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whollyHis
02-12-2007, 03:35 PM
I have two User accounts on my laptop...my desktop is sooooooo slow, but the other Username desktop is FAST. I run Norton, and keep it free from bugs and such...do I need to do something else to 'clean up' my desktop so that it will run faster?? When I log on, my desktop comes up in 'squares', very sporadic and slothful- drives me NUTS....

Thanks!!
Chan
02-12-2007, 03:37 PM
get SpyBot and run it through your system.

http://spywarebot.com/?hop=advanced99&p=3&gid=1072645447&oid=&aid=

Also, go into Internet Options and delete your cookies and temporary Internet files.
whollyHis
02-12-2007, 03:59 PM
Thanks brother!!! I'll try those things...
John Atkinson
02-12-2007, 07:16 PM
If spybot S&D doesn't do a lot try AVG http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1/
John Atkinson
02-12-2007, 08:10 PM
I have two User accounts on my laptop...my desktop is sooooooo slow, but the other Username desktop is FAST. I run Norton, and keep it free from bugs and such...do I need to do something else to 'clean up' my desktop so that it will run faster?? When I log on, my desktop comes up in 'squares', very sporadic and slothful- drives me NUTS....

Thanks!!
Oh, getting rid of Noton my spped things up considerably. Both Norton and Mcafee are URP (Useless Resource Pigs)
stmatthew
02-12-2007, 09:59 PM
Oh, getting rid of Noton my spped things up considerably. Both Norton and Mcafee are URP (Useless Resource Pigs)

What anti virus would you recommend to use in their place?
Praxeas
02-13-2007, 12:34 AM
Oh, getting rid of Noton my spped things up considerably. Both Norton and Mcafee are URP (Useless Resource Pigs)
That's the truth. I have ghost for our church PC to back up the main HD and it installed all kinds of other goodies I am sure are not neede. Of course they told me they are all important.l

I use Zonelabs zonealarm with virus on that pc and I use Avast free version, Spybot, adaware and Zonealarm pro with spyware scanning...as you can see I rarely get spyware :-)

Are there better solutions for backup? I backup to a second internal HD that is bisected...one is for backup and the other I had hoped to store our recordings on but the tech guys never do that. I am constantly having to defrag the main HD
Praxeas
02-13-2007, 12:35 AM
What anti virus would you recommend to use in their place?
He mentioned AVG, that's an anti-virus program. They have a paid and a free version. You can also try Avast.

What I do is I use Avast and then every now and then I do an online scan somewhere like pandasoft or some other free online scan