HOW TO SPEED UP A SLOW PC OR INFECTED PC. (a mini guide)

Highlandlass28

Karan_Rawat wrote: »

Moderators Please ban me if you are not providing me a Signature, Its worth to share info with you guys.

It is a joke...!

You are not forced to login and if you failed to read the site rules then thats your problem

Toxteth_OGrady

I know this thread had been around for a while and it really is outstanding advice. Would it however be worth including a 3rd option in addition to factory restore or manual clean up? There is a middle ground to just refresh the Windows installation without affecting installed programs and data that could be a useful solution for many.

In W7/8 (and I believe Vista) it's an 'in-place upgrade' launched from the desktop with an Windows installation DVD (or iso) or a 'repair install' in XP.

closed

Takes it away from the speeding up purpose a little. If it expands too far, I think it may put people off from following it.

One problem, is that hardly anyone creates or has the windows disc.

As time goes by, the thread becomes less relevant anyway, most people will upgrade to machines with GB's of ram, the easiest fix to speed or bad infection problems on a newer machine is the backup and reinstall route.

There's scope for a few other guides to cover the common questions if anyone wants to write them, and try and persuade someone to tidy up the stickies.

Toxteth_OGrady

closed wrote: »

Takes it away from the speeding up purpose a little. If it expands too far, I think it may put people off from following it.

One problem, is that hardly anyone creates or has the windows disc.

As time goes by, the thread becomes less relevant anyway, most people will upgrade to machines with GB's of ram, the easiest fix to speed or bad infection problems on a newer machine is the backup and reinstall route.

There's scope for a few other guides to cover the common questions if anyone wants to write them, and try and persuade someone to tidy up the stickies.

My name is nuff, I am a fairy......

Elliott_Fox

I would be tempted to backup, format and reinstall windows.

Rock_Bottom

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

My name is nuff, I am a fairy......

Ok .. ok .. fairy nuff.

yilia

Thank you for your share, Helpful topic.

poppyred

hiya, i wonder if someone could help me with my hijack logg please :-

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 17:01:09, on 01/03/2013
Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16464)
Boot mode: Normal
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C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Virgin Media\Security\rps.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\SiS VGA Utilities\SiSTray.exe
C:\Windows\RtHDVCpl.exe
C:\Program Files\Virgin Broadband\advisor\Broadbandadvisor.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
C:\Program Files\Epson Software\Event Manager\EEventManager.exe
C:\Program Files\PC Cleaners\PCCleaners.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Program Files\Packard Bell\SetUpMyPC\SmpSys.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe
C:\Program Files\CASIO\Photo Loader\Plauto.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_6_602_171_ActiveX.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
C:\Users\currys\Downloads\HijackThis.exe
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O23 - Service: Symantec Lic NetConnect service (CLTNetCnService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: EpsonBidirectionalService - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\eEBSVC.exe
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O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
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O23 - Service: PDEngine - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk10\PDEngine.exe
O23 - Service: Virgin Media Security (Radialpoint Security Services) - Virgin Media - C:\Program Files\Virgin Media\Security\RpsSecurityAwareR.exe
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O23 - Service: RoxMediaDB9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxMediaDB9.exe
O23 - Service: Roxio Hard Drive Watcher 9 (RoxWatch9) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatch9.exe
O23 - Service: Virgin Media Security Firewall (RP_FWS) - Virgin Media - C:\Program Files\Virgin Media\Security\Fws.exe
O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision Development, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe
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I don't have a clue what it means or what i need to do

couponosaurus

At the poster above me - have you tried downloading a anti-rootkit? You can download one from kaspersky, and if you're infected with a virus, it'll remove it for you. Also try to defragmentate your computer and do a windows update.

withabix

PaulaG3 wrote: »

interesting, but does it really work?

It prevents :spam: like yours.

GO AWAY!!