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So slow :(

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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    A better Firewall? Zone Alarm
  • babes21
    babes21 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Just gone onto the spybot search and destroy and it doesn't give me the option of downloading tea timer and explor protection? Just the normal spybot downloads.
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    It's included in the download.
  • babes21
    babes21 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Cool, i'm downloading Sybot Search and Destroy, is this correct?
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Don't download Sybot, download Spybot. ;)
  • GBBALL
    GBBALL Posts: 4 Newbie
    babes.....go to iobit.com use there advanced windows care programme....its free and good.
  • sjrinteriors
    sjrinteriors Posts: 49 Forumite
    Im not sure why everyone is pointing you in the direction of your antivirus/firewall..

    If your PC is running slow its normally down to several issues relating to amount of hard drive space used and low memory (RAM)..

    Have you looked to see how much hard drive space you have left... have you defragged your hard drive???

    Go to my computer on your desk top and double click... on the C drive right click and go down to properties... you will now see what space is left on your HDD... if its low I would suggest a defrag and then try saving some important info to CD or DVD if you can...

    Im always happy to help and would never suggest looking at antivirus first..
  • babes21
    babes21 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Since adding the antivirus it seems to be working a lot faster now.... although shall do what you suggested and reply when i've got the info.
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    sjrinteriors wrote: »
    Im not sure why everyone is pointing you in the direction of your antivirus/firewall..

    If your PC is running slow its normally down to several issues relating to amount of hard drive space used and low memory (RAM)..

    Have you looked to see how much hard drive space you have left... have you defragged your hard drive???

    Go to my computer on your desk top and double click... on the C drive right click and go down to properties... you will now see what space is left on your HDD... if its low I would suggest a defrag and then try saving some important info to CD or DVD if you can...

    Im always happy to help and would never suggest looking at antivirus first..

    It was suggested as her Norton software was out of date.
  • sjrinteriors
    sjrinteriors Posts: 49 Forumite
    Yes i noted that but having out of date norton is not the only cause of a slow PC..

    Defrag of HDD is important as is not saving to much data to your HDD.
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