PC running really slowly - any advice?
28-08-2007, 20:49
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
Internet Explorer 8?
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28-08-2007, 20:51
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Nugget, are you running any Adobe softwares in the background?
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Sorry matey, only just seen this 'cos I'm watching the football at the same time 
I have Adobe photoshop and reader but, as far as I know, they're not actually running until I open them (or until I put the memory card from my phone in)...
Obviously (and likely) I'm wrong, but who can tell 
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Originally Posted by nicke261192
Internet Explorer 8?
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 that'll be a typo - IE 7
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28-08-2007, 21:10
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
What antivirus do you use, ive heard that Norton can slow a PC down to rediculous levels.
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28-08-2007, 21:23
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
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Originally Posted by Axegrinder
What antivirus do you use, ive heard that Norton can slow a PC down to rediculous levels.
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Yup, it's Norton, 'cos it comes as standard with BT
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28-08-2007, 21:43
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
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Yup, it's Norton, 'cos it comes as standard with BT |
I cannot comment with any cred, here, because I don't have adsl or norton - all I can say is that using a free service like AVG anti virus, backed up with comodo firewall has worked for me, presumably that would be platform independent?
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28-08-2007, 21:48
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
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Originally Posted by homealone
I cannot comment with any cred, here, because I don't have adsl or norton - all I can say is that using a free service like AVG anti virus, backed up with comodo firewall has worked for me, presumably that would be platform independent?
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Now you know me, you know I'd never get round to doing something like that 
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29-08-2007, 00:20
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
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Now you know me, you know I'd never get round to doing something like that |
I'm sure some-one here can talk you through it, even if I can't 
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29-08-2007, 23:48
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
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30-08-2007, 00:45
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Re: PC running really slowly - any advice?
Sorry if this sounds simplistic and you've probably done this already, but have you checked for adware/spyware?
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