sluggish pc

aliEnRIK

Its sluggish because you dont have enough ram

Id suggest at LEAST 1 gig

Goto crucial ~
http://www.crucial.com/uk/index.aspx?cpe=CHAWKuk

scan your system to find what RAM you need

crystal9

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Its sluggish because you dont have enough ram

Id suggest at LEAST 1 gig

Goto crucial ~
http://www.crucial.com/uk/index.aspx?cpe=CHAWKuk

scan your system to find what RAM you need

really? is that because ive got to much stuff on now? as it was ok few weeks ago. i'll go check now

aliEnRIK

Not really, though im suprised it runs at all whilst using Mcafee

XP needs 1 gig to run smoothly
Vista needs 1.5 to run smoothly

crystal9

done the scan its saying i have 512mb thats wrong isnt it? mine is 183mb. should i really get rid of mcafee free trial and download another then?

aliEnRIK

512mb is correct (0.5 gig)
If mcafees on a trial youll need to sort another anti virus when it runs out anyways so yes, id say so
But i still HIGHLY recommend 1 gig ram

For anti virus software ~
AVAST or AVIRA

And you need a firewall
PCTOOLS or COMODO or ZONEALARM

crystal9

will windows firewall not do then? ok will remove mcafee and download 1 of above thanks.
as you know i know nothing about pc's but is it poss for me to add ram or will i have to take it to retailer?

aliEnRIK

Its unbelievably easy

Do you have a desktop pc or a laptop?

Windows XPs firewall is awful in that it lets programs call outwards (Meaning if spyware DID infect your computer, nothing would stop it sending information out from your computer)

Marty_J

RAM is very easy to install. You just open it up, slot it in, and close it again.

crystal9

i have a desktop still not sure i'll find it easy :rotfl:

aliEnRIK

avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html