Laptop running slow

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Why is my computer slow? I bet you have asked yourself that very question time and time again. And for the most part, you probably just can not figure it out. Ask the guy next to you, and they probably don’t have the foggiest idea either. I mean, you may get the “spyware,virus†answer, but [...]

Choosing Anti-Anti-Virus Software Now that Windows Vista has been available for almost a month, the comparative performance benchmarks are in. Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown (Tom’s Hardware) Windows Vista Performance Guide (Anandtech) It’s about what I expected; rough parity with the performance of Windows XP. Vista’s a bit slower in some areas, and [...]

My computer is slow after installing an anti-virus. Question: My computer is slow after installing an anti-virus. Answer: After any anti-virus scanner has been installed in a computer, it will be loaded into the computers memory each time the computer boots. This is done to help protect your computer at all times, from any threat. [...]

Regardless of the type of service that is used to connect with the Internet, there are several factors that can bring even the most robust connection to a crawl. Here are some examples of elements that can produce slow Internet service, as well as some solutions for these factors. Perhaps the most common situations that [...]

You need the best spyware software that you can get Why? Because spyware can slow down your computer or even crash it. It can bombard you with unstoppable pop-ups and annoying adverts. It can collect your credit card and bank account details and send them to a thief. It can effectively steal your identity. Perhaps [...]

I have a process running that uses SYSTEM as both its image name and user name, and it is using most of my CPU and it is slowing down my computer quite significantly. My CPU usage begins and remains at 100% all the time, and SYSTEM accounts for about 85 to 95% of that. This [...]

my computer is very slow .. i tried avg anti virus software this morning and i had a few Trojans which i fixed.. but even then my computer is very slow keeps freezing up every few seconds.. and my Mozilla doesn’t even open ..no matter how many times i click on it .. if someone [...]

There are two issues that could cause your computer to run slowly that are related to security issues. The two issues are spyware/adware or a computer virus. Slow running computer and Spyware or Adware You may not realize it but your computer could have adware or spyware running in the background. This would cause your [...]

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 17:03:50, on 26/06/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\wltrysvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft LifeCam\MSCamSvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE [...]