll,-4015 - {CCA281CA-C863-46ef-9331-5C8D4460577F} - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @btrez.dll,-4017 - {CCA281CA-C863-46ef-9331-5C8D4460577F} - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{D0A6B9BC-8DFA-4368-BB2D-F74D9E41BAA4}: NameServer = 62.241.162.200 158.43.240.3
O23 - Service: EPSON Printer Status Agent2 - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\System32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: StyleXPService - Unknown - C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe
O23 - Service: Sophos Anti-Virus Network - Sophos Plc - C:\Program Files\Sophos SWEEP for NT\SWNETSUP.EXE
O23 - Service: Sophos Anti-Virus - Sophos Plc - C:\Program Files\Sophos SWEEP for NT\SWEEPSRV.SYS

Once again thanks for your help... glad i found this site! lol

Chris
 
The amount of hard drive space and ram seem to be good, go to www.download.com and get a program called Tune-Up Utilities and have it check the registry, usually if you have installed and uninstalled a lot of programs, it fills up the registry with junk. So try using that software and maybe that will help. Also, get ad-aware and make sure u have no adware or spyware, which can slow down ur computer.
 
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Thanks geoff, that tune-up program seems to have helped a little. found quite a few errors actually.
Think i will still but some extra RAM for the pc though as i have some spare money to spend.
If anyone has a particular favorite 256/512 RAM model that would work in my comp, let me know. If no one has one, i appreciate all the help so far, great website this!

:)
Chris
 
What motherboard do you have?
If you can find this out then people will be ble to help (including myself :P)

It's important because some mobo's can only take certain types/speed of RAM and getting the wrong one could be rather disasterous :o
 
Ok, this is all the things i found when i opened the case of my comp.

P4 Mercury (ATX Switching Power Supply)
Gigabyte AGP 8X
KOB AP4 300CE (300W)

These details were written in certain places around the motherboard so if they're wrong.... is there a place in the control panel i can find the correct details?
Sorry for the lack of info, i aint too good at this stuff lol.

Chris
 
Check-mark-click all this in HijackThis after scanning. Click "FixChecked". If you use ThemeXP to customize your desktop or use all of Yahoo's services, then leave those entries alone. If not, check-mark them and hit Fix Checked. Then exit the program and reboot.


C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\DAP.EXE
C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CAMTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\INSTAN~1.EXE
C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe



C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe

C:\Sony Corporation\Image Transfer\SonyTray.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ymsgr_tray.exe

C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpoevm08.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\Bin\hpoSTS08.exe




R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL = http://www.popupsearches.com/sidesearch.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsof
t\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.popupsearches.com/sidesearch.html
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.pipex.net/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/stp/ymsgr*http://my.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.popupsearches.com/sidesearch.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/ycomp_wave/defaults/su/*http://www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page_bak = http://www.pipex.net/
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - _{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-3A1E5238A565} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: BTGrabObj Class - {00000000-F09C-02B4-6EC2-AD0300000000} - C:\WINDOWS\BTGrab.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_3_19_0.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {62999427-33FC-4baf-9C9C-BCE6BD127F08} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_3_19_0.dll
initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [rb32 0l7024] "C:\Program Files\RapidBlaster\rb32.exe"
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE /P23
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VCSPlayer] "C:\Program Files\Virtual CD v4 SDK\system\vcsplay.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DownloadAccelerator] C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\DAP.EXE /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InstantAccess] C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\INSTAN~1.EXE /h
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RegisterDropHandler] C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\REGIST~1.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PwrUpTweakMe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\PUPXPTWK.EXE /TWEAK
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P2P Networking] C:\WINDOWS\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe /AUTOSTART
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdRoarUpdate] C:\WINDOWS\ARUpdate.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "realsched.exe" -osboot

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BTSETBOOTKEY] BTSetBootKey.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [qcazbhzz] C:\WINDOWS\System32\oatmkrdn.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [RegisterDropHandler] C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTBR~1.0\Bin\REGIST~1.EXE
"C:\WINDOWS\System32\E_SEF4.tmp"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ypager.exe -quiet
O4 - Startup: PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
O4 - Startup: reminder-ScanSoft Product Registration.lnk = C:\Program Files\TextBridge Classic 2.0\Ereg\REMIND32.EXE

O4 - Global Startup: BTTray.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Event Reminder.lnk = C:\Program Files\Mindscape\PrintMaster\PMREMIND.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Exif Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe
SWEEP for NT\ICMON.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download with &DAP - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapextie.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download &all with DAP - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapextie2.htm
Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie_ctx.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Stop popups from this web page - C:\Program Files\GIANT Company Software inc\PopUp Inspector\denysite.htm
O9 - Extra button: @btrez.dll,-4015 - {CCA281CA-C863-46ef-9331-5C8D4460577F} - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @btrez.dll,-4017 - {CCA281CA-C863-46ef-9331-5C8D4460577F} - C:\Program
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{D0A6B9BC-8DFA-4368-BB2D-F74D9E41BAA4}:


O23 - Service: StyleXPService - Unknown - C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe
 
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