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Daddy
[For years I've been a spectator...lately I've been asking questions.]
I have Windows XP Home SP 2.
Over the last few days I've noticed that my computer is slow to respond. What I mean is, for example, I'll click on the red X to close a window, and the window just sits there for maybe 5-10 seconds and then it closes. Or I'll click on a desktop shortcut, to open a document or to start a program, and the computer just sits there for maybe 5-10 seconds, and then the shortcut opens. Same thing if I click to open a program menu (File, Edit, View, etc.). And to make it even more annoying, this doesn't happen every time, but it seems to happen much of the time.
At first I thought: malware. But Kaspersky says I'm clean and so have several online scanners. My computer starts up as quickly as always, and my firewall (Kaspersky) doesn't show any unusual internet activity.
Following some advice I read, I have Task Manager running all the time, and when I observe the slow response I look to see what processes are taking up CPU capacity. But there's nothing there: Just the System Idle Process.
I have 1GB of RAM and I run very little in the background: Kaspersky Internet Security, Acronis True Image, SetPoint (Logitech's keyboard/mouse software) and my dictionary program (WordWeb Pro.) Tons of free disk space.
If anyone can suggest what might be causing the slow response I'd be grateful. I have this crazy idea: Logitech's Setpoint is taking it's sweet time to send mouse clicks to my computer. But that seems silly.
Appreciate your help.
Daddy
I have Windows XP Home SP 2.
Over the last few days I've noticed that my computer is slow to respond. What I mean is, for example, I'll click on the red X to close a window, and the window just sits there for maybe 5-10 seconds and then it closes. Or I'll click on a desktop shortcut, to open a document or to start a program, and the computer just sits there for maybe 5-10 seconds, and then the shortcut opens. Same thing if I click to open a program menu (File, Edit, View, etc.). And to make it even more annoying, this doesn't happen every time, but it seems to happen much of the time.
At first I thought: malware. But Kaspersky says I'm clean and so have several online scanners. My computer starts up as quickly as always, and my firewall (Kaspersky) doesn't show any unusual internet activity.
Following some advice I read, I have Task Manager running all the time, and when I observe the slow response I look to see what processes are taking up CPU capacity. But there's nothing there: Just the System Idle Process.
I have 1GB of RAM and I run very little in the background: Kaspersky Internet Security, Acronis True Image, SetPoint (Logitech's keyboard/mouse software) and my dictionary program (WordWeb Pro.) Tons of free disk space.
If anyone can suggest what might be causing the slow response I'd be grateful. I have this crazy idea: Logitech's Setpoint is taking it's sweet time to send mouse clicks to my computer. But that seems silly.
Appreciate your help.
Daddy