Help me this machine is slowing down

Can anybody help me with the problem I am having with my machine.

I am running a windows XP home edition on a Pentium 4, 2.66GHZ, with 256MB
of RAM and a 512 broadband connection to the net. The problem is that when
but computer has been running for about 30 minutes it slows down to a snail'
s pace and requires a reboot to get up to speed.

Your help will be most appreciated.

 

Have you checked for spyware? Look at www.spywareguide.com and then the
free online scan. I find stuff all the time. Kids. Worth the time.

 

Basic computer maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html


Anti-spyware:
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Spybot Search & Destroy
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
SpyBot S&D guide
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~network/spybot/

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

HijackThis
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/


Online Antivirus scanners:
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http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp
http://commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ [See **]
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp
http://scan.sygatetech.com/prestealthscan.html

** Caveat:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0240.html


Control your startups:
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StartupList
http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/

Startup Monitor
http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

ASpy
http://vipmeister.com/dl/aspy/aspy.html

Check what's necessary and what isn't
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_all.php
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm


Services Guide for Windows XP
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

Windows XP Service Configurations
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Windows XP Strange Service Information
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/strangeservice.htm

 

Disable Windows Messenger Service:
This IS NOT the same as MSN Messenger and it will not affect your
ability to chat with friends.
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Click Start > Run and type "services.msc" (no quotes) click OK

In the right pane, scroll down to Messenger.

Double click Messenger and click the General tab.

Under Service Status: click the Stop button.

In the Startup Type: drop down box, select Disable.

Click Apply and OK.
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Download, install, update, and run the following programs:
Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/
Spyware Blaster - http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html

The first two find and root out spyware, adware, hijackers, and
dialers.
The second one will protect your system from further infection by such
diseases.
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Install the Google Toolbar to block browser pop-ups:
http://toolbar.google.com/

 

Start > Run "sfc /scannow" (withour quotes) it will scan your system fils
for errors. Keep your WinXP CD nearby

 

|> I am running a windows XP home edition on a Pentium 4, 2.66GHZ, with 256MB
|> of RAM and a 512 broadband connection to the net. The problem is that when
|> but computer has been running for about 30 minutes it slows down to a snail'
|> s pace and requires a reboot to get up to speed.

run taskmgr view the process click on CPU speed till the biggest hog is on top,
usually System Idle Process (not a problem). When you start slowing down the
process on top is your problem.