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« Reply #45 on: March 09, 2007, 12:42:30 AM » |
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cheers nem how much of a speed up can i expect?
P.S where do you come from, dont see your name on top then you just appear to answer techy problems!
Also, download: speedswitchxp and install. This will tell you what your processor is running at. You should also download 'hijack this' and post your log files @ www.short-media.com/forum stating that your comp is taking 7 minutes to boot up. |
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« Reply #46 on: March 09, 2007, 12:43:18 AM » |
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And also nem i have norton anti virus load up whe i boot up which then comes up with a green tick to say everytthing is ok! Can i get rid of this from my taskbar or will it muck up my AV protection?  ? Uninstall Nortons and install the software I have sent you via pm. |
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« Reply #47 on: March 09, 2007, 12:44:38 AM » |
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why uninstall nem?
And where do i get my log files from???
Im so retarded- i used to think i knew about computers!
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« Reply #48 on: March 09, 2007, 12:45:53 AM » |
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why uninstall nem?
Nortons is poo and is probably one reason your comp is so slow. |
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« Reply #49 on: March 09, 2007, 12:47:06 AM » |
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not as bad as mcafee, that was ridiculous on how much it slowed my comp down!
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« Reply #50 on: March 09, 2007, 12:53:21 AM » |
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not as bad as mcafee, that was ridiculous on how much it slowed my comp down!
Both as bad as each other install zonealarm free firewall as well |
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« Reply #51 on: March 09, 2007, 01:03:26 AM » |
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Let alone being slow I have have to fix scores of problems on PCs that were actually caused by Norton.
I assume Nem has pointed you towards Nod32, which is great AV.
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« Reply #52 on: March 09, 2007, 01:05:57 AM » |
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not as bad as mcafee, that was ridiculous on how much it slowed my comp down!
Both as bad as each other install zonealarm free firewall as well  Also,one more thing, where do i find my log files?? Let alone being slow I have have to fix scores of problems on PCs that were actually caused by Norton.
I assume Nem has pointed you towards Nod32, which is great AV.
Cant believe AV programs cause so many problems!! |
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« Reply #53 on: March 09, 2007, 01:11:13 AM » |
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not as bad as mcafee, that was ridiculous on how much it slowed my comp down!
Both as bad as each other install zonealarm free firewall as well Also,one more thing, where do i find my log files?? Let alone being slow I have have to fix scores of problems on PCs that were actually caused by Norton.
I assume Nem has pointed you towards Nod32, which is great AV.
Cant believe AV programs cause so many problems!! download hijack this and click on do a scan and save log file |
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« Reply #54 on: March 09, 2007, 01:13:00 AM » |
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I hope i get some good feedback, actually really excited about making a start on this tomorrow morning!
Started a defragment at 5am this morning and didnt finsih til 7 (i was pissed off to say the least!)
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« Reply #55 on: March 09, 2007, 01:14:41 AM » |
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I hope i get some good feedback, actually really excited about making a start on this tomorrow morning!
Started a defragment at 5am this morning and didnt finsih til 7 (i was pissed off to say the least!)
for defragment software search mininova for diskeeper |
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« Reply #56 on: March 09, 2007, 01:16:14 AM » |
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will do's!
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« Reply #57 on: March 09, 2007, 07:28:33 PM » |
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You can do all this and maybe speed your PC up. You might never find the actual cause of it being slow.
I no longer mess about with people PCs when they say its slow and has erros etc.
Back it up, format, restore, PC like new.
It usually doesn't take much longer (depends on your setup..) and certainly has better results.
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« Reply #58 on: March 09, 2007, 07:37:17 PM » |
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Yeh nem said to format it. aswell.
As stupid as it sounds how do you back up everything and how long does it take to format it?
It is not slow on the net or when downloading something, just when i load it up and close it down!
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« Reply #59 on: March 09, 2007, 08:41:40 PM » |
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Copy it all to DVDs. If you have just one account on the PC then usually the My Docs folder has most of it. Then copy your favourites. If you have webmail you don't need to copy any emails, but if you use outlook or outlook express you have to copy those settings and emails. You don't back up any programs, you just reinstall them afterwards. If you have another PC or an external hard drive you could copy it to that too. PS You should have a backup anyway  . |
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