Computer is slow. Help.

[SpeedFighter]

hello Everyone....I Recently Had My Computer removed Of A Trojan Virus ...trojanprorat.backdoor....And I had It Removed For Good...And Had WinDows98 Installed...But When I try To Play A Video game It Runs Really Slow...It never Runned Like That B 4 ...Or When I Play mpg files it skips like every second...oh and wmvs make my computer FREEZE and i have 2 restart...everything runs real slow for some reason....any help i would greatly apreciate it thanks .....everyone

Speed Out

[vitualis]

Sounds like your PC may still be crawling with a trojan/worm/spyware or two...

BTW, I suggest changing your title into something that reflects your problem.

Regards.

[thecoalman]

Are yu saying you did a clean install of Windows 98 or a repair.

[SpeedFighter]

The Trojan Has Been Wiped Out Of My Computer Totally....Then I Had A professional Install Windows 98 ...And The Comp Came With Windows Me But That Windows Sux....But When I Try To Play Stuff Like WMV Movies My Comp Freezes When I Play Mpgs It Freezes Sometimes...But The Movies R very Glitchy Like Every Second It Skips And Video Games Play Really slow....I Dont KNow What 2 Do

[Shocker Milwaukee]

Codecs?

[thecoalman]

Did the "professional" install your display drivers? Go to the manufactures site of your graphics card, and get the latest drivers. Most likely your using the default windows drivers which won't take full advantage of your display card. To find out got to start>control panel>system> (here I'm not sure about 98 ) hardwre devices>device manager and see what your diplay adapter is listed as and what driver it's using. If it differs from the one on the manufacturers site install it as instructed.

That may not help with the video but will with the games and it's a good place to start.

[bugster]

Then I Had A professional Install Windows 98 ...
....I Dont KNow What 2 Do

I suggest you call this "professional" and get him to come back and finish the job you payed for

[pfh]

What kind of games and stuff are you trying to run?

I see by your spec, it says 800ghz. Could it be just too slow?

[KBeee]

Your computer isn't the fastest to start with, but you could have got re-infected with a virus or trojan.
Download AdAwareSE personal, and run it, and use an up to date virus checker. AVG is free. Install a firewall such as Zone Alarm (also free).
Another thing to check, is seeing what other processes are running in the background. Ctrl/Alt/Del to see what's running. Anything not needed should be shut down. Microsoft Office's "Fast Finder" can drag your computers speed down significantly for instance.
Take thecoalman's advice and check your video card drivers.
Go to START-SETTINGS-CONTROL PANEL, then select SYSTEM-DEVICE MANAGER and look at DISPLAY ADAPTER. Check what drivers are being used. You could well need a visit to the manufacturers site to get the latest drivers for your video card.

[thecoalman]

Your computer isn't the fastest to start with, but you could have got re-infected with a virus or trojan.

Thats a thought too, if it was a fresh install and it was a outdated version of Win98 just connecting to the internet can put you at risk. That's probably one of the most vulnerable for a computer is the first connect to the internet without the updates if your not running a firewall.

[VenGeanCe]

well i had same prob try updating ur video drivers cause some vxd error mite be there or try some vxd bug fixes i agree with coalman definitely a driver prob