Ron,
I saw your message on BT. Just some random thoughts...
1. Go to run, services.msc and find the MSSE service. Stop the service,
then start it again and make sure it is set on automatic.
Second, have you tried a system restore to sometime like a month ago prior
to when you were experiencing sluggishness?
Third, are there any remnants of old security software that might have been
packaged with the computer i.e. Norton Symantek, McAfee Anti-Virus, etc?
Have you tried doing a Windows in-place repair by running sfc /scannow with
your Xp Pro disk in the computer?
Finally, if all that and other suggestions don't help, you might have to do
a new installation of Windows.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:45 PM
Subject: OT: Fw: [BlindTech] Sluggishness and Microsoft Security Essentials
ServiceStopped
> HI List,
>
> I am sending this to the Blind Hams list--since I have gotten absolutely
> no
> response from one of the better Blind Technical lists. Maybe if you read
> this, you could conjecture that someone or something is actively
> preventing
> me from solving the issue: read on!
>
> As reported before on this list(the Blind Tech Mailing List), I have had
> issues with sluggishness on my system for a few weeks now. I have done
> various and sundry things such as: disc check; defragmentation; registry
> clean; virus and spyware check--both with installed software, Microsoft
> Security Essentials, Malware bytes as well as online programs and programs
> run from a flash drive so as to prevent as much as possible interference
> from some entrenched worm/Trojan. I have also tried updating drivers for
> hardware and peripherals. The result has been that everything seems clean
> and is up to date.
>
> However, a new wrinkle has occurred just today (02/09 to 02/10). On 2
> occasions, I have gotten a message from Microsoft Security Essentials as
> follows:
> Microsoft Security Essentials is no longer monitoring your system because
> its service has stopped. Restart the service to provide continued
> protection. I am then focused on a start service button. I click the
> start
> service button and everything goes back to normal. In light of the issue
> with sluggishness, I am wondering if there still might be some sort of
> worm/Trojan/virus that is causing issues.
>
> AS per order of others, here are my basic system specifications.
> System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 (32
> Bit Version)(updated 01/2013
> Computer: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz 1.99 GHz, 2.00 GB
> of RAM
> Primary Display Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
> NVIDIA Corporation nv4_disp.dll 6.14.11.6923
> Sound: Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard) and Sound Blaster USB
> Synthesizers: Dectalk SAPI Version, SAPI 5 (with Scan Soft voices)
> Primary Browser: Firefox latest version, (do use Internet Explorer 8 from
> time to time)
> Screen Reader: NVDA
>
> If anyone has any information as to how to proceed in light of the latest
> developments, I would greatly appreciate your feedback.
>
>
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