my friends computer functions well most of the time but every now and then when she turns it on?

Question

it takes ages to start up, you can hear it running but nothing for about 10 minutes, anyone know whats going on, is it fixible.

Answer 1

double click on mycomputer
select cdrive and right click
do disk cleanup
do defragmentation
scan your computer for virus,trozan,worm,spyware
if found clean it
get a registry cleaner (free download) and clean your registry.
delete all your .bak files
delete all files which are not required
check your virtual memory setting
if none of these solve your problem
then take a backup of your data
and reformat your hard disk and reinstall software
if this also does not solve your problem
then increase RAM, increase Hard Disk
if this also does not slove your problem
just open up your cpu and with the help of screw driver
remove parts by parts and hit it with hammer.
once it gets spoiled, buy a new system

Answer 2

use
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0

lets get that out of ur pc ur some antivirus will miss key keylogger and trojans . frist of all you need to download avg antispyware this is verry good in getting all kinda bad files . then you need to download Adaware
a-squared< is verry good in picking up traking software files that is on the pc and it will find them . then download antispyware blocker that will find any type of virus . trojans files with antispyware blocker when you run that at the top of the box ur see
C:\ WINDOWS
remove the word windows and just leave in

C:\

then hit scan it will search all of the pc every file for virus or trojans and this will not have any problem with ur antivirus you have i have this my self .

then download spyware doctor that will search the pc for even more spyware adaware . just having 1 or 2 antispyware dont cut any ice at all you neeed what i said to download . when you have them run ur pc in safemode and scan the pc with then 1 at a time . this way from safemode the trojan and keylogger cant hide them self coz there is not internet access on in safe mode all the software i said to download will get the trojans and keylogger

if they say some are in the registry you watch what path there in and get in the registry and right hit on that folder and hit remove dont worry when the pc restart up win xp will creat a new clean folder for you