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- Apr 30, 2003
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- Chicago
Hey guys,
This is a new problem that I cant figure out how to solve? I was using my laptop just fine all day until I downloaded the latest update for Vista. Now it's been acting 'jittery'.
To describe 'jittery', it's kinda like there is an echo effect every few seconds which slows down and effects all aspects of the PC. If anyone remembers the show "Max Headroom" it is like talking with him. It is most noticeable when I am watching a video however the problem is there even when I simply log in to my desktop? If I was watching a video and someone was speaking it would sound like this: If-if I-I-I was watching a v-v-video and s-s-someone-one w-was sp-sp-speaking it would sound li-li-like this. It isn't constant, but it randomly effects all operations of the PC every few seconds?
To fix it I tried these steps with no luck:
1. Restarted the PC
2. Went into the taskmanager to see if anything was hogging up resources? (nope, nothing)
3. Went to MSCONFIG and shut off everything that boots up and restarted
4. Went into system tools and reset the laptop to a time last week when it worked fine.
HMMM Wait a second... There is something showing up now that wasn't there before? I wonder if it's a virus? In the task manager there is something that is taking up at least 50% of the resources? Here is what it looks like in the different colums in Taskmanager.
svchost.exe, SYSTEM, 53%, 2,776 K, Host Process for Windows Services
Hmmm I don't even know what that is??? But I think I found the problem?
What can I don to get rid of it and maybe identify it? I have Avast Anti-Virus working and updated, Spybot, and Windows Defender all working and I have not had any problems like this for over 7 years??? Can anyone help?
This is a new problem that I cant figure out how to solve? I was using my laptop just fine all day until I downloaded the latest update for Vista. Now it's been acting 'jittery'.
To describe 'jittery', it's kinda like there is an echo effect every few seconds which slows down and effects all aspects of the PC. If anyone remembers the show "Max Headroom" it is like talking with him. It is most noticeable when I am watching a video however the problem is there even when I simply log in to my desktop? If I was watching a video and someone was speaking it would sound like this: If-if I-I-I was watching a v-v-video and s-s-someone-one w-was sp-sp-speaking it would sound li-li-like this. It isn't constant, but it randomly effects all operations of the PC every few seconds?
To fix it I tried these steps with no luck:
1. Restarted the PC
2. Went into the taskmanager to see if anything was hogging up resources? (nope, nothing)
3. Went to MSCONFIG and shut off everything that boots up and restarted
4. Went into system tools and reset the laptop to a time last week when it worked fine.
HMMM Wait a second... There is something showing up now that wasn't there before? I wonder if it's a virus? In the task manager there is something that is taking up at least 50% of the resources? Here is what it looks like in the different colums in Taskmanager.
svchost.exe, SYSTEM, 53%, 2,776 K, Host Process for Windows Services
Hmmm I don't even know what that is??? But I think I found the problem?
What can I don to get rid of it and maybe identify it? I have Avast Anti-Virus working and updated, Spybot, and Windows Defender all working and I have not had any problems like this for over 7 years??? Can anyone help?