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From: Bob I on 3 Dec 2009 16:49


Sanford Aranoff wrote:

> C wrote:
>
>>Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>
>>>C wrote:
>>>
>>>>Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>During the past several weeks my XP SP3 has slowed down.
>>>>>Other people have the same issue. We think this is due to
>>>>>automatic updates that slow the machines down. Done
>>>>>deliberately, we believe.
>>>>
>>>>You're wrong. I have an install of XP sp3 and it has all the updates and
>>>>runs like silk. It boots up in 39 seconds from the time I push the
>>>>off/on until the desktop loads. Programs open very quickly and I have no
>>>>performance issues.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>How can we restore the system to
>>>>>its previous state, say, 2 months ago without losing recent
>>>>>stuff?
>>>>
>>>>I trust you have all your data backed up, right?
>>>>
>>>>I would be inclined to say you are probably infected by malware. Run
>>>>anti malware scans and your anti virus scan. What anti virus/anti
>>>>malware programs do you have?
>>>>
>>>>Another possibility is that your hard drive is set to PIO due to a power
>>>>outage.
>>>>
>>>>C
>>>
>>>Webroot anti-spyware and BitDefender antivirus.
>>
>>
> Is your hard drive set to PIO? How do I answer this?
>

Device Manager, IDE Controller, Primary Channel, Properties, Advanced
Settings

From: C on 3 Dec 2009 20:06
Bob I wrote:

>>>
>> Is your hard drive set to PIO? How do I answer this?
>>
>
> Device Manager, IDE Controller, Primary Channel, Properties, Advanced
> Settings
>

You took the words right out of my mouth :-)

C
From: Sanford Aranoff on 3 Dec 2009 20:55
Bob I wrote:
>
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>
> > C wrote:
> >
> >>Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> >>
> >>>C wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>During the past several weeks my XP SP3 has slowed down.
> >>>>>Other people have the same issue. We think this is due to
> >>>>>automatic updates that slow the machines down. Done
> >>>>>deliberately, we believe.
> >>>>
> >>>>You're wrong. I have an install of XP sp3 and it has all the updates and
> >>>>runs like silk. It boots up in 39 seconds from the time I push the
> >>>>off/on until the desktop loads. Programs open very quickly and I have no
> >>>>performance issues.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>How can we restore the system to
> >>>>>its previous state, say, 2 months ago without losing recent
> >>>>>stuff?
> >>>>
> >>>>I trust you have all your data backed up, right?
> >>>>
> >>>>I would be inclined to say you are probably infected by malware. Run
> >>>>anti malware scans and your anti virus scan. What anti virus/anti
> >>>>malware programs do you have?
> >>>>
> >>>>Another possibility is that your hard drive is set to PIO due to a power
> >>>>outage.
> >>>>
> >>>>C
> >>>
> >>>Webroot anti-spyware and BitDefender antivirus.
> >>
> >>
> > Is your hard drive set to PIO? How do I answer this?
> >
>
> Device Manager, IDE Controller, Primary Channel, Properties, Advanced
> Settings

DMA if available.
Shall I change it to PIO?
From: C on 4 Dec 2009 05:30
Sanford Aranoff wrote:.
>>>>
>>> Is your hard drive set to PIO? How do I answer this?
>>>
>> Device Manager, IDE Controller, Primary Channel, Properties, Advanced
>> Settings
>
> DMA if available.
> Shall I change it to PIO?

NO! That will slow it down even more. You have two choices:

1. Scan for malware until it runs well again.

2. Reinstall XP which will probably take less time and you'll know that
all malware is gone.

C
From: Sanford Aranoff on 4 Dec 2009 06:45
C wrote:
>
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:.
> >>>>
> >>> Is your hard drive set to PIO? How do I answer this?
> >>>
> >> Device Manager, IDE Controller, Primary Channel, Properties, Advanced
> >> Settings
> >
> > DMA if available.
> > Shall I change it to PIO?
>
> NO! That will slow it down even more. You have two choices:
>
> 1. Scan for malware until it runs well again.
>
> 2. Reinstall XP which will probably take less time and you'll know that
> all malware is gone.
>
> C

Reinstall XP is impossible, as I have to reinstall all my
software. It is sad that Microsoft does not give the option
of reinstalling the OS and keeping desired software.
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