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Dunedin · 05-16-2008, 03:06 AM

Hello Sinh

It sounds like it might be the hard drive to me too. Or maybe malware?

Run chkdsk first

Start/Run and type in
cmd
OK

At the prompt type
chkdsk /r (there is a space before /)
Enter

Reboot and chkdsk will run

05-16-2008, 03:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dunedin Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Over the Forth from Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 1,908 OS: WinXP Pro/Vista Ultimate	Re: XP Pro has suddenly slowed to almost a freeze Hello Sinh It sounds like it might be the hard drive to me too. Or maybe malware? Run chkdsk first Start/Run and type in cmd OK At the prompt type chkdsk /r (there is a space before /) Enter Reboot and chkdsk will run __________________ Dunedin