problem - laggy PC

[Stanislavs]

Here it is: 2 months ago , my Windows stopped responding every second for 3 seconds when i copy files anywhere (install, burn a CD , etc...)

Since then, my PC was horribly laggy.

Can anyone help please?

Im new here

[Bâshrat the Sneaky]

Here it is: 2 months ago , my Windows stopped responding every second for 3 seconds when i copy files anywhere (install, burn a CD , etc...)

Since then, my PC was horribly laggy.

Can anyone help please?

Im new here 

Virus?

What virusscanner do you have?

Have you done a format and fresh install?

[Tel]

It could also be a hardware problem. If it only happens when you are writing data, then it could be the hard drive.

[prathapml]

Is your drive properly defragmented?

Have you enabled DMA for it?

Or have the drivers for the MoBo chipset got corrupted in anyway?

Also, see in System Properties whether windows is accessing your HDD in LBA mode (which is _extremely_ slow).

I'm new here

Welcome here Stanislavs!

[Stanislavs]

I defragemented drive, put in another one. But still same problem.

I think it has something to do with the CPU, it hangs.

[BAM]

Sounds simular to something i had a while back!

Norton Antivirus 2004 on a system with not too much resources free caused that.

It kept scanning everything what was accessed or moved/copied, and when you have a ...let's say.. light configuration of hardware it's really lagging the whole system!

Removed NAV2004 and voila! no probs anymore, went back to nav2003.

Hope it helps.

But if it's the CPU you can check on your temps...

How about an new clean install on that other disk of you?

What happens then?

[Stanislavs]

I had Norton Ant-Virus 2 years ago.

Maybe the processor burned up?

[Stanislavs]

Maybe it's processor? Maybe it burned?

[jaclaz]

It could be some kind of overheating, check that fans work ok and have a look at task manager what you have running.

I had a friend with same kind of problems that had a virus that used tftp.exe to download itself, once downloaded the antivirus cleared it, but it started again tftp.exe.....thus stalling system.

jaclaz

[Stanislavs]

I checked, i dont have tftp.exe and my fan works.

The problem is even when i started Windows for a min.

In my CTRL-ALT-DELETE window i have only 5 progs running

[jaclaz]

I am sorry to say that, but if you are positive that:

1) Hardware is OK(no overheating)

2) NO VIRUS/SPYWARE/ETC is installed

3) NO memory/processor hungry processes are running in background

4) NO conflicts between devices

your next option is to re-install from scratch.

One last possibility before taking the suggestion above is trying to see if there is some "non-due" activity on the PC by means of these tools:

Filemon and Regmon

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml

jaclaz

[Stanislavs]

And how should i find out if i have any of these problems?

[buletov]

maybe some worm in the system

or a network card / driver problem

[Stanislavs]

waaaaaah . I'll just buy a new PC in a year. (i'll install Win 98, my fave)

But anyway if anyone knows anything more about this problem, continue posting.

Trying to help never hurt anyone

[Stanislavs]

Hey guys, i just found out what the problem was. It was both of my hard disks on which i installed Windows about 5 times each. Now i have a new one and no problem. Anyway, thanks to those who tried to help!