Computer problem..help please.

[energizer bunny]

ill try an explain this best i can, when i turn on my computer and log into my own personal set up it makes a click sound on repeat, goes very slow or freezes all together. ive deleted files, cookies and history. ive restored my sytem back a few months and still it doesnt work properly..BUT if i go onto the guest set up..the computer works ok......any thoughts/help appreciated.

[Necrosaro]

Which operating system are you using?

[Bryan2]

sounds like your hard drive is bad


download this and burn to a cd

boot to the disk and it will test your harddrive but if your already hearing clicking its too late

http://majorgeeks.com/IBM_-_Hitachi_...est_d2828.html

[energizer bunny]

Which operating system are you using?

windows XP

[energizer bunny]

sounds like your hard drive is bad


download this and burn to a cd

boot to the disk and it will test your harddrive but if your already hearing clicking its too late

http://majorgeeks.com/IBM_-_Hitachi_...est_d2828.html

ok ill look into this.....but why would it only happen on my set up and not on guest user? cheers

[Necrosaro]

Personally I would delete the account that is giving you problems(back it up first) and remake a new one. That might fix the problem you are having.

http://uis.georgetown.edu/software/d....accounts.html

^That will help you through if you are unsure.

[energizer bunny]

cheers mate.......thats what ill do..

[energizer bunny]

its the main account thats giving me probs (the administrator account)...can i stilll delete?

[Bryan2]

oh ok its only happening on your profile

and the sound is comming from the speakers then?

not the physical unit...

Probably a start up item/infection playing a looping sound

But yes create a new administrator account and then delete your current one

run the test for the harddrive tho

or check out the website posted

"seatools" or "western digital lifeguard" make different harddrive tests as well

I would also reccomend running "memtest" first to test your memory

[energizer bunny]

yeah sound was coming from speakers......its like when you click on the mouse just keps clicking........seems to be working better now..........ill do the things above.....thanks

[Necrosaro]

Your account is most likely a admin account but there sometimes you can see another account that is just a admin account. I would just leave it.

[pravda]

i would run a spyware scan in safemode. spybot, adaware, and super antispyware.

[lestat88]

goto the start menu, click run and type in msconfig

From there goto the startup tab. You may have something running when you startup that is causing the issue, so you can take screenshots and upload to like tinypic and post here.

You can also goto start > run then type in cmd
If you are using vista goto the start menu and type in cmd in the search bar, right click on it and run as administrator.
From the black screen type in:
cd C:\
tasklist > a.txt

From there goto start>run and type in C:\
a box should appear with files and folders, open up a.txt and paste everything from there

From the cmd type in
ipconfig -ab > b.txt
it should appear where a.txt is and paste all the information from b.txt

You are then able to delete a.txt and b.txt once you have posted.