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HELP!!!; PC problems
Topic Started: Aug 27 2007, 02:13 AM (213 Views)
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i wasnt sure where to put this topic. thought about suggestions/questions...then thought about chit chat...but i guess this is kind-of a general question...so here it is in general discusion

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so my computer has been doing some really funny stuff. and i'm not laughing. it is a fairly old hp pavilion. runs on XP. however it it my families computer. that means there are some bad circumstances. like a PC with 5 users on it :blink:

so it runs slow sometimes. apparently something went wrong with the firewall a few years back or something and has never allowed MY user to run any type of messenger (AIM, MSN, YIM, WIM) yet my sister and brother have access. :richie:

windows explorer works and firefox refuses to work under any circumstances. but in other users they work fine. i made a new user and firefox works fine but Internet Explorer runs slower than normal. and IM still do not work.

i may not be tech savvy...but maybe one of you can be nice enough to help me figure this out before mid-terms or finals. any help would be greatly appreciated. THX ^_^
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Moved to Technology.
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Format the hard drive.
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Aug 27 2007, 01:07 PM
Format the hard drive.

...ok...how? [/noob question]
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You must understand that formatting the hard drive means "erase everything including your OS (Windows XP)."

So if you can't reinstall your OS for some reason (no disc or whatever), don't reformat.

Download Lavasoft Ad-Aware (google it) and Spybot Search & Destroy (also google it). Then update them and run them one after the other. Delete any files they find by following the instructions.

Then, run Disk Defragmenter and defrag the hard drive. Depending on when you last did it (if ever), you might have to leave it running overnight, or you may have to do it multiple times.

This should bring your performance back up.

Also, uninstall and reinstall your messengers. Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Find the messengers on the list and remove them

If you can't, then your problem is this: you have a slave account and are pretty much fucked unless you ask a system administrator (probably whoever bought the computer) to make your account an administrative one.)
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i defraged a few weeks ago and it still runs the same.

i have also tried reloading messenger and it didnt work either. i think a memory swip is best.

also i have had administrative powers for a few years now.

ok. this was very informative....and my memory is getting swiped soon anyway. my dad plans on basically blowing everything off. (its basically his)
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