From: Chet on
On 4/17/2010 2:03 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Chet"<chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message
> news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad...
>> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this
>> issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to
>> desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I get
>> to desk top and try to scroll up& down sometimes it won't scroll page
>> down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when the
>> light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer
>> normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software. still
>> the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it is
>> taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too familiar
>> with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the ordinary goin
>> on. did I pick up some kind of a virus.
>>
>> thanks
>> Chet
>
>
> The Desktop can Scroll? Since when?
>
>
>

sorry!
What I meant was when I get to the main firefox page, there was a
time I can scroll down as soon as I got there, now the page looks like
it is loaded but the HD light keeps going and I have to wait awhile
before I finally can scroll down

Chet
>
>
>
>

From: Baron on
Chet Inscribed thus:

> On 4/17/2010 2:03 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> "Chet"<chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message
>> news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad...
>>> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for
>>> this issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up
>>> and get to desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5
>>> minutes, when I get
>>> to desk top and try to scroll up& down sometimes it won't scroll
>>> page down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes
>>> when the light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the
>>> computer normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware
>>> software. still the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is
>>> running and it is taking forever, I went into the task manager and I
>>> am not too familiar with the task manager but I don't see anything
>>> out of the ordinary goin on. did I pick up some kind of a virus.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Chet
>>
>>
>> The Desktop can Scroll? Since when?
>>
>>
>>
>
> sorry!
> What I meant was when I get to the main firefox page, there was
> a
> time I can scroll down as soon as I got there, now the page looks like
> it is loaded but the HD light keeps going and I have to wait awhile
> before I finally can scroll down
>
> Chet
>>

Sure sounds like you have something running which shouldn't be. There
is all sorts of malware that can do things which isn't caught but
manifests itself in this way. Often a nuke & pave is the only way that
you can be sure that the machine is clean, even then you will almost
certainly re-install spyware that the hardware manufacturers put on the
driver CD's so that they can monitor what you do with their kit.

--
Best Regards:
Baron.
From: Robert Baer on
Chet wrote:
> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this
> issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to
> desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I
> get to desk top and try to scroll up & down sometimes it won't scroll
> page down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when
> the light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer
> normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software.
> still the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it
> is taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too
> familiar with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the
> ordinary goin on. did I pick up some kind of a virus.
>
> thanks
> Chet
McAffee or Norton AV.
From: JD on
On 18/04/2010 9:12 AM, Robert Baer wrote:
> McAffee or Norton AV

That's a very good point these Anti-virus programs can slow your machine
to a crawl.

JD

From: Jeff Strickland on

"Chet" <chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message
news:Gapyn.76295$u62.33444(a)newsfe10.iad...
> On 4/17/2010 2:03 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> "Chet"<chet(a)epix.net> wrote in message
>> news:VLiyn.264923$Dv7.200860(a)newsfe17.iad...
>>> Wonder if anyone can shed some light on where to start looking for this
>>> issue, I noticed for the last week or so that when I boot up and get to
>>> desktop the light on my computer stays on for about 5 minutes, when I
>>> get
>>> to desk top and try to scroll up& down sometimes it won't scroll page
>>> down or up, the light is still on, finally after a few minutes when the
>>> light starts blinking and and goes off then I can run the computer
>>> normally. I ran a registry software, spybot, and a malware software.
>>> still
>>> the same when I boot up. how can I find out what is running and it is
>>> taking forever, I went into the task manager and I am not too familiar
>>> with the task manager but I don't see anything out of the ordinary goin
>>> on. did I pick up some kind of a virus.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Chet
>>
>>
>> The Desktop can Scroll? Since when?
>>
>>
>>
>
> sorry!
> What I meant was when I get to the main firefox page, there was a
> time I can scroll down as soon as I got there, now the page looks like it
> is loaded but the HD light keeps going and I have to wait awhile before I
> finally can scroll down
>
> Chet

Okay, that's different. And it makes sense.

If you have the Status Bar showing along the bottom of the window (Right
Click on the gray space at the top to the right of the icons or menu items,
and select Status Bar from hte dropdown list) then it will tell you
something to the effect of WAITING FOR RESPONSE, or 3 OR 25 ITEMS REMAINING,
or similar. You have to wait until DONE appears.

If the items are slow to load, then the trouble is the server that they come
from, or your cable system has all of your neighbors also online at the same
time, or your memory (RAM) is insufficient. My guess is the first two,
either the server or your connection is slow. Or a combination of both.

The feed you get is done by packets of information, that are given a
timeslice to be sent to you. You get a packet, then another packet, then
another, and so on. The packets come in a timeslice. If there is lots of
traffic -- all of your neighbors are online at the same time as you -- then
they also get a packet delivered in a slice of time. If there is little
traffic, then you get your slices of time closer together, if there is lots
of traffic, then some of your time is given to the other people, and your
slices come further apart, which slows you down. This is one of hte main
complaints of cable system-based internet service.

The cable only has so much capacity, and when lots of people are on then the
service to each person is degraded. If only one person is on, then the
service is excellent. The trouble is, there is no reason for any individual
person to sever his connection when he goes to work or to bed and is not
using it anymore. He isn't pulling information off of the 'net, but his
computer sends out a Keep Alive that takes up a timeslice and a packet. If
everybody is sending out the Keep Alive and taking a slice and a packet,
then that's a slice and packet that won't be coming to you, so you see
degraded service.












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