Computer running slow

[specialk]

Thanks to the people that got my gateway fixed. I have no idea even how i
got to that screen that fixed it.

This topic might be like whats listed on page #2 "slow computer".

- My computer is roughly 5 years old. I've had to reformat it a few times in
the last month. It acts normal for a few hours,then sorta freezes up. Its
slow to start up-slow to download websites-slow to shut down. Last time i ran
it,it froze up and i pushed the "power" button and rebooted: Acted normal
again.
I've run dban and used the factory restore disc (with all their extra
worthless software) everytime i format.

compaq presario -amd 2.0ghz
256 ram
40g hard drive
win xp home
norton fire wall - antivirus is install

I'm running firefox and zonealarm fire wall.
Am i needing to make an adjustment to my msconfig or is it something else?

--
x

[Shenan Stanley]

Drop anything Norton and any third party firewalls. Use something like
Avira Antivirus and the built-in Windows XP firewall. Use MalwareBytes to
do a full system scan now and periodically in the future after updating it.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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[Elmo]

specialk wrote:
> Thanks to the people that got my Gateway fixed. I have no idea even how I

> got to that screen that fixed it.
>

> This topic might be like what's listed on page #2 "Slow computer".

>
> My computer is roughly 5 years old. I've had to reformat it a few times in

> the last month. It acts normal for a few hours, then sorta freezes up. It's
> slow to start up, slow to download websites, slow to shut down. Last time I ran
> it, it froze up and I pushed the "power" button and rebooted: Acted normal

> again.
> I've run dban and used the factory restore disc (with all their extra

> worthless software) every time I format.
>
> Compaq Presario AMD 2.0ghz
> 256 RAM
> 40g hard drive
> Win XP Home
> Norton firewall - antivirus is installed
>
> I'm running Firefox and Zone Alarm firewall.
> Am I needing to make an adjustment to my msconfig or is it something else?

You're running both the Norton and the Zone Alarm firewall? Turn one off.

The hard drive, or some other hardware is your problem.. maybe the power
supply. It MIGHT be heat-related. No one needs to reformat a few times
in a month.

--
Joe =o)

[specialk]

>
> Drop anything Norton and any third party firewalls. Use something like
> Avira Antivirus and the built-in Windows XP firewall. Use MalwareBytes to
> do a full system scan now and periodically in the future after updating it.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --

I'm not running norton firewall or norton anti virus. It's preloaded on the
computer and it keeps asking me if i want to complete the install. Or
something like that. I've tried going into "add/remove software" and it keeps
asking me to complete the install. I've also gone into msconfig and removed
the boxes in the services section and it still asks me to complete the
install.
Are you saying windows xp has its own" built in" firewall?
This computer comes preloaded with alot of useless junk (aol/office
2005/quicken/ and what not)

I think the problem has something to do with the msconfig