Computer running slow (with large pictures)

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have you backed up? how often does it blue screen and click, are there any errors in event viewer relating to the hard drive click/crash? What is the commit charge and peak commit in task manager, performance?

aliEnRIK

Open PROPERTIES on 'C' drive and scan for errors

aliEnRIK

You really need an anti virus too

nunnygirl

What antivirus do you recommend? Just getting OH to do what you've asked about the hard-drive properties

aliEnRIK

Either AVAST 5 or AVIRA (I use avira, but avast 5 is probably better for your computer)
Look on FILE HIPPO (Website) for them

Once installed id recommend updating (They will auto update, but this is to make sure its upto date) then run a full system scan

nunnygirl

closed wrote: »

have you backed up? how often does it blue screen and click, are there any errors in event viewer relating to the hard drive click/crash? What is the commit charge and peak commit in task manager, performance?

All the important information is on another computer, but I wouldn't say it was backed up properly no.

Clicking happens anywhere between one and 3 times a week, depends on what is being done on the computer

Will give you rest of info in a bit once weve scanned like we've been asked to

nunnygirl

Scanned the hard drive, came up with a box saying drive scan complete or something like that

Just installing Avast5 now

aliEnRIK

I dont think theres anything wrong with the hardrive (Yes its probably on its way out with it getting noisier, but nothing is telling me its faulty)
Something is probably running thats causing the bluescreens
Read the bottom of this link to be able to show us what the bluescreens are ~
http://www.datarecovery.com.sg/data_recovery/hard_disk_symptons_blue_screen.htm
If its already configured that way, tell us whats caused the bluescreen

Im still leaning towards the logitech software personally, its just about always badly written

nunnygirl

Logitech software eh.....hhhmmm.....that'll be a new mouse and wireless keyboard then as they are logitech

nunnygirl

Just tried to untick the Automatically restart box and a pop-up has appeared telling me that

"Windows cannot send administrative alerts unless the Alerter service is running."

What does this mean?