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My system has been getting slower and slower and i thought if i sent in my Hjt log and got rid of all the bad stuff it mite help it out... but it didnt. Was gona see if i was to post a list of my processes from the task manager if you guys could help me end the processes i dont need.. plz let me kno if thats ok

thnx

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reported progressive slowness. and pointed at disk space/defrag and Task Manager — good starting checks — and rightly noted the duplicate thread. Below is a concise, practical troubleshooting checklist to gather the right evidence and fix common causes without guesswork.

First, collect what’s running and consuming resources. From an elevated command prompt save a full process list:

tasklist /v > C:\processlist.txt

Use Process Explorer to inspect which process hosts services (svchost) or has suspicious handles. Use Autoruns to export startup items so you can compare what’s launching at boot.

Second, check disk health and space. Run chkdsk and review SMART if available:

chkdsk C: /f /r

If the drive is a traditional HDD, defragment after freeing space. If it’s an SSD, skip defrag. Back up important files before doing repairs.

Third, common remediations in order: free at least 10–20% of drive space, uninstall unused large apps, run a current offline/bootable antivirus rescue scan, disable unnecessary startup entries (via Autoruns or msconfig), and add RAM or upgrade the OS if memory-starved. Avoid ending unknown system processes; check Process Explorer properties before killing anything.

If performance remains poor, post the saved processlist.txt, the Autoruns export, a HijackThis log if already created, and the chkdsk output in the single consolidated thread so helpers can analyze the logs rather than guessing.

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My system has been getting slower and slower and i thought if i sent in my Hjt log and got rid of all the bad stuff it mite help it out... but it didnt. Was gona see if i was to post a list of my processes from the task manager if you guys could help me end the processes i dont need.. plz let me kno if thats ok

thnx

How much h/d space have you got left, and when was the last time you defragged? PM/IM me if you want, and I'll try to help.

--HV

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My system has been getting slower and slower and i thought if i sent in my Hjt log and got rid of all the bad stuff it mite help it out... but it didnt. Was gona see if i was to post a list of my processes from the task manager if you guys could help me end the processes i dont need.. plz let me kno if thats ok

thnx

Do a ALT+CTRL+DEL ,and check processes and see if any are using up all you CPU ,system idel process will show high # if nothing else is using up all the cpu

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My system has been getting slower and slower and i thought if i sent in my Hjt log and got rid of all the bad stuff it mite help it out... but it didnt. Was gona see if i was to post a list of my processes from the task manager if you guys could help me end the processes i dont need.. plz let me kno if thats ok
thnx

Crunchie has already asked you not to double post, you have this same thread going in the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 forum (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread16785.html). The link given there by Laser should be helpful. If you need anymore assistance, please ask in that thread.

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