Noel
Wed Jan 14 18:46:29 CST 2004
Warren - this is ME, so there's no SFC!<g>
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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
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"war17" <war@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1008puihmos1td8@corp.supernews.com...
> Check the files for errors. Select Start > Run and type SFC
>
> Check the registry for errors. Select Start > Run and type scanreg /fix
>
> Run scandisk in thorough mode. This may take awhile.
> Perform a Defrag.
>
> Run an online RAM test www.simmtester.com.
>
> Check for virus and adware
>
> Housecall Online Scan
>
http://housecall.antivirus.com
> or
> Symantec Security Check
>
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
>
> SpyBot S&D searches your harddisk for so-called spy- or adbots;
>
http://security.kolla.de/
> or
> Adaware
>
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
>
> --
> Warren
> For additional help, post in
>
http://groups.msn.com/HelpforInternetExplorerorWindowsME/homepage
>
> <Davyred@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:0d6801c3d9ff$1a473cf0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > Please help. It takes about 2.5 minutes for the control
> > panel on my pc to open fully. It takes about 15-20 seconds
> > for it to appear, then the rest of the time for the icons
> > to appear. I've defrag'd my pc fully to see if it would
> > run faster, but its still the same.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
>