Odd Performance Problems recently

[Wolfseye]

Hi,

i wonder if someone can give me a hint why my WIN7 (32Bit) on my Netbook feels so weird the last week. We went on vacation a week ago, so I made sure my Netbook was running fine with WIN7 and made sure I had all the stuff installed I needed on vacation when I got Internet.

Now a couple of days ago my WIN7 starts to act up, has high CPU load in Deferred Procedure Calls, with issues that weren't there before I went on vacation. Its lagging all the time, cursor stucks etc. and also in Video & Sound apps. like videoplayer etc. but all these things worked without issues before I was on vacation. Why act up now ?

I think there was one WIN Update I made when I was here, dont remember what it was but probably just the usual security update or whatever, nothing out of the ordinary. Was there an issue with a recent update or what can it be ?

I wouldnt be as surprised about all this if the issue would have been already when I was home, but it wasn't. I already checked with my AV (Avast), there is no virus etc. that I can find.

I appreciate any tip that helps me find out what that issue is or could be. Maybe someone recently experienced something like that himself. One thing I do know is that since I installed WIN7 on my Netbook, and thats some time now, nothing like this ever happend before.

Thanks in advance.

Wolfseye

 

[Jonathan_King]

I suggest restoring from a restore point before the troubles began.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[Wolfseye]

Thanks, and I would do that if I would have a System Restore point from before still. I don't.
Is there anything else known that could have triggered this weird behaviour. A Win Update or whatever. Because I don't know why this happens just now, instead of before at home as well where WIN7 was installed over a longer period of time already. I didnt really install any new Software that I don't know of.

Why these DPC's that make the system so laggy. I downloaded a tool to analyse DPC's but I don't really am that into the whole tech stuff to understand what it all means. I remember I had DPC's back causing problems back then with my XP on my main PC, long ago. And changing drivers fixed the issue back then. But I didnt really changed drivers or updated them before or while I went/am on vacation. So I dont really understand why this is happening now.

Wolfseye

 

[Bill2]

Couple of suggestions.

1) Boot into safe mode, then check if the problem persists. if it doesnt, its probably a 3rd party driver issue.

2) Try taking your battery out and running the machine on AC power. Does the problem persist?

3) That update you were talking about, try identifying it by the date, then uninstall it. Again check if the issue persists.

 

[Wolfseye]

The last WIN Update was:

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - July 2010 (KB890830)

Installationsdatum: ‎14.‎07.‎2010 17:03

Installationsstatus: Erfolgreich

Updatetyp: Wichtig

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you start your computer. A new version of the tool will be offered every month. If you want to manually run the tool on your computer, you can download a copy from the Microsoft Download Center, or you can run an online version from microsoft.com. This tool is not a replacement for an antivirus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an antivirus product.

Weitere Informationen:
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows XP

Hilfe und Support:
Microsoft Support

Updates before then were longer ago, before the vacations. One question, what has the battery to do with issues like described above ?

 

[whs]

High DPC activity often suggests a driver problem. Have a look in Device Manager whether anything is flagged in yellow. Also run the DPC Latency Checker. If you have red bars, then a driver problem is very possible.

 

[Bill2]

Bad batteries can cause it.

 

[Layback Bear]

If you downloaded a Windows update it should of created a restore point to the best of my knowledge.

 

[whs]

If you downloaded a Windows update it should of created a restore point to the best of my knowledge.

To be exact, the restore point is created during the installation - any program installation.