It certainly sounds as though some needed files or folders were
inadvertently deleted.Have you tried Safe Mode?
System Restore may help, but, given the situation, it might be better to
call the IT department and get their thoughts.



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [PCBUILD] Super Slow PC
From: Randy <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, February 14, 2010 10:49 am
To: [log in to unmask]

Ijust started a new job and was assigned the bosses old HP laptop with
XP.

Before turning the PC over to me, I watched him using the machine, He
had so many windows open, it was amazing the PC didnt crash. I even
commented about the performance, he said he never had any problems
whatsoever.

About an hour before he turned the pc over to me, he started deleting
files and apps. as fast as he could type ( we were on a plane and I saw
him doing this myself.

The first time I tried to use the computer, it took about 7 minutes just
to boot up, every app. I try to run is either super slow or locks up
altogether. I even bought a couple of thumb drives to transfer files
from my new machine to my home pc, but even the thumbs only are usable
intermittently. I can see them through the device manager but I cant
access them to move files.

Not sure what to do, I've already defraged with no improvement. I'm
afraid to download "cleaning" software from the internet or to use other
utilities due to the amount of extremely important data, files and apps.
I cant risk blowing the hard drive clean, especially because I'm new to
this company. The home office is in Boston and I'm in Detroit.

Any suggestions how I might be able to correct this problem? Is there
something I can do myself without doing any further damage?

Help, this is probably the best job I've ever had and I dont want to
jeopardize my position,especially right now.

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