Computer Gurus Needed!!!

**Surfer** · 06-15-2007, 01:27 AM

Couple months ago my computer froze up, so I had to hold the power button to shut it off and restart it, ever since then it's just not as fast or quick as it used to be (HP DV8305). Video plays choppy, sound is choppy, and a lot of times it will pause and resume...like imagine using your mouse in a circle to make the cursor go around and the cursor/computer pauses and resumes like everything 5 seconds so it moves choppy. And if I put it in hibernate mode or shut it down or restart it, it takes forever for those process to be done, and just as long to turn the computer back on. Youtube and other sites use to buffer almost immedietley and play the clips perfectly, now it buffers but the video is choppy (before it would play fine as it buffered, you know how you click on a clip and you can see the line moving showing how far its loaded so far)

Can't figure out what is wrong, ran anti virus etc, got rid of some spyware but no viruses. Figure this forum helped me with my Outloook issue, give this a shot????

**tod071** · 06-15-2007, 04:02 AM

Clear your cache, temp files, and internet files.

Then, go to Ad-Aware (www.lavasoftusa.com) and download Ad-Aware

Then, download Spybot Search & Destroy

Run these for adware/spyware. See if that helps.

**dengood1** · 06-15-2007, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by tod071

Clear your cache, temp files, and internet files.

Then, go to Ad-Aware (www.lavasoftusa.com) and download Ad-Aware

Then, download Spybot Search & Destroy

Run these for adware/spyware. See if that helps.

I agree with tod071. Then defragment your hard drive(s) and make sure your drivers are up to date. These should help.

PS. We're going to start charging you by the hour

J/K---glad to help

Don't know dukie about the financial biz, but I can fix your computer (in most cases) :-)

**Gary Sword** · 06-15-2007, 06:34 AM

It does sound like it could be a virus or a worm even though your virus software did not find it. Is your virus software up to date? Check the hard drive light on you computer. Is the light most of the time? If it is something is running the the background eating up your CPU time and accessing your hard drive constantly. If so you need to find out what it is and get ride of it. Make sure your visus software is up todate or try some different virus protection software. If you can find it you can always format you hard drive and reload all your software.

**Al-53** · 06-15-2007, 06:41 AM

Surfer..there are a few places on line that will scan your computer and remove any trojans..worm and viruses and spyware and malware...

Trend micro..

Mcaffe

PC pitstop

Norton..

and a few others...

some take a few hours to do a full scan..but they do a good job...they found stuff my programs never picked up..and mine update daily...

AL

**bossboy** · 06-15-2007, 06:51 AM

what they all said ^

**Mike T** · 06-15-2007, 08:07 AM

I agree with the above. Those are the top complaints we get when customers bring there machines in.
Go to AVG Free Advisor: Free anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware tools and download AVG free 7.5. Install, update and run a scan. This is one of the best anti- virus and Trojan programs out. Uses very little resources and doesn't bog down the machine. Stay away from Norton and Mcafee.

**joe.p** · 06-15-2007, 08:13 AM

surfer good thread..i have had the same problem with my computer ..

it will freeze up when trying to send emails/pms ..

**Mike T** · 06-15-2007, 08:15 AM

Well I work for Naples Computers if you guys want to bring your machines over lol.

**wytstang** · 06-15-2007, 08:58 AM

What virus program do you have? My trend micro has done a good job but I think I'm going to upgrade in a few days to Kaspersky 6.0. Seems to have more features and not a reall big resource hog either.