You won't hurt anything if you closed the wrong thing, just reboot your computer and it will start again, but so will anything else that was closed that is set to run on start up.

If you don't know what some thing is, look it up on Google, and you should at least get an idea of what it is and whether you actually need it or not.

It's ok if you close out the wrong one.
These processes are encoded to start up with the start of the computer which means that even if you close out the wrong one and the computer crashes, restarting it will make it seem like nothing happened.

There's no need to worry. I've been doing this since I was 5.

btw, how many processes are running?

Looks like 36 processes runnin.

I did the chkdsk/f and it at least remembered me this time, and seemed to have picked things up a bit.

So if it doesnt say SYSTEM exe or explorer.exe or Network., end the process???

I also have 7 chrome.exe running but when I end them all, except one, and come back to the task manager, they are all back.

There should be a description next to each (or most) processes that will explain a little about it.

You can also right click on each item and go to properties, by looking at the path you should be able to tell what program it goes to.

If you can't see the properties, leave it alone, or Google it.

oh. 36 processes isn't that much.
And chrome always adds a lot of processes when it runs.....

It's so bizzare that your computer is running slowly.

So if you let your computer sit for 30 seconds or so without doing anything, how high is the CPU usage? You can use TaskManager to check (turn it on first, and then wait).

Are you serious? There are so many processes going,and you want me to try to figure out which ones are doing what..

you have wayyyyyyyyy overestimated my computer skills now totage.

You would probably be better off using FireFox instead of Chrome.

Between 2 and 7 percent.

Tried that and it sucked.

Since I did the chkdsk f thing, it seems to have picked up a little. Im assuming I had some errors on my hard disk.

Have you tried Opera?

See the problem that concerns me is how it could suddenly get so slow.
Suddenly usually means hardware problems or malware.

If only the internet is slow, then it isn't the computer's fault and there's no way to fix it except by waiting it out.

I doubt switching the browser would do anything since it's been working fine for a while.

So i guess my question is:
1. Is the entire computer slow or only things that has to do with the internet (such as web browsing)
2. Is your malware scanners updated? Which do you have?
3. Is it faster now after chkdsk?

If you have disk errors, you'll need to replace the HD, it will eventually fail. It didn't say if it found any?

But chkdsk also repairs the damage.
http://www.hard-drive-help.com/image-files/chkdsk.gif

I have Superantispyware and its always worked great.

Its alittle faster after the chkdsk/f,

but when I type in the link you gave me, or totage wanted me to go to, properties is not lit up, so I cant select it.

SuperAntiSpyware is only an antispyware software.
There are a lot of other classifications of malware besides spyware.
That software does not protect against Viruses and a ton of other malware.

How most anti-virus/spyware/malware works is by a file containing hundreds of thousands of signature but even so, it doesn't contain everything which is why you need software from different companies to make up for what the other doesn't have.

ThreatFire is a zero-day protection that detects malicious software behavior rather than relies on signitures but whether it detects a virus or harmless behavior will be up to the computer owner because the software doesn't know.

What I suggest you do now is download AVAST and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. Both are free and very good. (That is, if you ONLY have SuperAntiSpyware which is sorely lacking in the grand scheme of malware)

Here's a free, spyware free, fast utility that will tell you the health of your hard drive. Just install and in seconds it will give a health percentage of your drive

Acronis Drive Monitor
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/drive-monitor/


Let me know what percentage the program says the health of your hard drive is and how many days of use

Good luck!

Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/malware-may-knock-thousands-off-063924736.html
To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI
http://www.dcwg.org