Something is wrong

[Barbee]

I am running Vissssstaa Home. She what just happened? I am typing normally and every so often I get double letters and eratic mouse and typing. If I reboot it goes away. Avast just did an autttto update. I just rebooted this morning. I hate to keep rebooting because it take my computer 10 - 15 minutes until I can use it again after rebooting. I'm thinking something is not compatible. Avast? Some other software? How can I find out whaat is causing this. I'm off to reboot again. Oh and if my sound is on it makes a funny noise at the same time as it is being eratic.

 

[richc46]

Hi Barbee
Try a clean boot, follow the instructions and if it is due to a conflict, we will know
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup - Windows 7 Help Forums
If a clean boot does not solve your problem, did the problem start after the recent MS updates. If so, so back with a system restore to a time prior to the upadates.
If none of that works, how do you work in safe mode?

 

[Barbee]

Thank you Richard, but I don't think the problem is a startup program because the problem arises a few hours after a boot. Today I noticed it happened right after AVAST did an update. Avast has a new system of updating things for me... like today it updated my Adobe Air. I noticed it right after that. I failed to notice the other times if it was just after an update or not.

What you wanted me to do, cold boot, would probably solve my slow start up but right now I'm working on the quirky action that happens sporatically. My computer is about 5 yrs old and this is the second hard drive since the first one crashed before the first year while warranty was still good.

I have 3 GB of ram with Processor 64 x 2 duel core 5000 2.60 gHz

 

[richc46]

If the noises are funny ticking sounds, most likely the hard drive.

 

[Barbee]

No, not ticking. It's hard to explain what it sounds like. It sounds like the sound was like a record in which someone purposely slowed with their hand... a dragging or lagging sound and at the same time the mouse doesn't point good... it's hard to control and if I'm typing I get multiple letters and the letters appear delayed. I reboot and it's good to go for a few more hours. Lately I can't go as long as I used to before it happens. If I'm on a program that doesn't have sound or I have it turned off, I don't hear it. It is the sound that is there that is distorted.

 

[richc46]

Sounds like the hard drive.
Back up your stuff and then run a chkdsk. Ck both boxes when given the option.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html

 

[Barbee]

OK, Rich. I'll try this tomorrow when I have more time. I'll back up tonight.

I have a Seagate backup drive. I saved everything in Feb. How do I save it all again now? I don't see how to update what's already there.

 

[richc46]

Just back up everything like it is the first time.

 

[richc46]

Giving your problem a little more thought, I would follow all my previous instructions and then just try resetting the keyboard.
Video: How to Reset a Keyboard | eHow.com
Test your memory

 

[Barbee]

I thought it was my keyboard too, so I went out and bought a new one... no difference.

The first check disk option didn't work and the second one looks very confusing.

 

[Barbee]

The disk check took 4 1/2 hours!!!! But it says it's clean. I think it repairs some files, I didn't stick around to read all the messages.
But it still takes forever to load after reboot. After my desktop comes up it is 4 full minutes before I can open anything. If I do it is unresponsive. Ugh. That is why I leave my computer on and only reboot once a week or so.

No Java wants to update. I cancelled it. I'll do it later and see if I get the same problem. I'll come back and let you know if I have this problem again.

 

[richc46]

Barbee,
As I suggested earlier do the clean boot. Your computer should be just about perfect when you have the clean boot. Then you put the startup progrms back one at a time and see where the problem is.

 

[Barbee]

What if the program causing it is something I need?

 

[richc46]

Clean boot does not remove anything essential for the OS to work. If we find it is software that is not essential, but you want we cross that bridge when we come to it.

 

[Barbee]

So what is a clean boot? I uncheck everything?

 

[richc46]

Hi Barbee
Try a clean boot, follow the instructions and if it is due to a conflict, we will know
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup - Windows 7 Help Forums
If a clean boot does not solve your problem, did the problem start after the recent MS updates. If so, so back with a system restore to a time prior to the upadates.
If none of that works, how do you work in safe mode?

Here are the instructions

 

[wither 3]

The clean boot suggested by RichC46 would normally rule out the possibility that some program running in the background is causing the problem.

 

[Barbee]

My sound is warbling again.... do you think it's my sound card?

RealTEk Driver 6.0.1.5548

I did the clean boot. It was about 1 minute faster, still took about 3 minutes. Do I have to go and put all that stuff I disabled back now?

 

[richc46]

If there was not a marked improvement, that is not the problem. Put everything back the way it was.
See how it works in safe mod. If it works, we just need to find which driver is the problem.

 

[Barbee]

I can try that tomorrow, but it usually takes a while before it starts to act up.