Any PC pro's out there??HELP!!PC freezes..what do I do???

OK.....I have Windows XP (Home edition)....
Caught a shitload of viruses over the last 6 months.....supposedly deleted...
I can surf the web and download with no problem.....

My problem is....I have 7 Media players....WMP,Quicktime,RealPlayer,DivX,
FLV Player,KM player,Google Player....
They all worked fine before...then 1 by 1.....I would try to use a player..
PC totally freezes....can't shut it down...try control_alt-delete....nothing..
have to unplug....which I know is not good......
Now I try to use my screengrabber..(for video previews)...f^cking PC
freezes up....
OK....what I have done,,,,,
Defrag every HD......I have 3 external.....thorough virus scan,,,,,
thorough trojan scan,,,,I have also registry boosted and defrag registry....
I ran disk check several times...I went to Microsoft yesterday....
downloaded the "Malicious File remover".....that is not correct name....
I forget.....but I ran that.....took 4 hours to scan all my drives....
said NO virus anywhere......

So any PC wiz.....please help the Bear ......
I would appreciate any advice......TIA!

Do you think I need more Memory or what???????
I have 104 Gig HD on my HP Compaq....with 90 gigs of free space....
I have 512 Mgs of RAM.....I have an AMD processor 3200.....

Please Computer wiz.......I know your out there bro......!!!!

If the only time your PC freezes up is when you use your media players or screen grabber, then the chances are the problem is with your video codecs (both media players and screen grabbers access video streams through the codec, with some exceptions).
I would start by:
1. Uninstall all codecs, media players and screen grabbers, check they are well and truly deleted, then reboot.
2. Install the latest version of Windows Media Player from Micro$ofts' site - I know it is crap, but it is fairly robust.
3. Try that. If it works ok, then set a restore point and slowly re-install what you need - don't go crazy and shove them all back, as the problem will likely re-appear. I get by with Crystal Player and Media Player Classic which handles my screen grabs.
4. If this doesn't work, the best solution is backup all your important stuff and re-istall XP from scratch on a freshly formatted HDD. This time, use a good anti-virus! This is time consuming, but it breaths a whole new life into windows, for a while...
Good luck!

could try doing a system restore, going back to an earlier date when the computer was running fine that could help you out mate.
You wouldn't lose any information on your computer it just changes the settings behind the scenes

AltonTowers
Solid advice.....Thank You
cg010169
Thanks bro....I will try that too!!!!

I second the suggestion for a reformat... sometimes it just gets really clogged up and when lots of things are uninstalled improperly there's not really any way to fix them

Before you have to go to point 4 of AltonTowers list, you might want to try upgrading or reinstalling your video card driver.

Good Luck

Wanted to say Thanks to rofflez1 and esteban_55...

Now that I a am a little more sober (seriously).........
I will try the codec update first.....to me...sounded logical.....like AltonTowers
suggested.....
My point is basically.....I want to try EVERY THING possible.....before I have to do what I hate with a passion...and that is reformat my HD
F^ck!ng HUGE pain in the ass!!!!!Unless you make a ghost copy......
I hate to say it but rofflez1 your probably correct......Reformat....
GAWD....what a hassle....but it would be worth the time

Video card Driver.........yes another possible solution
That would be sweet if that fixed the problem....something I will further investigate....as I did a little research and found this did solve other Window's user's problems....Thanks esteban_55

Thanks for the replies Gentlemen.......
Please anymore?????????Feel free.....
Don't care about your status.....just want advice........

Ohhh, MR Bear..That's a bunch of tecnic..
Not sure that U will take my advise, but i do 1 thing..

Out the window after a nice round with the slegdehammer

(No money or a nervous breakdown...Damm, it's expensive).

BTW..Hope that my security cam pix, can get u in the mod again.
On of the assho..was trying to hide himself in the canadian mountains
outside Montreal, but one of your family members was awake..An then

Hello Slade I am sorry that you are having such a issue with the media players. Alton and cg10169 gave some good advice and same with roff and esteban.

I have a few questions for you.

1. What anti-virus software are you using? Some are much, much better then others. I would suggest trend micro for your anti-virus, it is very good at finding stuff has good support and it is not very intrusive.

2. Are you using any anti-spyware software beside the Mircosoft Malicious removal tool? I really have found that Ad-Ware and Spybot are two great programs to use for looking for spyware on your PC. They are free to boot so you can't beat that. I would run Ad-Ware first then Spybot to find what Ad-Ware "might" have missed.

3 What browser(s) are you using and do you have any add-on items running through them? ie. tool bars of any sort. I ask because if you happened to remove a infected file that a tool bar looks to for information or what ever it can cause issues. I can't count how many times that I have repaired a system that the issue revolved around a browser add on. A lot of the issues were with the system freezing on playing a video in the browser or opening the browser program it's self. Best bet is to turn off or uninstall all the browser add-ons and see if that resolves the issue. If it does then turn them back on 1 by 1 until you break it again. Then you know what the bad seed was and can remove it from the system.

Hope this helps and I will check back for a reply to my questions and I will add anything else I can think for you to try.

faustx
Very funny and very cool advice....I am very close to the sledgehammer ...very close...Thanks bro....you made me laugh
btw...is that your band???(last pic)?

damor
Thanks for all your time and effort...I appreciate it

I am using AVG anti virus...that has anti spyware removal included...
also tracking cookies...resident shield and Email scanner....
I also have Windows Defender...which I also update often through Microsoft....
Plus I have Trojan Remover..which I also update often....
So Basically 3 programs for Malware protection.......

I use FireFox....I have 3 add ons.....2 for the anti virus...one is Microsoft
.Net framework assistant??..not sure what that is...I think the other 2 are safe.....?????I don't know....I am just a novice...not a pro!


THANK YOU GUYS,,,,,,,I APPRECIATE the feedback....take care Gentlemen

Sladebear wrote:

This is a save add on. ".NET Framework 3.5 SP1" is responsible for that.

So, did you try to reinstall direct x?

Thanks dr.bagic
Seems I have received lots of advice from a few friends.......
I must go through all suggestions very cautiously.....
I appreciate each and every reply......
To be honest.....which one will work???????

Thanks my friends....I will keep working on this problem......
I am hoping I will not have to re format and reload my OS....
so I will be patient....and will keep my eyes and ears open....

Tried something else today....with a fix-it software......
tried deleting duplicate program files......FAILED.....
got a pop-up......harrmful to Windows...blabla.....so I reversed the process...
what a pain........Lord help the crazy bear.......

Thanks friends

BTW dr.bagic....
so maybe directX reinstall????
Another thing I must investigate.......Thanks for the advice!

To Nibles.....I have been running 3 of the same way before problem started,,,,,,
problem started after I was attacked repeatedly from a trojan virus.....
then all this happened...repeated and multiple attacks ....once even when
I was offline??????....yes Bear was attacked hard....maybe explains my outbursts.against possible threats against our beloved forum.....
Thanks

Format HDD and install Linux, I suggest Ubuntu 8.10.

I have read and will need to read over again.....your technology is beyond
my grasp....I will read again and again until I understand/////,,,,,,
kaspersky' sounds good....I must further investigate?....
I must also investigate "autorun"....sounds like this might be the problem...
IE////....reloading virus every boot???????

OK..Thanks again Nibles.....you have helped me very much!!!!!
~Bear~