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is there any difference in running virus scans, spyware scans etc. in safe
mode?
is it more effective?
also, norton disk optimiser is very slow; is there any way i can speed it up?

thanks, sun :-)

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Yes.

Some spyware/malware/viruses do not run in Safe Mode, so they are easier to
remove.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:EF64A9B1-A515-4326-AF14-4D3F517B1C78@microsoft.com,
sun <sun@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> is there any difference in running virus scans, spyware scans etc. in safe
> mode?
> is it more effective?
> also, norton disk optimiser is very slow; is there any way i can speed it
> up?
>
> thanks, sun :-)

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cheers Wes. Yeah, i always run spyware scans etc. in safe mode. but i
recently formatted my harddrive as i just went on my school summer holidays
:-D, but my system still runs extremely slow.

specs:
P4 2.4GHz
256ram + 512ram = 768mb
40GB HD
radeon 9000 graphics

help please.

also, there is another option similar to safe mode but says something about
loading microsoft drivers?? please could u shed some light on this mode

thanks

sun

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Yes.
>
> Some spyware/malware/viruses do not run in Safe Mode, so they are easier to
> remove.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:EF64A9B1-A515-4326-AF14-4D3F517B1C78@microsoft.com,
> sun <sun@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > is there any difference in running virus scans, spyware scans etc. in safe
> > mode?
> > is it more effective?
> > also, norton disk optimiser is very slow; is there any way i can speed it
> > up?
> >
> > thanks, sun :-)
>
>

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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 04:47:03 -0700, sun

>cheers Wes. Yeah, i always run spyware scans etc. in safe mode. but i
>recently formatted my harddrive as i just went on my school summer holidays
>:-D, but my system still runs extremely slow.

>specs:
>P4 2.4GHz
>256ram + 512ram = 768mb
>40GB HD
>radeon 9000 graphics

>help please.

http://cquirke.mvps.org.9x/bthink.htm refers.

The following can slow a system:
- failing hard drive (mouse sticks during sector retries)
- overheating -> thermal protection
- overclocking etc. -> slower UIDE mode due to errors
- disabled processor cache
- no pagefile, or slow pagefile
- underfootware, e.g. multiple av, malware, etc.
- peripherals flooding the PC with requests; test without
- incessant network traffic; test off networks

The following will crash a PC at full speed:
- bad RAM
- bad SVGA
- bad motherboard caps

>also, there is another option similar to safe mode but says something about
>loading microsoft drivers?? please could u shed some light on this mode

Google on Boot.ini /sos

I'm not being mean; I can't recall the details ;-)
AFAIK this runs normal mode but with Safe Mode's driver listing.

>> In news:EF64A9B1-A515-4326-AF14-4D3F517B1C78@microsoft.com,

>> > is there any difference in running virus scans, spyware scans etc. in safe
>> > mode? is it more effective?

>> > also, norton disk optimiser is very slow; is there any way i can speed it
>> > up?

Set it to do less work. That's the nature of defrag; hard work now,
so that when you use the PC, it's quicker. You may find the law of
diminishing returns sets in, where intense settings are doubling the
defrag time but give only a 1% speed boost.

What works better than even the smartest defrag, is a small lean C:
with all the large, seldom-used stuff (e.g. 100G movie and music
collections, etc.) stored in a different HD volume.

That way, 95% of your head travel can be kept within the first 10G of
HD, so no matter how fragged that busy volume is, head travel is
seldom more than the first 10G of the drive.



>------------------------ ---- --- -- - - - -
Forget http://cquirke.blogspot.com and check out a
better one at http://topicdrift.blogspot.com instead!
>------------------------ ---- --- -- - - - -

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Diagnostic startup - load basic devices and services only

To create a clean environment for troubleshooting
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] artup.mspx

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;310560

System Configuration Utility overview
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/t [...] _usage.asp

System Configuration Utility
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/t [...] l_dxth.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:AB3D9680-C990-44D6-89F2-7A9BC8190D20@microsoft.com,
sun <sun@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> cheers Wes. Yeah, i always run spyware scans etc. in safe mode. but i
> recently formatted my harddrive as i just went on my school summer
> holidays :-D, but my system still runs extremely slow.
>
> specs:
> P4 2.4GHz
> 256ram + 512ram = 768mb
> 40GB HD
> radeon 9000 graphics
>
> help please.
>
> also, there is another option similar to safe mode but says something
> about loading microsoft drivers?? please could u shed some light on this
> mode
>
> thanks
>
> sun
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Yes.
>>
>> Some spyware/malware/viruses do not run in Safe Mode, so they are easier
>> to remove.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:EF64A9B1-A515-4326-AF14-4D3F517B1C78@microsoft.com,
>> sun <sun@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> is there any difference in running virus scans, spyware scans etc. in
>>> safe mode?
>>> is it more effective?
>>> also, norton disk optimiser is very slow; is there any way i can speed
>>> it up?
>>>
>>> thanks, sun :-)

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thanks for all the help. i didn't expect to get so much help so quickly.
thanks :-)