Maximum PC

The graphics, like the top bar and menu options, for all my windows whether it be for folders, the internet, ect are opening and fading in sooooo slow. They are also closing out very slowly. This is in addition to the loading Windows logo for Windows 7. They all fade in and out very slowly. Nothing has changed that I did from yesterday except updates. Thoughts? Once things are open they seem to run at the normal speed.

Also this slowness applies to the fade in and out of minimizing and maximizing. Also when collapsing tabs on the bottom of my bar where the start menu and clock are ect.

How filled up is your drive?

What does your anti-virus say?

Install Malwarebytes, update and run it.

Nasty

Startup is also EXTREMELY slow. I dont run anti Virus and Hard drive is not full. Was running fine yesterday evening. It updated and now its slow. Running Malware Bytes right now.

Finished Scan and nothing came up.

How many programs do you have running in the system tray?

What are the specs of the pc and what windows version?

Nasty

All thats in my system tray is catalyst control center. Fan controls and steam.

My comp has a i7 860
His 5870
p55 d asus deluxe mobo
1 tb wd black hardrive
4 gig some corsair 1600 mem ddr3

Not at home now so cant tell the windows version.
Sorry for typos!
Would a system restore help?

Try a restore to the date just before you got the last updates from Mickeysoft.

Nasty

Well I uninstalled the updates that it download. I then re installed them and all is well. Strange reaction to some updates. Wonder why it happened.

....we will never know...muhahaha!

The gremlin strikes again!

Nasty

Haha ya Im just happy I didnt have to take more drastic measures.

Well its doing it again!! Could this have anything to do with the fan whir that I have on startup? Also if this is all the video card whats the most comparable card I can get right now to my 5870? I dont want to downgrade. The comp just starts up sooooooo slow and windows open and close slow and all programs run slow. I tried a system restore and nothing. I dont think its a virus and nothing comes up on malware bytes. Could it be overheating? I never have heard of anything like this! Could it be my graphics card crapping out?

EDIT: Well after reading up on things it seems I have slow access times. Things run and look fine including games, they just access very slowly. This is a sign of hard drive failure. So not only do I have a messed up video card fan, now my HD is failing. Thoughts?

Make sure the hard drive is failing by using its diagnostic software from its website. The software has two tests, a 90 second test and a long test. I use both the short and long tests to make sure my drives are good. The long test takes quite a while, so go do something else while it is running.

It is normal for fans on cpus and gpus to run at max speed for a moment when starting up...lots of power running through the circuits and heating things up very fast. If the fan is acting up, call the manufacture and ask them to send you a new assembly, most of the manufactures will send you one for free, but may ask for the old fan in return. I guess they want to find out why it failed....a dust bunny attack is usually the problem, locks the fan up and burns the motor out....or someone used caned air to clean out the fan and burned the bearings out letting the fan spin into oblivion.

If all else fails, I fixed a XFX 7800 GTX video card with a 80 millimeter fan. It fit perfectly over the heat-sink fins and 4 sheet metal screws screwed in between, forced them apart and dug in, it is still running today in my sisters machine. The card runs cooler than with the original fan by 4 C!! I also found a very quiet fan...

Just a thought... a failing psu can cause problems like this as well. The only way to find out is switch it out with a know good psu....as in you buddies or families psu....good luck on that.

Nasty

Run chkdsk, it sounds like you might have a corrupt file system.