Re: xp home

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:53:22 -0700

i appreciate your help, but i don't think you understand
my problem--as soon as i try to open explorer or anything,
cpu usage jumps to 100 percent. at that point it is so
slow i can't do anything. spybot cannot be copied to a
disc for transfer to that box .

>-----Original Message-----
>Of course, delete your temp files, cookies, history and
bin :-)
>
>Did you try defrag utility?
>
>Is it possible to restore to a previous point BEFORE this
problem appeared?
>
>The last option if everything fails is restoring, but
normally the previous
>options are enough.
>
>Now you have to do your *homework* :-)
>
>
>"Cris" <cris@notienecorreo.com> escribió en el mensaje
>news:uUfDLREjEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Do you normally run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot etc.? Use them
once a week.
>>
>> Too many programs installed on your computer? Uninstall
old ones.
>>
>> Have you used any other antivirus for example online
ones just in case
>> Norton doesn't detect the culprit? (It's a "heavy"
program, you know...)
>>
>> Try this and comment here again.
>>
>> Luck with this.
>>
>> "catfish" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
escribió en el mensaje
>> news:15fa01c48c3c$c7d88a00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> > i am experiencing 100 percent cpu usage upon opening
any
>> > application. computer becomes so slow as to be
unusable. i
>> > suspect some infection via instant messaging. had
norton
>> > installed and updated and xp firewall enabled prior to
>> > this infection. went through msconfig to remove
startup
>> > programs -- no luck. after reboot, cpu usage normal
until
>> > you try to open anything, then immediately goes to 100
>> > percent. ran current norton via cd corrected a couple
of
>> > minor windows probs but condition exists--no virus
found.
>>
>>
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