pc clock slows down

[mollymoo]

Hi my pc clock keeps slowing down and also the PC slowes down in its ability to carry out a simple action like opening a web page. or the mouse takes an enternity to respond. When i reset it goes back to the correct time but then after an hour or so starts to slow down again. I have run a virus check and have none. Any ideas as it is driving me nuts havign the machine slow down so much. especially when 30 mins have paste dand the pc clok has only moved on about 5 mins thanks

[IndieSinger]

PC Battery needs replacing. Is it quite an old computer? Most computer repair shops will do it for you.

[mollymoo]

nope about 3 years old!!!!!

[IndieSinger]

There are a few viruses like WinLock, which do similar things, but if you've done a virus check... is your virus checker an updateable one (to make sure it's checking for the most recent viruses)?

Another thing you can do is go to Start -> Run and type in msconfig although I warn you now do not change anything contained here unless you know what you're doing. One of the tabs should say something like "Boot List" or something, which gives you a list of everything that loads when your computer boots up. Check this list, especially programmes at the bottom and look for any suspiciously titled files (as a rule they're easily distinguishable). If you think you've found something that shouldn't be there, you can uncheck it to stop Windows loading it. If your computer works fine once it's been disabled, then you can start work on deleting it.

[x78pete]

This definately sounds like some sort of worm on your PC. Why dont you go to symantec.com and run some of the virus removal tools.