LJ.SO-SToNeD

Starting up my computer on my 2nd computer, and when i start it up, it goes to the windows bar...
...
... After the windows bar goes away, my monitor goes black for about 2 minutes , then starts up. This computer is incredibly slow..

How could i fix the start up, or make it go faster
What is affecting my start up?

Sarge

Depends how badly your registry is gummed up.
Have you ever cleaned all the spyware off the machine?
Do you even know what I'm talking about when I say "Clean the spyware off the machine?
Shall I explain to you what spyware is?
Do you sense a theme here?

LJ.SO-SToNeD

hahah i find you funny, but i know what im doing. Yes, i have used Ad-Aware. Yes i have used HiJackThis, both coming in clean. BUT, i havnt done anything with registry codes(or whatever) so if possible could you tell me how to fix this instead of making me look like a retard?

superflysmith

Yes start with removing spyware. Make sure you use ad-aware se not the old version. Also d/l spybot 1.3. Be sure to do the updates each time you run these programs.
Secondly how many programs do you have booting up at startup. Crap like quicktime, real player, messenger, ext. don't need to load so shut them off.

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LJ.SO-SToNeD

yup yup already done that, and MSConfig start up too

joshboshdosh

have you gone into your temps folder and prefetch in you c:/windows and deleted everything ,works with me

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Ballistic

I take it you've done a defrag too...
do you have a firewall running?

jgvernonco

When all else fails...

I wouild like to make sure that you have the latest version of Hijack This, so I am posting the canned instructions.

Slow booting can be caused by 100 different things, but malware is a common cause.

Post an HJT log in this thread, which I will move to HJT Help, and we'll have a look. If nothing else, we'll tell you what it isn't and move you back here.

Talk to you, soon!

Please download HijackThis - this program will help us determine if there are any spyware/malware on your computer. Create a folder at C:\HJT and move HijackThis.exe there. Double click on the program to run it.

1. If it gives you an intro screen, just choose 'Do a system scan and save a logfile'.
2. If you don't get the intro screen, just hit Scan and then click on Save log.
3. Get HijackThis Analyzer and save it to the same folder as the hijackthis.log file. Run HijackThis Analyzer and type in y if you agree. Open up the result.txt file created. Copy the whole result.txt log and post it in the forum. Do not fix anything in HijackThis since they may be harmless.

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LJ.SO-SToNeD

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 11:58:33 PM, on 22/12/2004
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Keith w\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\dlprotect.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/...eInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2...ll/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (ZoneIntro Class) - http://zone.msn.com/binFramework/v10...o.cab32846.cab
O16 - DPF: {E5D419D6-A846-4514-9FAD-97E826C84822} (HeartbeatCtl Class) - http://fdl.msn.com/zone/datafiles/heartbeat.cab
O18 - Protocol: cetihpz - {CF184AD3-CDCB-4168-A3F7-8E447D129300} - C:\Program Files\HP\hpcoretech\comp\hpuiprot.dll

CTSNKY

You don't seem to have an antivirus program installed. Please download a free one at Grisoft. Install it and make sure to check for updates.

Please re-run your log in Normal Mode, not Safe Mode, and re-post.

Thanks.....

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LJ.SO-SToNeD

it never was in safe mode yo

CTSNKY

OK then.....just the anti-virus program. There's nothing there to be concerned about.

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