[Laptop has become very slow, negative virus scan]

Hello everyone!
My laptop has become very slow... I thought there was a virus so I ran a virus check, which found nothing. I ran the check disc and then when I boot up, I get this message, "unable to write to attribute 128 of file 9. "
What do you suggest?
Is a proper burial in order?
Thanks! Kevin

 

Dear Admin and everyone;
I ran three different type so of virus scan, Avira, Malwarebytes, and Norton and negative virus was found. I'm still getting the "unable to write to attribute 128 of file 9" msg during check disc. This morning, my laptop took 30 mins to boot up and the browser took 20 mins; the light that indicates the hard drive is processing is constantly either blinking or remains on, making it nearly impossible to use the machine.

 

If CHKDSK is giving error messages, your hard drive might be damaged. Do you have plenty of free-space?

If it is an OEM computer, like a HP, Dell, Gateway, etc, look up the method of testing the hard drive at their website.

 

Thanks mattman and arie, will check this when I get home tonight...

 

Jsut a couple of extra things to check

Bring up task master go to performance have a lokk at your RAM and make sure it is not peaking out.

Secondary check your junk files because most people use various programs loike facebook and don't clean out their junk files. Download CCleaner or cleanup.exe and run them.

 

I've done all this to no avail.
I did find a program called registry booster and it did a free scan and found 1128 registry errors. I'm taking it to a priest this weekend...

 

If I were you, I won't use any registry cleaner program. It could make matter worse & since its seems to be a software and not a hardware problem, I fail to see how it would help.

For last rites ?

Your hard disk seems to be failing. Check your hard disk first.

 

Now when i run check disc, it's giving me errors and won't complete the scan...

 

Oops.

Please read "since its seems to be a software and not a hardware problem" as "since its seems to be a hardware and not a software problem ". I got hardware & software mixed. Phew.

Age must be catching up.

 

What errors ?

Download hdd utils from manufacturer's site & check your hdd. Backup whatever you can & need.

 

it's not giving me any specific errors, it just says "an error occured while performing chkdisc... blablabla... "
I'll try the hdd thing. Thanks!