I've got it, will have an analysis in a bit.

TTFN

LGW

Hey Guys,

I am not seeing anything particularly nasty, but there are some oddities the HJT is showing that may be relevant to what is going on.

First of all you can fix these with HJT;

Also, please download Shoot the Messenger from my signature, and run it, (very simple, one button), this will disable your Windows Messenger, which is an unnecessary utility that is leaving you vulnerable to PopUp attacks.

OK, now on to the oddities. Merlin and Gar, you will know better than I if this is an issue, but I have not seen it before in a log.

As you can see, his ATI utilities are running double on one and triple on the other. This doesn't look like the regular configuration for ATI to me. I would completely uninstall the graphics card completely, and get a clean download and reinstall.

Also located this information, ClickSpring Masking as Legit,

Will be back to finish later.

TTFN

LGW

That's all that showed up in the HJT. NightJ, if you could please attach the ewido log as well that could prove enlightening.

I see what you mean by odd LGW...

All 3 process can be terminated with no cost to the performance of the graphics card....

FYI...
Ati2evxx.exe - ATI External Event Utility for WindowsNT and Windows9X -- It appears to be a useless part of the ATI drivers

CLI.EXE - Installs a easy-to-access taskbar icon for access to diagnostics features. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

CLIStart i've seen around causing heaps of performance issues - might definately be an idea to close this one off.

Not sure what you mean by that , how can I do that for you? *scratches head* ewido.... where have I heard that before...?

I have a court date with cps for mediation over my daughter , so I wont be able to test this out until I get back, Ill get on eliminating them right away and see what happens. I suppose Im to eliminate cli start through HJT? or through msconfig?

Before I go, thanks , really... this issue has been having me nearly pull my hair out and its taken any joy I have in playing games out of it. Last two weeks Ive felt like a beta tester that wasnt playing for fun, just looking for bugs.

I appreciate it !

(sorry about the attachment thing, I suppose there is an option in advanced posting that allows you to upload an attachment?)

well.... I did all you guys suggested, and Im definitely getting better performance now... but Im still getting the fps drop issue when things are happening that puts my processor under strain.

Dont qualify for dell financing and aaron's isnt willing to help me out. 2 years with them and they dont wanna take the risk with me, heh... thats what I get for paying my bills on time.

It really does look like its my processor guys.... Ill just have to do the best I can with what I have until I can figure out a way to get a better computer.

Your suggestions and advice DID help though. The fps drop severity has been chopped in half, so it occurs 50% less than it used to. games are playable again

Hey NightJ,

Don't give up yet M8, we've still got one or two tricks up our collective sleeves.

We're you able to find and delete those processes? If not let us know, they could definitely be causing a problem.

Also, I have the ability to open a trouble ticket at ATI to get one of their techs to give us some ideas, but I need to know EXACTLY which drivers you installed.

W/O searching though this whole thread, have we asked you about your BIOS? and have you tried replacing the CMOS battery? Silly I know, but sometimes when they go bad they mess up the processor.

Yes, when you post a reply, make sure you are in Advanced, and then click on the icon, you can attach your log from there.

I'm really glad that things are improving tho. Sounds like you need the entertainment, I know how horrible anything having to do with children and court can be. You have my most heartfelt sympathies.

Looking forward to your reply,

TTFN

LGW