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Spybot, MS AntiSpyware, and Adaware (all up to date) confirm zero spyware existence. Tweaknow Regclean and RegCleaner also ensure me that nothing bogs the registry. It´s actually doing fine now (that´s what I meant with &quot;erratic&quot<img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> but it still pisses me off that I need to reconfigure my Firefox.

Reinstall windoze? I did that when mine crapped out, its worked decently ever since. Other than that I can´t help you, I´m no gates.

Hmm, any anonymous processes running in the background and using up a lot of space?

Fix: Restart Computer After post, boot to dos Format C: Works everytime <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> annnyway... Computers get bogged down if you have too much info going through your main drive (if you have two), with too little space on the c:. What is the size of your hdd? And now much is used?

run task amanger and sort by first CPU, VM size, then memory usage, record the top 10 offenders in each category, and see if there is anything suspicious. dont worry about the ´svchost.exe´ process or the ´system´, ´explorer.exe´ or ´system idle processes´ processes. it might be an idea to check what the Virtual memory page file size is.

Run MSCONFIG and get rid of useless startup services and applications. This won´t help you with the Firefox situation, but it´ll get rid of most background programs slowing you down.

I had some similar problems with a relative´s computer. The short of it there was a trojan eating up memory and doing God knows doing what else. Sure, I had the latest Ad-Aware and free online virus scan done. Found out that it was too new for the scanner (hey, it´s free <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>) and it actually hid itself from Ad-Aware! Old fashioned detective work in the Registry looking under the Run and RunServices keys found obscure programs being run. A simple Google and I found they were trojans. Deleted them and restarted. Suddenly Ad-Aware found dozens of issues with the ´puter! The programs that are used to find these scummy programs are quite well known and are now being targetted and circumvented which is quite easy to do. As for the above ´puter? It still had many more issues which would only yield to some heavy Registry editing. After two days straight I hacked the registry so much Windoze wouldn´t start up! No problem though as there was nothing to save and I did it to learn. I certainly did learn! A reinstall solved everything. <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> _____________ Earendil SysAdmin of Boston Freelancer server Server community website &amp; forum: <A href=´http://www.earendilsplace.net/´ Target=_Blank>EarendilsPlace.net</a> (<A href=´http://www.earendilsplace.net/modules.php?name=Forums&amp;file=viewtopic&amp;t=153´ Target=_Blank>server rules</a>)

it´d be really something if system idle process made it to the top 10 offenders list. . .

Drive C has 2.68GB free space. But I decide to format and reinstall. I´m currently backing up my por... I mean essential files <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Why won´t Windows Backup allow you to backup into a magnetic tape, but not cds?? this hacking my folders and files into 700 mb pieces have taken me all day.

Anybody knows how I can save all emails archived in my Outlook Express?

Hmm. There should be a &quot;save&quot; option in the file menu that would let you save your email messages. Either that, or some kind of export function. I know this is a bit late, but have you tried updating your virus definitions manually? Either that, or boot up into safe mode, try running LiveUpdate/AdAware/etc and see if that helps. I would only reformat as a last resort.

I think that you can also backup your .PST and .OST files in order to preserve your inbox, but it has been ages since I have used Outlook. Outlook... *shakes head* Bleh! <img src=smilies/icon_smile_dead.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

I googled around and found a solution in microsoft.com. Here it is just in case any of you find yourself in my position <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>: <font size=1 face="trebuchet ms"><BLOCKQUOTE><hr size=1 noshade>SUMMARY This article describes how to back up and restore your messages, Address Book, mail accounts, and news accounts in Outlook Express 5 and later. If multiple Identities are in use for Outlook Express, these steps should be repeated for each Identity and the backup data segregated accordingly. This will facilitate restoration of each Identity. MORE INFORMATION To backup Outlook Express data: • Copy mail files to a backup folder • Export the Address Book to a file • Export the mail account to a file • Export the news account to a file To restore or import Outlook Express data: • Import messages from the backup folder • Import the Address Book file • Import the mail account file • Import the news account file Copy Mail Files to a Backup Folder To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express e-mail message files: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder. 3. Select the folder location, and then press CTRL+C to copy the location. 4. Click Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog box. 5. Click Start, and then click Run. 6. In the Open box, press CTRL+V, and then click OK. 7. On the Edit menu, click Select All. 8. On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window. 9. Right-click any empty space on your desktop, click New, and then click Folder. 10. Type mail backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER. 11. Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it. 12. On the Edit menu, click Paste. 13. Close the Mail Backup window. Export the Address Book to a File NOTE: This step is very important when multiple Identities are in use. A .WAB (Windows Address Book) file is used by Outlook Express 5.x and 6.0 versions, even if multiple Identities are used. The individual data for each Identity is stored in a folder, by user name, within the .WAB file in use. Exporting this data, while logged in to a specific Identity, is the only means of segregating the Address Book data. If the .WAB file becomes dissociated from the user Identities, the data can only be exported in total - not folder by folder. Another reason to export the .WAB file to a .csv file is that if the .WAB file is shared with Microsoft Outlook, the addresses are stored in the *.pst file in Outlook. When you export the file from the Outlook Express File menu to a *.csv file it exports the correct contacts. If the Address Book is shared with Microsoft Outlook, you are not able to export from within the Address Book on the File menu. This option is dimmed or not available. To export your Outlook Express address book: 1. On the File menu, click Export, and then click Address Book. 2. Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Export. 3. Click Browse. 4. Locate the Mail Backup folder that you created. 5. In the File Name box, type address book backup, and then click Save. 6. Click Next. 7. Click to select the check boxes for the fields that you want to export, and then click Finish. 8. Click OK and then click Close. Export the Mail Account to a File To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express mail account: 1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. On the Mail tab, click the mail account that you want to export, and then click Export. 3. In the Save In box, locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop, and then click Save. 4. Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to export. 5. Click Close. Export the Newsgroup Account to a File To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express news accounts: 1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. On the News tab, click the news account that you want to export, and then click Export. 3. In the Save In box, use locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop, and then click Save. 4. Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to export. 5. Click Close. Importing Outlook Express data To restore data, you may need to re-create the Identities for each user, prior to using the following steps. Repeat each step, as needed, for each Identity. Import Messages from the Backup Folder To import your Outlook Express e-mail messages from the Backup folder: 1. On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages. 2. In the Select an e-mail program to import from box, click Microsoft Outlook Express 5 or Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and then click Next. 3. Click Import mail from an OE5 store directory or Import mail from an OE6 store directory, and then click OK. 4. Click Browse, and then click on the Mail Backup folder on your desktop. 5. Click OK, and then click Next. 6. Click All folders, click Next, and then click Finish. Import the Address Book File To import your Outlook Express address book: 1. On the File menu, click Import, and then click Other Address Book. 2. Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Import. 3. Click Browse. 4. Locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop, click the address book Backup.csv file, and then click Open. 5. Click Next, and then click Finish. 6. Click OK, and then click Close. Import the Mail Account File To import your Outlook Express mail account file: 1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. On the Mail tab, click Import. 3. In the Look In box, locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop. 4. Click the mail account that you want to import, and then click Open. 5. Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to import. 6. Click Close. Import the Newsgroup Account File To import your Outlook Express news account file: 1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. On the News tab, click Import. 3. In the Look In box, locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop. 4. Click the news account that you want to import, and then click Open. 5. Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to import. 6. Click Close. <hr size=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face=´trebuchet ms, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica´ size=2>

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