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Sunlei

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5. restore your windows XP to an earlier date (you will not lose any files) here's a link how.

Reply to passiveporcupine (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 11:28 AM

Nov 2015

It's easy and will undo many problems. pick a date a couple months ago if you can.

http://www.wikihow.com/Restore-Your-Windows-XP-Computer

don't download any more of that 'freeware' and if you can try to uninstall (in control panel add/remove programs) as much of the freeware as you can.

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Help with computer locking up or running too slow...I mean like it died. [View all] passiveporcupine Nov 2015 OP

I would definitely upgrade the RAM blogslut Nov 2015 #1

Thanks blogslut passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #2

See, with RAM blogslut Nov 2015 #3

OK, I'll call 3B Tech about the RAM passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #6

I'm posting to you blogslut Nov 2015 #9

See...there is so much I just don't know passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #11

Reading down through this, you either have a full/faulty hard drive, or -none Nov 2015 #4

I've never run check disk passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #7

The Disk Check will tell you if the hard drive is OK or not. -none Nov 2015 #12

Thanks, I'll run it now. passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #14

OK, I just ran check disk passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #16

I don't have access to an XP machine, but... -none Nov 2015 #17

Thank you passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #19

restore your windows XP to an earlier date (you will not lose any files) here's a link how. Sunlei Nov 2015 #5

I can try to restore XP...never done that passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #8

Always keep CCleaner blogslut Nov 2015 #10

Spybot does not run scans on my system automatically. passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #13

cool blogslut Nov 2015 #15

system restore to an earlier date saves your settings. Sunlei Nov 2015 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #36

If I restore Win XP to before chrome crashed, or even two months back, passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #18

Is the warning icon a red shield with an x? blogslut Nov 2015 #22

Yes, it's the red shield with the x passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #24

I'm not finding anything on security settings to indicate a firewall installed passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #28

Oh, another question passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #20

No free upgrade for XP. 7 will be supported to at least 2020 if not longer hobbit709 Nov 2015 #21

I thought you can't buy 7 any more. passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #23

Data files can be copied from hard drive onto external drive. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #26

Thanks, I'll check Amazon for 7 passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #27

You guys I can't tell you how much I appreciate all the advice here passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #25

I'm late to this thread Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #29

Thanks Denzil, I'll check it out passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #30

No worries. Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #31

I'm not seeing a service host problem. passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #32

That's fine, sounds normal. Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #33

I will check into that...thanks again passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #34

So, this morning I almost couldn't start my PC passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #37

That link of yours Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #38

Thanks so much passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #39

You're welcome. Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #40

One other thought: Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #41

I usually just shut it down and immediately hit restart, when it's hung up. passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #42

If it's playing up, Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #43