How much "free space" do you have on your hard drive?
Clean out your Temp and Temporary Internet files.
Here's the long manual way to clean out junk files, or you can download and install CleanUp! 4.50, here
Click on the item:
Freeware: Windows CleanUp! Utility
Protects your privacy and frees up disk space.
Version 4.5 now available.
Here's the Manual method if you prefer:
Go to
Start - Run - (type) "cleanmgr" without the quotes.
Let it scan your system for files to remove.
Check these three boxes and then press ok to remove:
Temporary Files,
Temporary Internet Files,
Recycle Bin.
Then GoTo:
Start - Find/search - Files or folders - in the named box, type: *.tmp
When the list is generated, choose
Edit - select all - File - delete.
Note: If you cannot delete them all at once because you have too many, then click and hold ctrl and highlight a batch of them at a time. Once highlighted, R-click over the highlight and select delete.
Then use
Start - Run - (type) "%temp%" (without the quotes).
Delete the entire contents of that "temp" folder
(use Edit - Select All - press "Delete", click "Yes").
Then,
Empty your Temporary Internet Cache completely.
Close all instances of Outlook and Internet Explorer,
then use "Control Panel - Internet Options - General tab and click the "Delete File" button.
When prompted place a check in: "Delete all offline content", then click OK.
Then, use Windows Explorer to clean out ALL the other temp folders on your system
(navigate to the folder, (as listed below)
use "Edit - Select All", press "Delete", click "Yes"
* C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\
* C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\
* C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\
* Empty your "Recycle Bin".
Note: This is a long manual way to clear out .tmp files. It is safe and highly recommended.
Have you Defragged since doing your work in HJT?
Windows System Files may have become corrupted by your infection, and even with the infection now removed you may have a compromised operating system.
Run System File Checker
Start - Run (type) sfc /scannow
Have your Windows 2000 installation CD handy in case SFC finds missing or corrupt system files that can be replaced.
Examine your StartUp list:
You may have a bunch of programs and processes running from StartUp.
You may have even more programs and processes running now, due to items that you installed to serve in your HJT fix.
Microsoft System Configuration Utility is handy for "disabling" programs and processes that are consuming system resources (hard to believe with 2 gigs of RAM but it can happen).
But Windows 2000 doesn't have System Configuration Utility, which was available in Win98 and brought back in WinXP. Don't lose hope. You can import the WinXP System Configurtion Utility and it runs reliably in Windows 2000.
You can get it, off of an XP CD or go here:
http://www.techadvice.com/win2000/m/msconfig_w2k.htm
Follow the directions on that website.
Once finished with the above….
Start - Run (type) MSCONFIG
Your new System Configuration Utility will appear with several tabs.
The ones of interest to you at this time are Services and StartUp.
Click on StartUp Tab
Consider disabling programs and process that you do not use anymore or that you use rarely and can activate manually by clicking on the programs icon.
For reference of what is safe to disable in MSCONFIG StartUp, consult:
www.answersthatwork.com
or Pacman's StartUp files now hosted at CastleCops website.
Post back with your progress.
Best Regards
