Vista - Re: Vista and Windows Explorer problems

04-12-2008

Kestrel48 wrote:

Quote:

>
> Since I recieved my new PC with Vista about 6 months ago it gets slower
> and slower. It takes an age to load up and Winows explorer often
> freezes / stops responding. Internet explorer is not much better.
> However, on a more positive note, programs, games etc run ok once
> they're up and running. I'm pretty PC savy, keep everything updated,
> look for solutions & patches should they be required, keep antivirus up
> to date and clean up files and registry frequently.
> I'm beginning to hate Vista, with all it's inbuilt in quirks. Anybody
> got any idea of what the problem may be.
> My next step is going to be a disk format and re-install of everything
> but that's going to be a real pain.
> DOS was more user friendly than Vista =¬(
>
>

As Bob said, if you used a registry cleaner that most probably has
contributed to the general bad health of Windows. See this link for why
using registry cleaners is A Bad Thing:

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099

However, I would also like to add that the symptoms you describe generally
go along with some sort of malware infection. Simply using an antivirus
(which one?) and doing file maintenance is no solution to malware
infestation. I don't particularly care for Vista, but my Vista installation
is exactly as fast and fresh as it was when I first installed it. Gradual
degradation such as you are experiencing is not something that "just
happens" because you are using a certain operating system.

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

04-12-2008	#1 (permalink)
Malke n/a posts	Re: Vista and Windows Explorer problems Kestrel48 wrote: Quote: > > Since I recieved my new PC with Vista about 6 months ago it gets slower > and slower. It takes an age to load up and Winows explorer often > freezes / stops responding. Internet explorer is not much better. > However, on a more positive note, programs, games etc run ok once > they're up and running. I'm pretty PC savy, keep everything updated, > look for solutions & patches should they be required, keep antivirus up > to date and clean up files and registry frequently. > I'm beginning to hate Vista, with all it's inbuilt in quirks. Anybody > got any idea of what the problem may be. > My next step is going to be a disk format and re-install of everything > but that's going to be a real pain. > DOS was more user friendly than Vista =¬( > > As Bob said, if you used a registry cleaner that most probably has contributed to the general bad health of Windows. See this link for why using registry cleaners is A Bad Thing: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 However, I would also like to add that the symptoms you describe generally go along with some sort of malware infection. Simply using an antivirus (which one?) and doing file maintenance is no solution to malware infestation. I don't particularly care for Vista, but my Vista installation is exactly as fast and fresh as it was when I first installed it. Gradual degradation such as you are experiencing is not something that "just happens" because you are using a certain operating system. Go through these general malware removal steps systematically - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic!
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