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Slower Harddrive

Discussion in 'Windows - General discussion' started by Eugene482, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. Eugene482

    Eugene482 Regular member

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    Hello, I remember that some time ago, I don't remember what exactly I did, but I've got some error of some file in Windows being replaced. After that, my computer has started working slower. I got lower fps in games. I don't know why but I suspect that it's my harddrive. I know that it's usual for csrss.exe (no it's not a virus) to have many I/O reads, but I just noticed that it can go up as high as 1 Million. I scanned for viruses, there aren't any. I checked that my harddrive isn't set to PIO mode. When I checked the Event Log, there were many errors, is that normal? Sources are Dhcp, system error, print, mrxsmb... I have a screenshot.

    http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc2fg9.jpg

    can anyone help me please? Thanks.
     
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    if you want your pc to have better responce, trust me, back up your data, and reformat and reinstall, if this system is more than a year old, you should reformat and reinstall windows. Good Luck.
     
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    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
    Scan saved at 11:02:55 PM, on 12/26/2007
    Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
    C:\Antispyware\1\aawservice.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
    C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
    C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe
    C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
    C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
    C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe
    C:\Antispyware\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
    C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
    C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
    C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrB.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
    C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = :
    R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
    O2 - BHO: Octh Class - {000123B4-9B42-4900-B3F7-F4B073EFC214} - C:\Program Files\Orbitdownloader\orbitcth.dll
    O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: flashget urlcatch - {2F364306-AA45-47B5-9F9D-39A8B94E7EF7} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jccatch.dll
    O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\ANTISP~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GRA8E1~1.DLL
    O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll
    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
    O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\2.1.615.5858\swg.dll
    O2 - BHO: FlashGet GetFlash Class - {F156768E-81EF-470C-9057-481BA8380DBA} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\getflash.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" clear
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PeerGuardian] C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'SYSTEM')
    O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'Default user')
    O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download All with FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_all.htm
    O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download by Orbit - res://C:\Program Files\Orbitdownloader\orbitmxt.dll/201
    O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download with FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_link.htm
    O8 - Extra context menu item: &Grab video by Orbit - res://C:\Program Files\Orbitdownloader\orbitmxt.dll/204
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Do&wnload selected by Orbit - res://C:\Program Files\Orbitdownloader\orbitmxt.dll/203
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    O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate with ABBYY &Lingvo... - res://C:\Program Files\ABBYY Lingvo 12\Lingvo.exe/3000
    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
    O9 - Extra button: FlashGet - {D6E814A0-E0C5-11d4-8D29-0050BA6940E3} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\FlashGet.exe
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: FlashGet - {D6E814A0-E0C5-11d4-8D29-0050BA6940E3} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\FlashGet.exe
    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\ANTISP~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\ANTISP~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
    O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nwprovau.dll
    O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
    O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1186537507917
    O16 - DPF: {67A5F8DC-1A4B-4D66-9F24-A704AD929EEE} (System Requirements Lab) - http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/sysreqlab2.cab
    O16 - DPF: {A8F2B9BD-A6A0-486A-9744-18920D898429} (ScorchPlugin Class) - http://www.sibelius.com/download/software/win/ActiveXPlugin.cab
    O18 - Protocol: grooveLocalGWS - {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GR99D3~1.DLL
    O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\Plugins\gdSkype\skype4com.dll
    O20 - AppInit_DLLs: C:\PROGRA~1\Google\GOOGLE~4\GOEC62~1.DLL
    O23 - Service: a-squared Free Service (a2free) - Emsi Software GmbH - C:\Antispyware\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
    O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft AB - C:\Antispyware\1\aawservice.exe
    O23 - Service: APC UPS Service - American Power Conversion Corporation - C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe
    O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
    O23 - Service: GoogleDesktopManager - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe
    O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
    O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    O23 - Service: nTune Service (nTuneService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
    O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
    O23 - Service: PnkBstrB - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrB.exe
    O23 - Service: DiRT Drivers Auto Removal (pr2ah4nc) (pr2ah4nc) - CODEMASTERS - C:\WINDOWS\system32\pr2ah4nc.exe
    O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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  6. Eugene482

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    -------------------------------------------------------
    DRIVE HEALTH (http://www.drivehealth.com)
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    Core Service : version 2.4.128 (built on 9/19/2007)
    Report Tool : version 2.0.31 (built on 6/17/2006)
    WindowsVersion : Windows XP (Build 2600: Service Pack 2)
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    ReportDate : 12/26/2007 11:06:18 PM
    DrivesSupportsSmart : 1
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    DRIVE #0
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    Main Parameters
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    Capacity : 500.11 GB
    GetConfig : 427Ah
    NumCyls : 16383
    NumHeads : 16
    BytesPerTrack : 0
    BytesPerSector : 0
    SectorsPerTrack : 63
    VendorUnique : 000000000000h
    SerialNumber : WD-WCAPW2460337
    BufferType : 0000h
    BufferSize : 32768
    ECCSize : 50
    FirmwareRev : 12.01C01
    ModelNumber : WDC WD5000AAKS-00TMA0
    MoreVendorUnique : 8010h
    DoubleWordIO : 0000h
    Capabilities : 2F00h
    PIOTiming : 0000h
    DMATiming : 0000h
    BS : 0007h
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    NumCurrentHeads : 16
    NumCurrentSectorsPerTrack : 63
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    MultSectorStuff : 0110h
    TotalAddressableSectors : 268435455
    SingleWordDMA : 0000h
    MultiWordDMA : 0007h
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    S.M.A.R.T. Capabilities
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    SmartVersion : 1.1
    SmartIDEDeviceMap : 04h
    SmartCapabilities : 07h
    SmartCapAtaIdSupported : Yes
    SmartCapAtapiIdSupported : Yes
    SmartCapSmartCommandsSupported: Yes
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    S.M.A.R.T. Attributes Status
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    ID VL WS TS MN MX LfRt RAW-DATA T.E.C. FLAGS
    01 C8 C8 33 00 00 1.00 000000000000 FW LC PF ER -- --
    03 00 00 00 00 00 0.00 000000000000 FW LC -- -- -- --
    04 64 64 00 00 00 1.00 000000000105 -- LC -- -- EC SP
    05 00 00 00 00 00 0.00 000000000000 FW LC -- -- EC SP
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    C2 81 6F 00 00 00 1.00 000000000015 -- LC -- -- -- SP
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    C7 C8 C8 00 00 00 1.00 000000000000 -- LC PF ER EC SP
    C8 64 FD 33 00 00 1.00 000000000000 -- -- -- ER -- --

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  7. Eugene482

    Eugene482 Regular member

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    Thanks for all the responses. The system is not a year old yet, more like only 1/2. I've posted the HJ log and DriverHealth. I did try using event ID, it basically said, if you want to know more, pay us!
     
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    Clean Hijack log, congratulations!

    Unnecessary (deactivated) entry that can be fixed.
    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)

    Run System Restore, go back to a period before the problem started. Use a registry cleaning tool. Run Disc Cleanup, and Disc Defragmenter. Run this program: Start>Run, type sfc /scanonce Then reboot. Program takes about 20 minutes to run.

    Afterwards, let us know if your still experiencing slow operation.
     
  9. Eugene482

    Eugene482 Regular member

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    uhhh, I've installed quite a few important programs, I don't know if I should run system restore. It's just, before I've played crysis at 30fps now it dropped to 20fps.
     
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    Well, I know that crysis needs a pretty damned good PC to run it without lagging.

    Are you sure your specs are the recommended specs?

    If you want, you could try Ctrl + Alt + Delete and right click the game process and set it to High Prioritywhere I believe it will allocate most of your CPU for the game. Also make sure that your GPU has updated drivers etc.

    If your computer is generally running slow then maybe running a memtest will detect any errors(if any).

    Last thing I can think of is to try running a defrag on your hard disk.

    Let me know if none of those helps.

     
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    upgrade ie6 to ie7
     
  12. Eugene482

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    I already ran a defrag, what's a memtest? Where can I find it? Yeah my PC meets the recommended requirements (E6750, 8800gts, 2GB DDR2, 500GB HD). I used to use the beta driver 169 forceware or something then I switched back to 163 or something. I also use firefox as my browser (didn't like IE). And about that "high priority thing" don't games usually have high-priorities? Thanks
     

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