Windows is in debug mode?

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Help, i think my pc is in debug mode. because it takes like 4 min to turn on
and then anotehr 5 to stop accesiong the HDD and it is realy slow, but all
the programs arnet slow at the same time, i have media center open and ie,
Media center moves like it should and when i get a popup the info bar on ie
takes like 15 seconds to apear propely.
 
dan101 said:
Help, i think my pc is in debug mode. because it takes like 4 min to
turn on and then anotehr 5 to stop accesiong the HDD and it is realy
slow, but all the programs arnet slow at the same time, i have media
center open and ie, Media center moves like it should and when i get a
popup the info bar on ie takes like 15 seconds to apear propely.
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Unfortunately, we don't have enough information about your system to
give you focused troubleshooting. Here are some suggestions:

1. Make sure the computer is virus/malware-free. Here are general steps
to go through. Do everything systematically, including the preparatory
work.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

2. If the machine is clean, check to make sure your drives are using
some flavor of DMA and not the older PIO. Here is a link to MVP
Hans-Georg Michna's page on this issue:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm

3. If the machine is clean and the drives are not using PIO, then do
clean-boot troubleshooting:

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

4. Look in Event Viewer to see if there are any clues:
Start>Run>eventvwr.msc [enter]

If this troubleshooting work isn't your cup of tea - and there is no
shame in admitting that - take your machine to a professional computer
repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).

Malke
 
well, my pc has been slow scince we baught it, so it probably isnt spyware

Malke said:
dan101 said:
Help, i think my pc is in debug mode. because it takes like 4 min to
turn on and then anotehr 5 to stop accesiong the HDD and it is realy
slow, but all the programs arnet slow at the same time, i have media
center open and ie, Media center moves like it should and when i get a
popup the info bar on ie takes like 15 seconds to apear propely.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, we don't have enough information about your system to
give you focused troubleshooting. Here are some suggestions:

1. Make sure the computer is virus/malware-free. Here are general steps
to go through. Do everything systematically, including the preparatory
work.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

2. If the machine is clean, check to make sure your drives are using
some flavor of DMA and not the older PIO. Here is a link to MVP
Hans-Georg Michna's page on this issue:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm

3. If the machine is clean and the drives are not using PIO, then do
clean-boot troubleshooting:

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

4. Look in Event Viewer to see if there are any clues:
Start>Run>eventvwr.msc [enter]

If this troubleshooting work isn't your cup of tea - and there is no
shame in admitting that - take your machine to a professional computer
repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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dan101 said:
well, my pc has been slow scince we baught it, so it probably isnt
spyware
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I wouldn't count on that, but I gave you other things to do to
troubleshoot besides scan for viruses and malware.

Malke
 
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