Another slow pc

bluseychris

m00nie wrote: »

then there is always the option of swapping norton for a lighter alternative etc which again will improve things.

No, swapping Norton which is probably the best Anti Virus is a bad idea. I'd stick with Norton (I just turn it off when playing games) and spend the cash getting the extra ram. There are somethings where saving money isn't worth it such as changing security when you already have a good system. No free anti-virus is as good as a paid for, solid and regularly updated anti-virus. Look at ad-aware, good for finding the bugs, but as far as a preventative measure goes you'd need to upgrade it which means paying £30-50. You can get more ram for that. More RAM or an inferiour security package. I'll take the RAM.

GoofyGAT

m00nie wrote: »

...then there is always the option of swapping norton for a lighter alternative etc which again will improve things.

Definitely worth a try - my system was noticeably quicker when I moved from NAV to AVG Free, which updates on a daily basis (sometimes more than once a day). I've had the latter for over 2 years with no problems. IMO it's a myth about free antivirus not being good enough. G

m00nie

bluseychris wrote: »

No, swapping Norton which is probably the best Anti Virus is a bad idea. I'd stick with Norton (I just turn it off when playing games) and spend the cash getting the extra ram. There are somethings where saving money isn't worth it such as changing security when you already have a good system. No free anti-virus is as good as a paid for, solid and regularly updated anti-virus. Look at ad-aware, good for finding the bugs, but as far as a preventative measure goes you'd need to upgrade it which means paying £30-50. You can get more ram for that. More RAM or an inferiour security package. I'll take the RAM.

lol, Norton normally gets slated and im one of the ones who defends it as ive never had any issues with it, but i also know others get on great with the other alternatives especially the free ones. so swapping is NOT a bad idea. it makes alot more sense to swap than to shell out money(ok you can never have too much ram but dosent mean you HAVE to buy it).

hope your games are not online games as if your turning your secuirty off what good is that.

Browntoa

not sure what the bloke is on about above

C:\Program Files\Kontiki\KService.exe

should not be removed as its part of sky broadband !!

Browntoa

right, fix these items, these are all start up options that do not need to run all the time

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OM_Monitor] C:\Program Files\OLYMPUS\OLYMPUS Master\FirstStart.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DataLayer] C:\Program Files\Common Files\PCSuite\DataLayer\DataLayer.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [4oD] "C:\Program Files\Kontiki\KHost.exe" -all

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCSuiteTrayApplication] C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\LaunchApplication.exe -onlytray

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PcSync] C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\PcSync2.exe /NoDialog

O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)

GoofyGAT

Browntoa wrote: »

C:\Program Files\Kontiki\KService.exe
should not be removed as its part of sky broadband !!

If I was the OP I would remove it - see Sky by Broadband is stealing your bandwidth. G

Browntoa

http://www.castlecops.com/o23list-1857.html

Added by KService It's part of a peer to peer package people agree to when signing up with 'Sky By Broadband' but it seems to be causing afew concerns over bandwidth use, the recurring issue when this is in logs is slow speeds, it doesnt uninstall when you remove Sky By Broadband and does not have a Add/Remove screen entry but it is a genuine service as Sky clearly state what it is on their site and in the terms and conditions. Removal Application provided by Sky READ_THE_INSTRUCTIONS Note: Located in C:\Program Files\KService\

my point was more that blueseychris is giving advice when I'm not sure he actually knows what he's doing

the poster can remove it if my orignial fixes do nothing

Nickynoo1

Thanks to all.

Now, i may be a bit thick but i went to move the hijack thing but can not find it. Even when i do a search. i know its there but, oh so annoying.

Also, i dont have sky??? i have virgin, does that make a difference with the konkita thing?

Browntoa

the hijackthis thing is here

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=167915

Once the above is done


Please download Hijackthis 1.99.1:

Download Zipped version

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Download Self-Extracting version


HijackThis creates backups; these are needed in case of any recovery issues.

Please create a directory on your C:\ drive called C:\HJT, download and unzip HijackThis into that directory. Run the program from that directory.

STEPS For Creating Folder

1. Please go to My Computer, open your C:\ drive, Select: New >> Folder and name the folder HJT.

2. Download HijackThis to the new folder:

3. Double Click on 'HijackThis.zip' to extract and install HijackThis.exe to the new folder.

(If you have downloaded the Self-extracting version of Hijackthis, then it will automatically install in C:\Program Files\HijackThis directory.)

4. Close ALL windows except HJT

Browntoa

then if you are on virgin then remove that konkita program as it show above as it does slow the Pc down