Dad has done it again - downloaded something that now stops his IE from loading!

waddler_8

That's ok. All is good now apart from the slowness?

Jo4

waddler_8 wrote: »

That's ok. All is good now apart from the slowness?

Thanks! Any idea how to make her quicker? Should I turn MSE back on again? Would she need rebooted?

waddler_8

Yes, turn MSE back on if it isn't already.

There's a few startups & services you can disable there, but Vista will always run better with a minimum of 2GB of RAM - It currently has only 1GB

Jo4

waddler_8 wrote: »

Yes, turn MSE back on if it isn't already.

There's a few startups & services you can disable there, but Vista will always run better with a minimum of 2GB of RAM - It currently has only 1GB

Thanks! In other words he needs to get a new desktop sooner rather than later?!?

Thank you for all your help, it really is appreciated although it may not sound like it! :A :money: :beer:

waddler_8

You can upgrade the RAM, it can be fairly cheap and easy to do.

Take a look here: http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/

Jo4

waddler_8 wrote: »

You can upgrade the RAM, it can be fairly cheap and easy to do.

Take a look here: http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/

Would it be better to update or purchase a new desktop?

waddler_8

What's the model? I take it it's a HP?

closed

Reinstall windows, and it will be quick.

Jo4

waddler_8 wrote: »

What's the model? I take it it's a HP?

It is a Presario SR2125UK.

Jo4

closed wrote: »

Reinstall windows, and it will be quick.

Would he lose what is on the computer? How do you do it and how long does it take?