Last night I went to download the update for WoW. Anyway, my hard drive and fan seemed to be spinning very high. Towards the end of the download, I heard a "whirring" or "whistling" sound, which sort...

Ok, I've been having some trouble with my browsers lately, and did the whole gamut of fixes (spyware, virus scans, HJT logs, you name it). I even formatted my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP....

Ok, so I ended up reinstalling Windows XP on my system with my Compaq QuickRestore CD's. The install didn't reset my computer to the factory presets though. None of the bundled software was...

I'm thinking I might have to do another install. Last time, Compaq walked me through everything, and said because my HD was bigger than the one that originally shipped, we had to do some special...

Ok, so I reinstalled last night using the Compaq QuickRestore CD that came with the machine (my computer was barely usable last night). For some reason, it seems to have just installed a bare-bones...

Ok, so I reinstalled last night using the Compaq QuickRestore CD that came with the machine (my computer was barely usable last night). For some reason, it seems to have just installed a bare-bones...

Thanks for the advice & links. I have a Recovery CD that came with my PC, so I'll use that to format the drive and reinstall Windows. I just didn't know if it was better to do a fresh intsall or just...

Thanks crunchie, I'll try the Silent Runners tonight, and post the log back here. Thanks again for you help with this.

I've been having some internet connectivity problems lately, and I believe it's due to some nasty spyware. I've already gone through all the steps to correct this (checking my DSL speed, anti-spyware...

OK, I'll try this as well, though I've already cleaned the Temporary Internet files in the browser itself under Tools>Internet Options.

Last night, I also booted in safe mode and rescanned my PC...

Hey crunchi, I removed the item you highlighted in red, and it looks like it's gone now. My new HJT log is posted below, and I put the specific line in bold for you ti find more easily. Let me know...

Thanks crunchie! I'll try this when I get home tonight, and post the new log once I've done what you've suggested. Thanks for the help!!

I've been having problems with my browsers running slowly lately. I ran all the sypware software, AV softwares, etc. Cleaned up my system, my DSL is working fine according to a number of tests. Is...

Just checked out your site. It loaded pretty quickly for me (DSL), almost immediate, and just as fast as Yahoo or Gmail would. And the webring links at the bottom look like other webring banners, so...

I'm having the same problem & symptoms. I ran all the Adaware/Spybot, HJT, virus scans, found stuff and cleaned it out. Also cleaned out the internet cache/temporary files/cookies. IE was working...

Ok, I checked with my ISP, and they say my connection is fine. I've run tests on different sites (dslreports, Verizon's test page, etc.) and they all say my DSL speed is fine, pretty much the best...

Checked it just now, got basically identical results with and without the router. I'll keep digging...

I ran AdAware and Spybot, and also have SpyWare Blaster and Spyware Guard running. How do I find other background processes, and which ones do I stop?

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that connecting to web pages was very slow. I previously have had blazing speed when connected to the internet. I thought it might be an IE6 problem, so I started using...