programs slow to open on net

hi,
every now and then when I connect to the internet, all the programs that are running work fine. But if I try and open a new program, nothing happens. Then 10 minutes later all the programs I try to open suddenly all open.
I have no idea what makes them so slow to open because it only happens when I am on the internet, and only happens sometimes.

here is a list of stuff on task manager:

taskmgr
winamp
firefox
E_SICN03
WinMX
msnmsgr
ctfmon
ALUNOTIFY
jusched
ccApp
rundll32
SMax4PNP
kpf4gui
explorer
SMAgent
nvsvc32
NAVAPSVC
MDM
kpf4ss
CDANTSRV
CCEVTMGR
spoolsv
svchost (x5)
lsass
services
winlogon
csrss
smss
alg
kpf4gui
svchost
svchost
System
System Idle Process

 

Hello got_no_life

If Steve's suggestion doesn't do it, it might be a software conflict. You will have to do a series of selective disabling of software to find the culprit.

The next time this happens, make a list of what's running and run them thru these sites to find out what they are:

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/system/

http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php

http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

BTW, another way to get a task manager list that seperates out svchost.exe's:

Open a cmd box: start > run > type cmd > ok and type:
tasklist /svc > c:\tasklist.txt

Will show you, among other things, exactly what is running in each instance of svchost. It will create a .txt file tasklist.txt on the HD.

tasklist.exe is only on XP-pro, so if running Home you'll need to download it along with the instuctions from here:

http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm

Regards - Charles

 

hi,
I still don't seem to be getting anywhere and it is still annoying me every single time i go on the internet. The strange thing is, one application will open and that is Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. I have no idea why that would open but not other programs?
I hope i can fix this problem although it is okay just to open all the programs I might use before I connect.

 

Check your AV program to see if it's perhaps scanning your drive which may sap all of your processor. Also check any possible programs that may be accessing the Internet for updates such as Windows Auto Updater.

As a quick test, run msconfig and open the Startup Tab and press the Disable All button. Reboot and check for effect.

May also be a virus or malware - check with latest signatures.

Have you looked at the Processor activity level in Task manager when this problem is present?

 

hey.

thanks for those possible solutions, i will try them soon.
I can't, although see what is taking up the processor while the problem is happening, because the Task-Manager won't open as well!

I CAN open the console while this is happening though, so is there a command for XP HOME to view a tasklist from the console?

 

Hello got_no_life,

I can't, although see what is taking up the processor while the problem is happening, because the Task-Manager won't open as well!

Someone had a similiar problem

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=38157&highlight=Task+Manager

They never did post back, but there are suggestions about resolving the TM problem and a substitute for it.

Regards - Charles