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Windows XP is running so slow!

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NeBaWONG

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A few days ago i noticed that my computer was begining to run really sluggish after i tried to open a divx movie i downloaded from the kazaa. I wasn't able to open the file and had to shutdown explorer in order to get rid of the sluggishness. I thought it would be the file i downloaded so i attempted to delete it, but i kept getting a message that it was in use from another program. I shut down all my programs that were running and i was still unable to delete it. I am also unable to go into safe mode to try to delete and going into DOS does not help either. I scanned it with norton antivirus and it reported no virus'. My computer i believe runs fine till i try to open that one file.... it is really annoying me and i dont know how to get rid of that file. Has anyone else run into this problem too or seen anything similiar? I do not even know if it is the file that is screwing my comp up, but all my problems started after i tried to open it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
Another "victim" of kazaa! If it hasn't been too long since you downloaded that file, try going into System Restore and pick a point prior to the day you did this and restore your system to that point. The file will probably still be there but maybe your system will be able to rid itself of it better. Also, don't trust your AV unless you are completely up to date with it. Viruses come out daily and your AV software needs to be updated on a regular basis to "keep up". Go to the Symantec site and try their online screening also.
 
I had this same problem with a file that I downloaded in IMesh. I found out that I could copy the file and delete the original file, so, I copied the file to a CDR and deleted the original file and threw away the CDR. No more problems.
 
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