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JENANDHARRY
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Reg'd: Tue
Posts: 5
Loc: UK
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My computer is running very very slowly everything takes ages to load up. I had an mp3plugin.dll error which I have I think sorted by doing malaware scans etc. Also I have no sound on my computer at all. Windows does not make its annoying noise and I can not play any music. I think an error or virus I had may have lost my driver or something. I run avg and have run several other scans that people have recommended. I think maybe this computer has lots of things I dont need or understand that I could maybe delete with help. I run windows xp home edition and have recently downloaded a sp3. How can I sort out my computer please?
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salvador
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Reg'd: Sun
Posts: 26
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The slow running problem is difficult to advise on without knowing a lot more about your computer and what programs are loaded at start up.
One of the causes of slow running is having more than one security system running at the same time. These usually conflict with each other so if you are using more than one, disable one of them and see if that improves matters.
If you run too many programs at the same time, that can slow down your computer. If you run Task Manager (right click on the time on the bottom right of the Desktop and select Task Manager), you can see what applications (programs) are running and stop any that you do not currently need to run. At the bottom of the Task Manager dialog you will see CPU Usage. If the figure is 100% or in that region, your computer is being overloaded and you need to stop some of the applications shown as running in the Task Manager window.
If the slow running problem is fairly recent, use System Restore to take your computer back to a date when things were running normally. You will lose any programs or updates that you later installed but one of these may have been causing your problem. If after using System Restore you find have lost a recently installed program that you want, you can always reinstall it. Microsoft should automatically remind you to reinstall any updates you lost after using System Restore.
With regard to the sound problem, you don't say whether you have already checked that you haven't accidentally muted the volume. If you haven't already done so, check your settings by right-clicking the loudspeaker icon at the bottom right of the Desktop and select Open Volume Control. Alternatively, click on Start/Control Panel/Sound and Audio Devices for a more thorough check, which hopefully will identify the cause of the problem.
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