Screensaver Problem

I'm running WinXP PRO SP2 on a 3 MHz Dell machine with 2G RAM.

Suddenly my screen saver started acting up. The power settings for it
are off.

When it first comes on, it works OK, but after a time (unknown because
I've never timed it) it slows down to almost a stop and the images
move jerkily.

I've not installed any new software and I've run Malwarebytes'
Anti-malware, Spybot Search and Destroy, Super Anti-Spyware and
Adaware. I run Avast for a virus program. I ran some of the programs
suggested for Conficker all with a clean bill of health.

Does anyone know what happened? Anything similar in Win98?

Thanks

Henry

 

Crtl-Alt-Del , three finger salute the thing and find out via task/system
manager what is taking up system resources and CPU time.

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"Henry" <wa0goz@arrl.net> wrote in message
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> I'm running WinXP PRO SP2 on a 3 MHz Dell machine with 2G RAM.
>
> Suddenly my screen saver started acting up. The power settings for it
> are off.
>
> When it first comes on, it works OK, but after a time (unknown because
> I've never timed it) it slows down to almost a stop and the images
> move jerkily.
>
> I've not installed any new software and I've run Malwarebytes'
> Anti-malware, Spybot Search and Destroy, Super Anti-Spyware and
> Adaware. I run Avast for a virus program. I ran some of the programs
> suggested for Conficker all with a clean bill of health.
>
> Does anyone know what happened? Anything similar in Win98?
>
> Thanks
>
> Henry

 

Oh, when was the last time you defragged/disk maintenanced the disk?

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Henry wrote:
| I'm running WinXP PRO SP2 on a 3 MHz Dell machine with 2G RAM.
|
| Suddenly my screen saver started acting up. The power settings for it
| are off.
|
| When it first comes on, it works OK, but after a time (unknown because
| I've never timed it) it slows down to almost a stop and the images
| move jerkily.

Sounds like some program takes the opportunity to do its work while you
are away. That could be legit! I've never used it, but I know avast! has
that ability-- if you use its screen saver. Do you? It could be any of
your other scanners doing it too. Check their help screens to see
whether the ability exists & has been activated, SpyBot especially.
Finally, check Windows own Task Scheduler to see whether it has
scheduled a Scandisk or Defrag. In Win98, normally we want to turn that
off & occasionally run them manually ourselves. It's better that way!

| I've not installed any new software and I've run Malwarebytes'
| Anti-malware, Spybot Search and Destroy, Super Anti-Spyware and
| Adaware. I run Avast for a virus program. I ran some of the programs
| suggested for Conficker all with a clean bill of health.
|
| Does anyone know what happened? Anything similar in Win98?
|
| Thanks
|
| Henry

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