Windows 7 Ridiculously Slow

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  1. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
       #1

    Windows 7 Ridiculously Slow


    Hi, new to the forums, I seem to have a major problem on my hands.

    I have recently built my computer (Thursday), and Friday I installed the software after it was up and running (Pro 64bit). This morning I began to install my regular programs (Steam, Zune Media Player, Google Chrome), and everything worked fine. I even installed the game STALKER: SoC and was able to completely max the graphics and play for about 3 hours. Toward the end of that 3 hours, the game crashed, but I didn't really think much of it, since the game is known to be very buggy.

    However, not too long after that, things like opening up windows explorer (and especially Task Manager) began taking an extremely long time, I mean almost 5 minutes for a right-click to register. It might be related to UAC (which I turned off, but the problem remains), but it also might be related to Steam (I had a game installing at the time, and it continually froze and would remain unresponsive for upwards of 10 minutes). After I hard restart (it hurt me, too) of the PC and a subsequent re-launch of Steam, two games appeared in my Installation queue. Steam then proceeded to freeze again and remain unresponsive for another insanely long session. The next time I rebooted, I did not start Steam, but my PC still takes a very long time to open anything. Now it is simply very inconsistent.

    Sometimes I can open things fine. Other times it as slow as before. Help? I'm new at building, but I have a good history with computers in general, and I've never seen anything this bad before.
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    Three things to do and we will have the answer.
    Run a full anti virus scan
    Download and run malwarebytes, the full scan and be sure to update it

    If these are negative, I am getting instructions for a clean boot. Do these steps in order.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
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  3. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #3

    Sounds like you need to delete all the Steam and see how bad you may have damaged the Win7.

    Go with Rich46's suggestions.

    If AV scan and Malwarebytes won't run properly I'd dump all the Steam files and games. Then maybe they will run.
    Mike
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  4. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Okay, the second thing I installed onto my PC last night (after Chrome) was AVG Free. I assumed it ran a virus scan, but I will run another right now. I have not dled malwarebytes yet, but will do that at the same time.

    Thank you for your quick reply!
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  5. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    @Hopalong

    How would I have damaged 7 with Steam? I have been using Steam for over a year and have never had any problems with it before now.
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  6. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    AVG Free Full Scan completed with 0 negative results. I have moved on to Malwarebytes now. The PC seems to have sped up now that I'm not opening anything new (everything is cached?). I wonder if it has anything to do with my hard drive.
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  7. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #7

    It may have done something if it isn't running properly. Possibly either Win 7 is corrupted or Steam is causing this if there is nothing found by the AV or Malwarebytes
    That is why Rich was getting instructions for a clean install of Win7 if the files were damaged beyond repair.
    IF not definitely.

    I didn't say not to reinstall later if you want but you may get rid of the corrupted files by uninstalling all the Steam files for now.
    Do the AV and Malwarebytes and go from there.
    Just a suggestion not an order.
    Mike
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  8. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Sure, I'm sorry if I sounded offended or touchy; I wasn't meaning to.

    I may have to do a clean boot. I installed 7 Pro via a burned ISO from a DVD that I had, not an official Microsoft disc. Of course, I trusted the link by which I obtained the ISO, but maybe that was it.

    As for Steam, I still just can't wrap my mind around how it would be killing my PC this badly. I just have never had anything besides network problems on it (when there are > 2 mil people online haha!).

    PS: Was the link he posted not the link I need for a clean boot? You almost made it sound like he needs to post something else for me to be able to go through with it.
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  9. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #9

    All clean boot does, is stop programs from starting during boot If one is causing a problem, we will know and we can remedy the situation.
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  10. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Malwarebytes finished with no errors.

    Accessing my Startup programs right now. Will get back to you guys.
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