Computer Gurus?

[Bob Myers]

Home computer running XP serv pack3, 3g ram, when I type anything like a reply to an email or a reply on a thread my actual letter posting lags behind my keystrokes by several seconds. I'm not a fast 3 fingered typist, maybe 10wpm, at best.

McAfaee and Lavasoft find nothing amiss or extra. If I reboot it does not do it as badly for about 5 minutes. Any guess?

Edited January 15, 2010 by Bob Myers

[Kregerdoodle]

probably the last update on a service pack....... try going back to a date before the last update and see if it still does it.

[Bob Myers]

probably the last update on a service pack....... try going back to a date before the last update and see if it still does it.

I will look and see when that was, but I have had auto updates turned off for over a year. It's only been doing this for a few weeks

[FreezyRider]

Bob, download and install the free version of MBAM here. Let it do a scan then remove everything it finds. I'd almost guarantee it will find stuff, always does when the others don't.

 

Joe

[BuddyRich]

You NEED to run Windows update. You pc is vunerable to all sorts of hacks if you don't. You may have a keylogger running reporting all your keystrokes to someone.

[Freebird]

It sure sounds like something is dominating your memory. It could indeed be some type of key logger but something seems to be really using your memory.

[Bloodbought1]

You need to update your PC to service pack three.

[dave_wells]

Is you AV program running a scan in the background

 

Spyware will slow you way down

 

How old is the machine

Update some memory will always help

 

Look at you task manager to see whats using up you resources

 

Remove any unnecessary programs from starting when windows starts

 

Install Service pack 3

 

AVG is a pretty good anti virus program it is Free Version Available

I have recently tried out

Microsoft Security Essential its a free Spyware / anti virus FREE

 

I use Open DNS as a filter to block malware and Phishing sites FREE

 

If the OS is an old install ---- back it up and wipe it clean then button it up..

 

Remember most programs you can buy there is a good chance there is a free on out available

[Bob Myers]

Is you AV program running a scan in the background

 

Spyware will slow you way down

 

How old is the machine

Update some memory will always help

 

Look at you task manager to see whats using up you resources

 

Remove any unnecessary programs from starting when windows starts

 

Install Service pack 3

 

AVG is a pretty good anti virus program it is Free Version Available

I have recently tried out

Microsoft Security Essential its a free Spyware / anti virus FREE

 

I use Open DNS as a filter to block malware and Phishing sites FREE

 

If the OS is an old install ---- back it up and wipe it clean then button it up..

 

Remember most programs you can buy there is a good chance there is a free on out available

Check properties on my computer, it is running service pack III, and there is 3g ram, not 2 like I thought.

[jonesy]

malwarebtyes works well, update it, shutdown, restart, hitting f8, choose safe mode, then run it, better chance to kill if anything running in memory.

[Condor]

May be nothing more than doing a little matenence on the machine. If you haven't already tried it, clean out memory/ tools>options>clean browser. Defrag, etc. Or try check disk. RUN>CHKDSK.