Something really bad is happening to my computer, HELP!

Hey guys so today basically I was just playing TF2 because I just got it and I played it for a while so I thought I would turn off my computer for 20 minutes and give it a bit of a cool down. I came back and turned it on and when everything loaded back up I suddenly noticed EVERYTHING was running VERY slow/sluggish, steam would take up to 5 minutes to load and TF2 would randomly freeze when I was joining a server or sometimes right at the main menu. I tried scanning with Mcafee and I found out that it's a piece of crap cause it wouldn't stop freezing. What the heck do I do?! If this computer breaks I will be SCREWED! Please help guys. If you need my specs here they are:
Processor- AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 4000+ 2.60 GHz
RAM- 2047 MB
Graphics Card- Nvidia Geforce 7300 GT
OS- Windows Vista home basic 32 bit.

Maybe try a clean install of Windows 7? I did that when my computer was getting really sluggish, worked quite well.

This is just a shot in the dark, but it's been happening to my PC. When mine gets very slugish I go into the task manager and there is a program that is running called "Werfault" and it's always shows two of them running and both are using 50% of the CPU. I just click end program for them both and my PC is back to normal.

I Googled it with Yahoo LOL, and it turns out it's some sort of error reporting program from Microsoft. God knows why it would use 100% of the CPU though.

It happends once every few days and never while I was playing a game, just while surfing the web (do people still say that?)

BTW I'm using Vista 32-bit

This is just a shot in the dark, but it's been happening to my PC. When mine gets very slugish I go into the task manager and there is a program that is running called "Werfault" and it's always shows two of them running and both are using 50% of the CPU. I just click end program for them both and my PC is back to normal.

I Googled it with Yahoo LOL, and it turns out it's some sort of error reporting program from Microsoft. God knows why it would use 100% of the CPU though.

It happends once every few days and never while I was playing a game, just while surfing the web (do people still say that?)

BTW I'm using Vista 32-bit

gregbmil

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This is just a shot in the dark, but it's been happening to my PC. When mine gets very slugish I go into the task manager and there is a program that is running called "Werfault" and it's always shows two of them running and both are using 50% of the CPU. I just click end program for them both and my PC is back to normal.

I Googled it with Yahoo LOL, and it turns out it's some sort of error reporting program from Microsoft. God knows why it would use 100% of the CPU though.

It happends once every few days and never while I was playing a game, just while surfing the web (do people still say that?)

BTW I'm using Vista 32-bit

o0Pwnzorz0o

defrag your pc and run cccleaner, run antispyware tools and virus scanners.. finally if none of this helps download HJT (hijackthis) here: http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ scan and save a logfile and post a logfile here:http://forum.networktechs.com/

expect a reply within 3 days of posting if not earlier (as jholland isnt as quick on the draw as she used to be)

The best anti virus/spyware is Microsoft's Security Essentials. I still cant believe you canplay TF2 wellwith on-board graphics.

roulettethedog

MUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA

You made my day with that joke....

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The best anti virus/spyware is Microsoft's Security Essentials. I still cant believe you canplay TF2 wellwith on-board graphics.

FelipeInside

MUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA

You made my day with that joke....

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="roulettethedog"]

The best anti virus/spyware is Microsoft's Security Essentials. I still cant believe you canplay TF2 wellwith on-board graphics.

V4LENT1NE

MUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA

You made my day with that joke....

personally i heart f-secure there suite is epic win :D

Hey guys so today basically I was just playing TF2 because I just got it and I played it for a while so I thought I would turn off my computer for 20 minutes and give it a bit of a cool down. I came back and turned it on and when everything loaded back up I suddenly noticed EVERYTHING was running VERY slow/sluggish, steam would take up to 5 minutes to load and TF2 would randomly freeze when I was joining a server or sometimes right at the main menu. I tried scanning with Mcafee and I found out that it's a piece of crap cause it wouldn't stop freezing. What the heck do I do?! If this computer breaks I will be SCREWED! Please help guys. If you need my specs here they are:
Processor- AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 4000+ 2.60 GHz
RAM- 2047 MB
Graphics Card- Nvidia Geforce 7300 GT
OS- Windows Vista home basic 32 bit.

o0Pwnzorz0o

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