I have a 2.5 yr old Dell Laptop with a celeron 2.3 GHZ processor and 256 mb of ram, im running Win XP. I have 18 GB of HD,I am using 9 GB. I have Mcafee Virus scan, and I even downloaded Spybot search and destroy, as well as spyware doctor. I ran the spyware doctor and it came back with 1100 items. I ran a spybot S&Dscan which returned 50 items. I then ran a MCafee scan and it came back with 7 viruses, and I deleted everything.
Now My computer is still very slow. I recently added a wireless adapter and connected to the internet. I notice that sometimes my computer seems to run a little faster and then boggs down.
I used the msconfig to turn off some programs at startup, such as
Real one player update,
Quicktime task,
Microsoft Money,
svcshost, & wvsvc (whats this?)
also a blank space where nothing was written,
adobe
outlook,
there is also a program running on startup called BCMSMMSG what is this?
What can I do?buy more Ram maybe?Can i upgrade this comp?
2006-06-09 01:00:58 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
256 MB of ram is a bit low for these days. In terms of upgrading thats about all you can do. If your McAfee found 7 viruses sounds like it isnt running properly because it should have caught them when they hit your system. Did you pay for the updates? Its possible that its out of date. Viruses can slow down the machine.
BCMSMMSG is a vital driver for your modem in the laptop.
svcshost is spyware.
wvsvc is spyware/worm.
Sounds like your system may still be infected. Try to download a free virus software and let it scan. www.avast.com or www.grisoft.com for free ones.
check www.crucial.com for the proper memory for your laptop. an additional 256 would be good to add.
2006-06-09 01:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Run the disk defragmenter utility under the system accessories section. Also check your TEMP directories and delete all files.
You can also check the size of your paging file in the System Properties to make sure it's big enough.
A better spyware utility is called ADAWARE. It's available at Download.com. Freeware. Install and run it. Then keep up with the updates to also keep your system clear.
2006-06-09 01:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upgrading RAM would help, stick atleast 512 in there... also running other scanner tools... i use adaware and crap cleaner, and norton for viruses...
one thing i like to do after a while (depending how my machine is behaving) i format pc and start fresh.. it helps cuz now theres no junk on there from installing and unstalling software etc.. it might help 2.5 yrs is a while.. which could have put junk in the back ground.
that is what BCMSMMSG is
BCMSMMsg.exe is a vital component of the BCM voice modem drivers. This process is needed to ensure that your BCM modem works properly.
2006-06-09 01:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by dj_mikesta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could use another 256 MB RAM. Try disk cleanup - go to programs > accessories > system tools. After disk cleanup, you'll want to run the defragmentation utility (it also hangs out in the system tools.
Are you running XP sp2? Make sure you have the latest updates from Microsoft.
2006-06-09 01:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by randylucentphilosopher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. mcafee is a dog.. it will slow ur puta down heaps. try running you computer (not connected to the internet without mcafee). to see what i mean.
2. Download ewido to check for spyware too.
3. 256 meg of ram is way to small for xp.. u need at least 512 but better to have 1gig.
2006-06-09 01:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Moloth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download and run the 30 day free trial of Mischel Internet Security Trojan Hunter...........www.misec.net..........this program will scan entire system for trojans and varients that slow down the performace of your system, also, clear your history and cookies and temporary files, if you don't know how to do this, contact me and I will help you, finally, download and install Yahoo Toolbar with Anti-Spy and run everyday, this has helped me tremendously.
2006-06-09 01:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by forme t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try cleaning up the registry coz it seems u deleted files bt some traces of it r still thea. Minimize on the installing of softwares for a while until u solve ur current problem
2006-06-09 01:09:23 · answer #7 · answered by coyote 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a deframintation go to your programs then excessories, then tools and select disk deframent run on your hard drive. You can also get a program to clean up your registry errors such as windisk or somthing simular
2006-06-09 01:07:13 · answer #8 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove some of the services using msconfig,do disk difragmentation,remove all the cookies using internet properties tool,use a registry cleaner to remove unwanted dll files and other resident progrms...
2006-06-09 01:04:33 · answer #9 · answered by nijer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buying 512 memory might be better than upgrading.
2006-06-09 01:06:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋