Laptop Slow and/or Freezing! HELP PLEASE!!! (NOW RESOLVED)

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Reset IE to defaults under tools, internet options, advanced, this will remove all your toolbars

Spybot will slow things down too.

post a hijackthis log, details of installed ram and commit charge and peak commit from task manager, performance

PJB

Keep getting error message with hijackthis that system denied write access and that i need to Run and type: notepad C;\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts and save as 'hosts' but when i do it says i do not havve permission! Used to be able to Run as admin but i do not have the option on W7!

I am logged on as administrator

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doesn't it continue anyway? post without the hosts entries

PJB

Ram is 2gb (1.75 usable)

Commit mb is 1588 / 3580

Wanted to keep toolbars if possible as use them regularly

PJB

Nex problem, when i try and save the log file, i get a notepad error that says:

cannot find the C:\Program Files\hijackthis.log file. Then asks do you want to create a new file?
Y/N/Cancel

When i presssed Yes i just get a blank norepad screen

Pleeeaase help!!!!!!!!!!

PJB

Tried system restore and that didn't help.

Still cannot get the hijack this log, is there anything els i can do?

Please help me before i pull all my hair (whats left!) out!!!!!!
Thanks

aliEnRIK

Hijack this ~
whilst pressing the SHIFT key, RIGHT CLICK and select RUN AS (Admin)

ALso, make sure its definitely hijack youve dwnloaded

Hammyman

Get a can of compressed air and give the heatsink a good blowout. You'll probably find wads of fluff coming out.

PJB

Hammyman wrote: »

Get a can of compressed air and give the heatsink a good blowout. You'll probably find wads of fluff coming out.

Thanks but 'heatsink' ??? !!!!!! please?

PJB

Have downloaded Hijack again from Donnies link in 2nd post. Does it matter which i install 1st as there is a .exe and a .msi file in my downloads?


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