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From: Chet on 17 Apr 2010 09:32 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
From: JD on 17 Apr 2010 09:41 On 17/04/2010 2:32 PM, 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 Try starting in safe mode this should only load the system drivers and nothing else if it works fine then it is something that's being loaded if not then it may be your hard disk. if it is software, click start > type msconfig and run that, go to the boot section and you can uncheck programs to find out which it is. JD
From: Chet on 17 Apr 2010 13:03 On 4/17/2010 9:41 AM, JD wrote: > On 17/04/2010 2:32 PM, 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 > > Try starting in safe mode this should only load the system drivers and > nothing else if it works fine then it is something that's being loaded > if not then it may be your hard disk. > > if it is software, click start > type msconfig and run that, go to the > boot section and you can uncheck programs to find out which it is. > > JD Hi JD I started in safe mode, the HD light stayed on a bit too, but not nearly as long. i went into MSCONFIG and disabled a few things but the light still ran forever over 8 min. will go back to MSCONFIG and try disabling something else. thanks Chet
From: Jeff Strickland on 17 Apr 2010 14:03 "Chet" <chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad... > Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this > issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to > desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I get > to desk top and try to scroll up & down sometimes it won't scroll page > down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when the > light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer > normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software. still > the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it is > taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too familiar > with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the ordinary goin > on. did I pick up some kind of a virus. > > thanks > Chet The Desktop can Scroll? Since when?
From: Baron on 17 Apr 2010 16:46
Jeff Strickland Inscribed thus: > > "Chet" <chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message > news:VLiyn.264923$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? Some graphics software allows a desktop that is bigger than your screen and you can scroll it around. Its great for partially sighted users because of the big icons and text. -- Best Regards: Baron. |