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Sachmo12345
10-15-2004, 04:29 PM
recently my computer has been like stopping then coming back as if it were loading but it does it when only one program is running when i am listening to music the music stops then starts playing again.... is it time to reformat or what?
5vz-fe
10-15-2004, 05:34 PM
u sure its not one of ur background service kicking in? (like checking for updates or detecting if a device is present)
Sachmo12345
10-15-2004, 06:19 PM
i have the task manager open and when ever there is a pause nothin changes in the cpu usage or page file and i use spy sweeper and spybot once a week
Chaos in 1983!
10-15-2004, 06:22 PM
how many processes do you run when you start up?? try disabeling some of the useless ones...
pyre2099
10-16-2004, 01:53 AM
Ditch spybot, not being updated anymore, or at least I don't think so, and for me only found the 2 same things over and over so I decided it wasn't to good any more, instead of spybot, use ad-aware.
Chaos in 1983!
10-16-2004, 04:56 AM
try running msconfig and set up the startup to run only programs needed for the OS to run properly...you'll have a much faster loading OS.
Sachmo12345
10-16-2004, 09:59 AM
i found the problem..... it turns out i have the most fragmented hard drive i have ever seen everything is actually fragmented
DeMoN
10-16-2004, 11:38 AM
if that doesnt help, I have some progs that might. TuneUp Utillities is great for scanning registry and computer and fixing errors... It is also good to tune up your computer. You can disable the "view contest of folder while dragging" "minimization animation" and tons of other things that will get ur comp running faster.

I suppose you do have Spybot S & D right?
FoxFour
10-16-2004, 11:38 AM
Ditch spybot, not being updated anymore, or at least I don't think so, and for me only found the 2 same things over and over so I decided it wasn't to good any more, instead of spybot, use ad-aware.

The new Spybot program may show a DSO exploit on most computers. It's a little glitch that the Spybot programmer knows about and is currently working out the bug. They say just ignore it.
Sachmo12345
10-16-2004, 05:40 PM
at this rate of defragging its gonna take 5 more days till its done
Sachmo12345
10-17-2004, 09:15 PM
when ever the computer is working or loading something while playing music i hear a high pitched computer noise... anyone??