There was a disk error in the event log, which apparently is a false error as every test I run on the disk comes up fine. There also seems to be some discussion on the internet that it is a dell thing or a dell CD thing.
I went and updated my bios and my chipset drivers and we'll see what happens. --- Eugene Vital <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Madigan wrote: > > This morning I couldn't do anything with my > computer. > > > > The disk access light was solid, but running task > > manager and looking at performance, I was getting > very > > low CPU use, like 1-5 percent. > > > > I couldn't do anything, everything was taking > forever, > > yet the CPU utilization was very low and it wasn't > > like the histogram was stopped, it kept ticking > off as > > usual. > > > > Anyone ever see anything like this before? > > > > I rebooted once, and when it started up it went > right > > back to being stuck again. > > > > Finally I had reboot into safe mode, shut off all > the > > anti-virus and anti-spyware services, then reboot > into > > regular mode, and now it appears OK. > > > > I've never seen anything like it. > > > I would strongly suggest you check your Event Log > for any relevant > entries and to also turn off ALL automatic > updates......letting > auto-update update > your PC is just asking for trouble. > > I also block all access in my firewall to any M$FT > site, I only enable > access as needed. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
