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Please help - computer at a virtual standstill!

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  • ddoris
    ddoris Posts: 392 Forumite
    Get process explorer - it's like a more detailed version of device manager and see what is hogging your cpu .
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653

    Let us know what is using cpu.
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    ddoris wrote: »
    Get process explorer - it's like a more detailed version of device manager and see what is hogging your cpu .
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653

    Let us know what is using cpu.

    Have tried but it won't even download that. I was on the phone to Orange for ages and he couldn't sort it out - it won't even do the broadband speed test. It is taking about 1-2 min for a page to load. I just can't understand what has happened to it.

    I have run another full scan but it says no threats detected, which is why I wanted to try the Malwarebytes, but can't:mad:

    Perhaps the processor is just dying?
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I'm trying to download Malwarebytes again, says it is going to take nearly half an hour, which seems a bit excessive. Will probably end up just getting the error message again.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • ddoris
    ddoris Posts: 392 Forumite
    Can you download these on another pc ? Then transfer using memory stick or cd.
    Have you any other pc's using your router?
    If you go into bios/setup when the pc starts can you change pages in there, not settings - trying to work out if hardware or software/windows fault.
  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    Could you download the file I posted back in post #10?
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    edited 24 August 2011 at 2:40PM
    Is it Kaspersky Internet Security or Anti Virus and which version are you running, 2010 and 2011 did cause problems with some users computers running XP, it is free to update to the latest version 2012, do a clean install, download and save to desktop then remove the old version saving the licence key when it asks you, follow the instructions here.

    http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=67812
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    waddler_8 wrote: »
    Could you download the file I posted back in post #10?


    No won't download anything! Too slow
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    ddoris wrote: »
    Can you download these on another pc ? Then transfer using memory stick or cd.
    Have you any other pc's using your router?
    If you go into bios/setup when the pc starts can you change pages in there, not settings - trying to work out if hardware or software/windows fault.


    Only have one pc.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 24 August 2011 at 2:54PM
    either post a hijackthis log and commit charge, or factory restore it and use avast free instead of kaspersky
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It would appear that the OP ignores advice given - see this thread here
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
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