Help!!! Puter freezes up every 30 seconds or so

For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds and remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it freezes I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried rebooting, drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any sugestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jen

Jen -

Some sites which may help:
http://aumha.org/a/tshoot.htm
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm
http://www.aumha.org/
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q...sp-p=all&sp-w-

Then there is the old "check for spyware" suggestions:
First, install the programs and then update them immediately, so that they
have the current versions, and definitions. Read the HelpFiles and
Tutorials. Run them one at a time. With Ad-Aware you may have it generally
clean whatever it finds. The same applies for CWShredder. Spybot S&D
requires special attention (listed below), as does HijackThis (Only more so.
Details listed below) The programs are listed in order of their general
strength, safety, and purpose. It is perhaps best to install and run these
in this order of appearance.

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
Ad-Aware Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=48

CWShredder (cleans all Cool Web Search malware)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
CWShredder Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=47

Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
Spybot Tutorial (Must Read)
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index1.php
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index2.php
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=43

This item below is designed to *prevent* installation of malware and the
like by comparing known CLSID's of these "bad guys" with what is in its
definitions. It doesn't remove anything, nor will it fix anything that is
already in your PC. Rather, it will prevent installation or re-installation
of the item once
it has been removed either manually, or by the use of another program which
will perform the duty of removing the spyware.

SpywareBlaster (prevents installation of spyware, Trojans, etc.)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
SpywareBlaster Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=49

If you use Spybot S & D, be sure to clean *ONLY* the items displayed in
*RED*. DO NOT clean any items displayed in Black or Green at this time.

Lastly there is HijackThis. Hijack this is a very powerful, last resort type
of program which is generally best used in conjunction with help from those
who deal with the findings of the log created by the HijackThis scan. It
does nothing in the scan itself; it merely says what is in and running on
your PC. The items must be checked-marked to be "cleaned". Therein is the
issue; you must know *exactly* what you are checking-off before you proceed.
If you don't, you can quite possibly disable many useful and vital functions
of your PC. Remember; read the Tutorials, and seek help at SpywareInfo
Forums, Net-Integration, or TomCoyote forums for safety's sake.

HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
If the preceding site is down, you may get HijackThis from Major Geeks
(amongst other sites as well)
Hijack This (from Major Geeks)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

HijackThis Tutorials **(MUST READ)**
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=42
http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/

Where to seek help with your HijackThis scan log
SpywareInfo Forums
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
other help forums for HijackThis:
Net-Integration
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?c=19
TomCoyote
http://forums.tomcoyote.com/index.php?showforum=27

More general info on Spyware, Malware, and other undesirable unwanted
spyware, etc:
Jim Eshelmans WSC Aumha site:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
more details from Jim and his site
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
His quick scan for parasites (scripting must be enabled for this to work)
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm

A free on-line Trojan scanner
GFI
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
PestPatrol on-line scan
http://www.pestscan.com/home.asp

HTH -
--

LuckyStrike


How to make a good post:
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"Hostalover" wrote in message
...
For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds and
remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it freezes I
click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried rebooting,
drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any sugestions
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jen

Hostalover wrote in message ...
For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds and remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When
it freezes I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried rebooting, drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing
works. Any sugestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jen

Run MSCONFIG. Look in Startup.

Is FINDFAST enabled? TASKMON?

Probably LuckyStrike & Candlin are onto it. Still, you do not say you
ran a Scandisk...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q287914
Articles about Scandisk
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286263
Articles about Defrag

I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
great one to do...
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it sounds
truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
"C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either.

1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
None)
2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management-- Always
On,Never,Never,Never)
3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
4. Suspend Task Scheduler
5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2" from
PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...". Reboot.
Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
(a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt Delete
all offline content, OK, OK"
(b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you. This
will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh boot,
unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this install".
7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all three
items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If you
want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix errors"
on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
unmovables.

The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the Virus
Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
this says so:
http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking & Bob Flanders.
Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly writing to the
HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop too.

"DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access any partition. It
discovered the MS Critical Update Notification Tool was accessing my
HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows Update" on
your own.

"BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper Class, created
by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error log called
"Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see one?

Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course, I now also have
384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File activity.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Hostalover" wrote in message
...
| For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds and
remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it freezes
I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried rebooting,
drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any sugestions
would be greatly appreciated.
| Thanks,
| Jen

Candlin would be a lot wiser than I in this matter. Adjustment: Most,... if
not all PC matters.

I had forgotten about Fastfind. But it only seemed to make my Hard Drive run
on a very regular basis; not freeze or anything like that. Taskmon,
Fastfind, and Osa.exe have been disabled for so long, I had simply forgotten
about them.
--

LuckyStrike

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"PCR" wrote in message
...
Probably LuckyStrike & Candlin are onto it. Still, you do not say you
ran a Scandisk...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q287914
Articles about Scandisk
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286263
Articles about Defrag

I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
great one to do...
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it sounds
truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
"C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either.

1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
None)
2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management-- Always
On,Never,Never,Never)
3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
4. Suspend Task Scheduler
5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2" from
PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...". Reboot.
Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
(a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt Delete
all offline content, OK, OK"
(b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you. This
will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh boot,
unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this install".
7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all three
items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If you
want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix errors"
on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
unmovables.

The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the Virus
Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
this says so:
http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking & Bob Flanders.
Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly writing to the
HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop too.

"DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access any partition. It
discovered the MS Critical Update Notification Tool was accessing my
HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows Update" on
your own.

"BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper Class, created
by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error log called
"Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see one?

Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course, I now also have
384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File activity.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Hostalover" wrote in message
...
| For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds and
remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it freezes
I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried rebooting,
drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any sugestions
would be greatly appreciated.
| Thanks,
| Jen

PCR;
Could you clarify 2. "Power Mngmnt" below? "Always On,
never..." D'you maybe take an ESL class from Yoda? Hmmmm?

rooster



-----Original Message-----
Probably LuckyStrike & Candlin are onto it. Still, you do
not say you
ran a Scandisk...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;q287914
Articles about Scandisk
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q286263
Articles about Defrag

I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when
there is a
great one to do...
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on
it's front
screen. It will then ask whether you want each error
fixed. If it sounds
truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will
be
"C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart,
either.

1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties,
Screen Saver--
None)
2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power
Management-- Always
On,Never,Never,Never)
3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection,
perhaps.
4. Suspend Task Scheduler
5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop"
or "EndItAll2" from
PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab".
Note what is
unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the
entire Startup
Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load
Startup...". Reboot.
Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
(a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files
button, bolt Delete
all offline content, OK, OK"
(b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will
let you. This
will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after
a fresh boot,
unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete
this install".
7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing.
Check all three
items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for'
box". If you
want to be informed as it does a fix,
UNcheck "Automatically fix errors"
on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log"
afterwards.)
8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p"
Defrags the
unmovables.

The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant
restarts of
Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn
off the Virus
Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month,
and certainly
after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish
boot or when
this says so:
http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking &
Bob Flanders.
Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly
writing to the
HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop
too.

"DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access
any partition. It
discovered the MS Critical Update Notification Tool was
accessing my
HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control
Panel,
Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows
Update" on
your own.

"BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper
Class, created
by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error
log called
"Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see
one?

Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course,
I now also have
384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File
activity.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Hostalover" wrote
in message
...
| For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30
seconds and
remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse.
When it freezes
I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've
tried rebooting,
drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works.
Any sugestions
would be greatly appreciated.
| Thanks,
| Jen


.

Open Control Panel, & click the Power Management icon. At the Power
Schemes tab...

(a) Select "Always on" from the Power Schemes dropdown menu.
(b) Set System Standby to "Never".
(c) Set Turn Off Monitor to "Never".
(d) Set Turn Off Hard Disks to "Never".

That is what is meant by "Always on,Never,Never,Never". I do it, because
something once was constantly writing to my hard drive. It may not have
been that, but I still have a Sleep button on my keyboard that works
regardless of those settings.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"rooster" wrote in message
...
| PCR;
| Could you clarify 2. "Power Mngmnt" below? "Always On,
| never..." D'you maybe take an ESL class from Yoda? Hmmmm?
|
| rooster
|
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
....snip
| 2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power
| Management-- Always
| On,Never,Never,Never)
....snip
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
....snip

I believe this is the article that implicates FindFast...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...51&Product=w98
USB Mouse May Hang When the Computer Is Idle for a Long Time

So, if you have "Find Fast", try disabling that.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199787
OFF2000: How to Turn Off the Find Fast Indexer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158705
OFF97: How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;135476
OFF95: Office for Windows 95 Find Fast Indexer Overview

As far as Taskmon, mine is still running.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"LuckyStrike" om
wrote in message ...
| Candlin would be a lot wiser than I in this matter. Adjustment:
Most,... if
| not all PC matters.
|
| I had forgotten about Fastfind. But it only seemed to make my Hard
Drive run
| on a very regular basis; not freeze or anything like that. Taskmon,
| Fastfind, and Osa.exe have been disabled for so long, I had simply
forgotten
| about them.
| --
|
| LuckyStrike
|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| Probably LuckyStrike & Candlin are onto it. Still, you do not say
you
| ran a Scandisk...
|
| http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q287914
| Articles about Scandisk
| http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286263
| Articles about Defrag
|
| I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
| great one to do...
| http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
| Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
| screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it
sounds
| truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
| "C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either.
|
| 1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
| None)
| 2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management--
Always
| On,Never,Never,Never)
| 3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
| 4. Suspend Task Scheduler
| 5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2"
from
| PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
| unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
| Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...".
Reboot.
| Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
| 6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
| (a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt
Delete
| all offline content, OK, OK"
| (b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you.
This
| will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh
boot,
| unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this
install".
| 7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all
three
| items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If
you
| want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix
errors"
| on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
| 8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
| unmovables.
|
| The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
| Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the
Virus
| Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
| after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
| this says so:
| http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking & Bob
Flanders.
| Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly writing to
the
| HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop too.
|
| "DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access any
partition. It
| discovered the MS Critical Update Notification Tool was accessing my
| HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control Panel,
| Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows Update" on
| your own.
|
| "BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper Class,
created
| by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error log called
| "Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see one?
|
| Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course, I now also
have
| 384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File activity.)
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Hostalover" wrote in message
| ...
| | For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds
and
| remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it
freezes
| I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried
rebooting,
| drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any
sugestions
| would be greatly appreciated.
| | Thanks,
| | Jen
|
|
|
|

Hmmm. ... and yet *another "good" thing about it. Not.

Since I don't use Taskmon, I guess that would account for why I've never had
much stuff (and nothing for a long time) in the Applog folder. Do you think
it really benefits the results after a defrag?
--
LuckyStrike
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"PCR" wrote in message
...
I believe this is the article that implicates FindFast...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...51&Product=w98
USB Mouse May Hang When the Computer Is Idle for a Long Time

So, if you have "Find Fast", try disabling that.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199787
OFF2000: How to Turn Off the Find Fast Indexer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158705
OFF97: How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;135476
OFF95: Office for Windows 95 Find Fast Indexer Overview

As far as Taskmon, mine is still running.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"LuckyStrike" wrote:
| Candlin would be a lot wiser than I in this matter. Adjustment:
Most,... if
| not all PC matters.
|
| I had forgotten about Fastfind. But it only seemed to make my Hard
Drive run
| on a very regular basis; not freeze or anything like that. Taskmon,
| Fastfind, and Osa.exe have been disabled for so long, I had simply
forgotten
| about them.
| --
|
| LuckyStrike
|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------
| "PCR" wrote: snip Still, you do not say
you
| ran a Scandisk...
|
| http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q287914
| Articles about Scandisk
| http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286263
| Articles about Defrag
|
| I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
| great one to do...
| http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
| Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
| screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it
sounds
| truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
| "C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either.
|
| 1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
| None)
| 2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management--
Always
| On,Never,Never,Never)
| 3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
| 4. Suspend Task Scheduler
| 5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2"
from
| PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
| unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
| Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...".
Reboot.
| Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
| 6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
| (a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt
Delete
| all offline content, OK, OK"
| (b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you.
This
| will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh
boot,
| unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this
install".
| 7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all
three
| items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If
you
| want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix
errors"
| on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
| 8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
| unmovables.
|
| The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
| Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the
Virus
| Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
| after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
| this says so:
| http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp snip
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Hostalover" wrote in message
| ...
| | For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30 seconds
and
| remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it
freezes
| I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried
rebooting,
| drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any
sugestions
| would be greatly appreciated.
| | Thanks,
| | Jen
|

I never tried Defrag any other way than with it enabled. So, how would I
know? It never HAS caused a problem that I ever detected. The theory of
it is sound. Finally, I am much impressed with "Optlog.txt". (Let me go
look at it-- oooo, niiiice!) Here are the apps that made my top ten
list...

Programs Eligible for Optimization:
Ord Flag ProgName Uses LastExecDate Program Path
1 IEXPLORE 4151 2004.06.08 C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET
EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
2 RUNDLL32 3106 2004.06.08 C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE
3 EXPLORER 2124 2004.05.28 C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
4 MSIMN 1501 2004.06.08 C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK
EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE
5 NOTEPAD 1432 2004.06.08 C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE
6 WEBSCANX 1287 2004.06.08 C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\MCAFEE
VIRUSSCAN\WEBSCANX.EXE
7 DRWATSON 1044 2004.06.08 C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE
8 REGEDIT 1016 2004.06.02 C:\WINDOWS\REGEDIT.EXE
9 OSD 1009 2004.06.08 C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMPAQ\ON-SCREEN
DISPLAY\OSD.EXE
10 BTTNSERV 1003 2004.06.08 C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMPAQ\EASY
ACCESS BUTTON SUPPORT\BTTNSERV.EXE


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"LuckyStrike" om
wrote in message ...
| Hmmm. ... and yet *another "good" thing about it. Not.
|
| Since I don't use Taskmon, I guess that would account for why I've
never had
| much stuff (and nothing for a long time) in the Applog folder. Do you
think
| it really benefits the results after a defrag?
| --
| LuckyStrike
| --------------------------------------------------------------------
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| I believe this is the article that implicates FindFast...
|
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default...51&Product=w98
| USB Mouse May Hang When the Computer Is Idle for a Long Time
|
| So, if you have "Find Fast", try disabling that.
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199787
| OFF2000: How to Turn Off the Find Fast Indexer
| http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158705
| OFF97: How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer
| http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;135476
| OFF95: Office for Windows 95 Find Fast Indexer Overview
|
| As far as Taskmon, mine is still running.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "LuckyStrike" wrote:
| | Candlin would be a lot wiser than I in this matter. Adjustment:
| Most,... if
| | not all PC matters.
| |
| | I had forgotten about Fastfind. But it only seemed to make my Hard
| Drive run
| | on a very regular basis; not freeze or anything like that.
Taskmon,
| | Fastfind, and Osa.exe have been disabled for so long, I had simply
| forgotten
| | about them.
| | --
| |
| | LuckyStrike
| |
|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------
| | "PCR" wrote: snip Still, you do not say
| you
| | ran a Scandisk...
| |
| | http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q287914
| | Articles about Scandisk
| | http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286263
| | Articles about Defrag
| |
| | I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
| | great one to do...
| | http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
| | Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's
front
| | screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If
it
| sounds
| | truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
| | "C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either.
| |
| | 1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen
Saver--
| | None)
| | 2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management--
| Always
| | On,Never,Never,Never)
| | 3. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
| | 4. Suspend Task Scheduler
| | 5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or
"EndItAll2"
| from
| | PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what
is
| | unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire
Startup
| | Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...".
| Reboot.
| | Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
| | 6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
| | (a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt
| Delete
| | all offline content, OK, OK"
| | (b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you.
| This
| | will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a
fresh
| boot,
| | unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this
| install".
| | 7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all
| three
| | items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box".
If
| you
| | want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix
| errors"
| | on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log"
afterwards.)
| | 8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags
the
| | unmovables.
| |
| | The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
| | Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them; but DEFINITELY turn off the
| Virus
| | Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and
certainly
| | after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or
when
| | this says so:
| | http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp snip
| | --
| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | should things get worse after this,
| | PCR
| |
| | "Hostalover" wrote in
message
| | ...
| | | For several days now my puter freezes up abuot every 30
seconds
| and
| | remains frozen for about 30 seconds. It's not the mouse. When it
| freezes
| | I click on the caps lock and it does not respond. I've tried
| rebooting,
| | drafragmenting, anti virus, disc cleanup. Nothing works. Any
| sugestions
| | would be greatly appreciated.
| | | Thanks,
| | | Jen
| |
|
|