please help! pc trouble?

Question

my pc won't turn off i have to unplug the thing, i have trouble getting on the internet,got lucky today!it's running slow,i have a update manager wanting to update a sonic manager can't get it off i have a used windows xp,should i do a pc cleaner? whats a good fast cleaner download,i'm on my knees begging for help,i think it's ready to crash,i've tried a system restore,tried a disk cleanup,tried to defrag,still happening WHAT"S WRONG! i never get any answers on here am i asking right thank u all

ps! i have avg antivirus,i have spyware,adware,firewall pluss,avg rootkit,everything looks ok there,i've used a dust cleaner,sill can't turn it off,still runs slow,should i use a pc cleaner download,if so whats safe thank u,sorry for being a dummy lol

Answer 1

From what you say you have tried just about everything. I noticed you didnt say you went to windows update. Sometimes when you roll a computer back you also roll back updates you have installed and need to redownload them.

Never use norton or symnetic (they are both the same).

Best anti virus is avg free and its free outdoes norton by alot and uses less system resources.

As bad as you say it is try windows update and see if you get any errors if not then it is time for a full restore.

Answer 2

You will not get any good answers without giving good information. You could have a failing hard drive, bad memory, an overheating cpu, lack of drive space, a virus, spyware, the list is endless. Open the case and make sure all the fans are spinning. Blow out all the dust. Download (if you can) adawareSE and Spybot - these will remove a lot of spyware. Download AVG if you do not have an anti-virus program and run a scan.

Answer 3

Most Win XP shutdown problems reported thus far have been that it reboots when shutdown is attempted. This may be a global symptom emerging from several distinct causes, because, by default, XP executes an automatic restart in the event of a system failure. Therefore, more or less anything compromising the operating system during the shutdown process could force this reboot.

Disabling the “restart on system failure” feature may permit the exact cause to be isolated: Right-click on My Computer, click Properties, click the Advanced tab. Under “Startup & Recovery,” click Settings. Under “System Failure,” uncheck the box in front of “Automatically restart.”

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I had the same issues with mine... do not download or run any updates... best thing to do is reformat the entire thing. I had one of my friends do it for me. It basically takes your system back to when you set it up for the first time... so save all of your stuff. You can take it somewhere, but if you know somebody who can reformat, that's the best way to go. Mine runs like new.

Also, he said Norton was not a good antivirus... go with Symentec. And, once you get it running, download a good spyware remover like adaware or something. Also, defragment every once in awhile and system cleanup every once in awhile.

Sorry i can't tell you how to do it, but like i said, my buddy did it for me. It took us like 5 hours because we had to save a bunch of stuff, and he did a bunch of other stuff like added a hard drive and memory....

My buddy said when in doubt, just reformat... He's a computer guy...
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***Reformatting works, dbag... you just have to backup everything... which can be time consuming. This guy knows what he is doing... Like I said, get someone who knows what they are doing... mine runs fast and we have a bigger harddrive and more memory now. Plus, I put back all the s... that I backed up, and it's all there. \

I mean, if you could explain why reformatting you cpu is not the way to go or provide some evidence, then maybe your statement would be more believable...

Answer 6

Isn't it amazing how your computer works long enough to ask questions on this website?

I'm a computer programmer with over 30 years of experience and a sideline business of helping folks with their computer problems. Your question and details are poorly worded. It is difficult to understand exactly what is wrong or what you did, or, for that matter, WHY you did it! How old is your computer? Did you recently install new software or hardware? Do you have a modem or broadband? What exactly happens when you can't get on the 'net?

Regardless, a "system restore" is useless, if the "restore point" (i.e., the "snapshot", so to speak, of your computer when the "restore point" was created, which is usually automatic by the computer) contains the same problems that you're currently experiencing. I have never found "system restore" to be useful, except in extreme cases and only as an absolute last resort; it does not fix hardware problems. "Defrag" does not fix problems, per se, except for the fact that it runs the "scan/check disk" before it performs the defragmentation; your computer should run the "scan/check disk" when you turn the computer on after unplugging it.

You have probably done more damage to your computer by performing "fixes" without any training (it never ceases to amaze me how non-computer-literate people manage to find these "magical" cures!).

As for unplugging the computer without first performing a "normal" shutdown may cause permanent damage to your computer. I'm assuming that you have a desktop (as opposed to a laptop or notebook computer), and since you have XP, I'm presuming that your computer is 2-5 years old (for all I know, you updated an older computer's operating system), so you should be able to push and hold the power button (usually on the front of the computer) for about 15 seconds, which should turn off the computer. Wait about one minute, then turn it back on; with any luck, your computer will automatically run the scan/check disk program. Then, try to turn it off in the "normal" way (i.e., via "Start - Shutdown" or similar).

In the future, search the net for problems before submitting questions, write more clearly in both your questions and answers (your question would have been better if it had read, "Can't turn PC off?", because many people avoid vague questions), and get off your knees, because nobody can see you and we don't care about that, anyway. BTW, if you "never get any answers on here" - - which, according to your scant list of questions, is not true - - then why are bothering to ask them at all?

P.S. For everyone's benefit: NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER re-format your disk under ANY circumstance, even when a so-called "expert" tells you to do so! A customer of mine called me to help find images on her business computer that mysteriously vanished. A half-hour into the "repair", I found that her computer of 3 years had very little in the way of personal or business-based files on it, which I thought was odd. When I asked her about it, she said that the computer company told her to reformat the disk because she couldn't get it to communicate with the printer! Well, not only did she lose 5 years worth of business and personal files, but the "problem" turned out to be that the printer wasn't connected either to the computer or to the power socket! She was devastated, to say the least, but there was nothing I could do about the files. The vast majority of alleged computer help desk people are non-computer-literate who are just reading a scripted notebook for "standard" problems; it's bad enough when potential language, technical, or other communication barriers, get in the way, but NOBODY should tell a client to reformat their disk without, at the very least, being in the same room with them! I've even heard of computer store "experts" going too far to fix computer problems by reformatting.

So, allow me to repeat:

NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER re-format your disk under ANY circumstance, even when a so-called "expert" tells you to do so!

Capisce?

Answer 7

plug your cower switch in at the mobo port. download avg free, no ad aware 2007, and sbybot search and destroy to get rid of viruses and speed your pc up