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Guest
Hello Forum-
My computer has been a bit sluggish for a week or two. It often hangs up -
just for a few seconds at a time - but i'ts annoying since I've always had
such excellent performance.
Here's what I have:
Windows XP SP2, 512 RAM 40 gig hard drive, (about half used/half free)
Here's what I've done so far:
Run several spyware scanners - McAfee VirusScan (also includes spyware)
Earthlink SpyBlocker, Spybot S and D, Adware (updated them all first)
Emptied temp folders, recycle bin, etc. etc.
Checkdisk
Defrag analysis said no defrag needed at this time
Removed unneeded programs
It seemed to happen right after I installed Aluria's Spyware Eliminator.
For that reason, I uninstalled it a day later, but it didn't correct the
problem.
I can't seem to find the correct date for a system restore, so haven't had
any luck there. And I shredded all my files I got rid of, so I can't go back
via internet history or recycle bin to find the date.
I haven't yet gone the route of removing startup items via msconfig,
because I don't really know what each item means, and the info I've seen
regarding that is gibberish to me.
BUT - I feel like something has gone awry rather than my computer just being
overloaded, since it seemed to happen right after I intalled the Spyware
Eliminator...
Ideas?
My computer has been a bit sluggish for a week or two. It often hangs up -
just for a few seconds at a time - but i'ts annoying since I've always had
such excellent performance.
Here's what I have:
Windows XP SP2, 512 RAM 40 gig hard drive, (about half used/half free)
Here's what I've done so far:
Run several spyware scanners - McAfee VirusScan (also includes spyware)
Earthlink SpyBlocker, Spybot S and D, Adware (updated them all first)
Emptied temp folders, recycle bin, etc. etc.
Checkdisk
Defrag analysis said no defrag needed at this time
Removed unneeded programs
It seemed to happen right after I installed Aluria's Spyware Eliminator.
For that reason, I uninstalled it a day later, but it didn't correct the
problem.
I can't seem to find the correct date for a system restore, so haven't had
any luck there. And I shredded all my files I got rid of, so I can't go back
via internet history or recycle bin to find the date.
I haven't yet gone the route of removing startup items via msconfig,
because I don't really know what each item means, and the info I've seen
regarding that is gibberish to me.
BUT - I feel like something has gone awry rather than my computer just being
overloaded, since it seemed to happen right after I intalled the Spyware
Eliminator...
Ideas?