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Help Please computer running so slow

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  • krailton
    krailton Posts: 3,697 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    sorry its 894mb for the ram, and maybe will do as you say invest in some more ram.
    :D
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    That SavService.exe points towards ~ Sophos Anti virus!
    Personally ive never heard of it but id hazard a guess THATS whats slowing your computer down. You obviously have 1 gig of ram so I dont really think it will be that slow.
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK wrote: »
    That SavService.exe points towards ~ Sophos Anti virus!
    Personally ive never heard of it but id hazard a guess THATS whats slowing your computer down. You obviously have 1 gig of ram so I dont really think it will be that slow.

    Sophos antivirus isn't problematic - it may well be slowing down your PC, as with all anti-virus software, but it isn't a problematic/malicious program.

    Sophos is the anti-virus used by NHS employees, too.
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Sophos antivirus isn't problematic - it may well be slowing down your PC, as with all anti-virus software, but it isn't a problematic/malicious program.

    Sophos is the anti-virus used by NHS employees, too.

    I never said it was malicious. Its just as far as im aware it shouldnt even be ON his computer! So it looks like Sophos AND another anti virus is already on his computer! (Someone mentioned NORTON, so if thats on too it really isnt good)
    :idea:
  • chopperharris
    chopperharris Posts: 1,027 Forumite
    remove anything in the addremove page that you dont need nor use.

    Are you using wireless , might be the lag.

    Could be speedstep

    any yello exclams in system properties?
    Have you tried turning it off and on again?
  • krailton
    krailton Posts: 3,697 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have sophos only running as this is supplied to me by the college i work for, but do not have Norton on there as i took it off when i got the laptop.
    :D
  • krailton
    krailton Posts: 3,697 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I am using wireless but its only been the last 2 weeks thats its been so slow, not sure what -
    yello exclams in system properties is?
    :D
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