is this any good
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1677666/Windows-XP-Tricks
The other thing you can try is another virus scanner,
If I suspect something may have slipped through, I use the free online scanner at kaspersky for a double check.
The other thing you can try is another virus scanner,
If I suspect something may have slipped through, I use the free online scanner at kaspersky for a double check.
QuoteThe other thing you can try is another virus scanner,
If I suspect something may have slipped through, I use the free online scanner at kaspersky for a double check.
Will try that later, just down loading Zonealarm, both the firewall and spy checker. Wasnt a fan of them years ago but need to sort this problem.
Have got the fireall on in my modem and never suffered anything that has caused issues in the past. Times are changing and people/utilies are getting smarter.
Don't eff about, rebuild it.
Then take a baseline of running processes. Be aware that cleverly done rootkits could potentially hide processes from view.
I'm not sure that your problem is something nasty running on your machine - if there is something running it's using very little of your processor's power, as according to the screenshot 'System Idle Process' is using 99% of the processor. ('System Idle Process' is virtually a dummy, it soaks up the processor's unused clock cycles when it's not doing very much.) There are six unknown services running (they're hiding under the name 'svchost.exe') so it could be one of those, there's also some sort of Google Updater which might be generating a lot of traffic (I don't know what it does, so I don't know whether it might be uploading or downloading).
Is there much sign of disk activity - clicking noises from inside the case or the disk activity light being on a lot of the time? Your disk drive might be in a bit of a mess which could lead to Windows having to go hunting for things every time it needs them instead of being able to go straight to them. Try running Chkdsk and Defrag (in that order) and see if that speeds things up at all.
There's a useful tool called HijackThis, which will scan your computer and generate a report of all sorts of things - running processes, programs launched at startup, etc etc. It's available from http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/merijn/HijackThis.exe or http://spywarewarrior.com/files/HijackThis.exe
If you want any help deciphering the report you could post it here, (you can save it as a text file and paste the text in), there's also a very good site called Spyware Warrior (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/) where volunteers will help you to rid yourself of spyware and other nasties. The main tool they use to see what you've got is HijackThis, so you'll need that anyway so you can post the results to their board. I've used HijackThis, it's safe, and I've used the services of Spyware Warrior to get something horrible off my computer and they're pretty good. (Usual disclaimer applies though - use at your own risk, not my responsibility if your computer packs up, etc etc.)
Hope this helps! :)
Maybe forced to upgrade to Vista before I was ready to do so.everyone is different, so pick best for you. if you dont need domain/ad/gpo, forget business, enterprise, and probably ultimate
Which is the best version to purchase? Home, business or whatever they name them as these days.
TIA. :y
Is it one of the modern cable broadband modems, or one of the older type? (Quick rule of thumb test is how many network sockets it's got on the back - a new router type modem will probably have several, the older type just one.) If it's one of the newer type try leaving your computer connected to the modem but disconnect the modem from the phone line. This might tell you whether all this up/downloading is your computer talking to the internet or just talking to the modem.
As a further check on what's being uploaded, assuming you're connecting to your modem through the network card in your PC and not via USB, (and you're using XP), try going into Task Manager and click the 'Networking' tab, that should give you an idea how much data is being exchanged with your network.
As to the best version of Vista, IMHO the best version of Vista is the one you leave in the shop. I (along with a good many other IT pros) regard a PC running Vista as one that hasn't had XP installed yet.