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From: Chet on 17 Apr 2010 16:50 On 4/17/2010 2:03 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote: > "Chet"<chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message > news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad... >> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this >> issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to >> desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I get >> to desk top and try to scroll up& down sometimes it won't scroll page >> down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when the >> light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer >> normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software. still >> the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it is >> taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too familiar >> with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the ordinary goin >> on. did I pick up some kind of a virus. >> >> thanks >> Chet > > > The Desktop can Scroll? Since when? > > > sorry! What I meant was when I get to the main firefox page, there was a time I can scroll down as soon as I got there, now the page looks like it is loaded but the HD light keeps going and I have to wait awhile before I finally can scroll down Chet > > > >
From: Baron on 17 Apr 2010 17:46 Chet Inscribed thus: > On 4/17/2010 2:03 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote: >> "Chet"<chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message >> news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad... >>> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for >>> this issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up >>> and get to desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 >>> minutes, when I get >>> to desk top and try to scroll up& down sometimes it won't scroll >>> page down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes >>> when the light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the >>> computer normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware >>> software. still the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is >>> running and it is taking forever, I went into the task manager and I >>> am not too familiar with the task manager but I don't see anything >>> out of the ordinary goin on. did I pick up some kind of a virus. >>> >>> thanks >>> Chet >> >> >> The Desktop can Scroll? Since when? >> >> >> > > sorry! > What I meant was when I get to the main firefox page, there was > a > time I can scroll down as soon as I got there, now the page looks like > it is loaded but the HD light keeps going and I have to wait awhile > before I finally can scroll down > > Chet >> Sure sounds like you have something running which shouldn't be. There is all sorts of malware that can do things which isn't caught but manifests itself in this way. Often a nuke & pave is the only way that you can be sure that the machine is clean, even then you will almost certainly re-install spyware that the hardware manufacturers put on the driver CD's so that they can monitor what you do with their kit. -- Best Regards: Baron.
From: Robert Baer on 18 Apr 2010 04:12 Chet wrote: > Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this > issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to > desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I > get to desk top and try to scroll up & down sometimes it won't scroll > page down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when > the light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer > normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software. > still the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it > is taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too > familiar with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the > ordinary goin on. did I pick up some kind of a virus. > > thanks > Chet McAffee or Norton AV.
From: JD on 18 Apr 2010 07:10 On 18/04/2010 9:12 AM, Robert Baer wrote: > McAffee or Norton AV That's a very good point these Anti-virus programs can slow your machine to a crawl. JD
From: Jeff Strickland on 18 Apr 2010 11:51
"Chet" <chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message news:Gapyn.76295$u62.33444(a)newsfe10.iad... > On 4/17/2010 2:03 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote: >> "Chet"<chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message >> news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad... >>> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this >>> issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to >>> desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I >>> get >>> to desk top and try to scroll up& down sometimes it won't scroll page >>> down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when the >>> light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer >>> normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software. >>> still >>> the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it is >>> taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too familiar >>> with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the ordinary goin >>> on. did I pick up some kind of a virus. >>> >>> thanks >>> Chet >> >> >> The Desktop can Scroll? Since when? >> >> >> > > sorry! > What I meant was when I get to the main firefox page, there was a > time I can scroll down as soon as I got there, now the page looks like it > is loaded but the HD light keeps going and I have to wait awhile before I > finally can scroll down > > Chet Okay, that's different. And it makes sense. If you have the Status Bar showing along the bottom of the window (Right Click on the gray space at the top to the right of the icons or menu items, and select Status Bar from hte dropdown list) then it will tell you something to the effect of WAITING FOR RESPONSE, or 3 OR 25 ITEMS REMAINING, or similar. You have to wait until DONE appears. If the items are slow to load, then the trouble is the server that they come from, or your cable system has all of your neighbors also online at the same time, or your memory (RAM) is insufficient. My guess is the first two, either the server or your connection is slow. Or a combination of both. The feed you get is done by packets of information, that are given a timeslice to be sent to you. You get a packet, then another packet, then another, and so on. The packets come in a timeslice. If there is lots of traffic -- all of your neighbors are online at the same time as you -- then they also get a packet delivered in a slice of time. If there is little traffic, then you get your slices of time closer together, if there is lots of traffic, then some of your time is given to the other people, and your slices come further apart, which slows you down. This is one of hte main complaints of cable system-based internet service. The cable only has so much capacity, and when lots of people are on then the service to each person is degraded. If only one person is on, then the service is excellent. The trouble is, there is no reason for any individual person to sever his connection when he goes to work or to bed and is not using it anymore. He isn't pulling information off of the 'net, but his computer sends out a Keep Alive that takes up a timeslice and a packet. If everybody is sending out the Keep Alive and taking a slice and a packet, then that's a slice and packet that won't be coming to you, so you see degraded service. |