[hudihoo]

the past fewdays my computer has been running slow. I can't open any microsoft office files. Adaware shows nothing spybot shows nothing norton shows nothing and spyware doctor shows nothing i don't know what it is. also internet explorer shuts down alot so i have to use firefox.(better anyway though) anyway i need some help. i tried everything my brother fixes these problems for a living for business. He found nothing either. i put it here and in malware. but in malware only staff can reply so i put a copy here so others can try to help maybe someone else had a similar problem.

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how much memory (RAM) ??

[OneCool]

how much memory (RAM) ??

[hudihoo]

i have 512 it is not the hardware that is the problem everything works fine maybe its like a new type of virus or spyware?
i know alot about computers and stuff but this is so strange.

[Samm]

Can we have the rest of your system specs please?

[hudihoo]

celeron 2.8 cpu
512mb ram
windows xp home

[Samm]

Have you check the temps for the cpu etc? I know that when P4's get hot, the system decreases the cpu speed in order to slow it down & reduce the temperature. I assume this is the same for Celerons, so might be worth checking out if nothing else is obviously wrong.

Did this problem start suddenly or has it been getting gradually worse?
Also, does it run slow all the time, or just some of the time?

[hudihoo]

well this just started the other day it does it all the time now first it was most of the time only. i can't open any microsoft office file. Word sais that the file is not available. Excel sais my virus scanner detects a problem outlook only gets about half of my email. Internet explorer crashes at random so i use firefox. just today if i shut down next time i boot up i need to reinstall firefox to use it. once installed it will work fine till the computer is shut down. the temp is fine. it is a notebook and i have a thing that pops up and warns you about heat. also its been restarting at random. It is an HP.