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Brighter.Tomorrow
May 17th, 2010, 09:10 PM
So since yesterday evening. my computer hasn't been working right.
The computer itself, is okay-ish, a little slower then usual. But, Opera, Firefox, Chrome and Safari, are going SUPER slow and barely even coming to the homepage.
I've used, Kapersky, Avast and Mal-Ware Bytes, all say the computer is fine.
And the only thing odd I did yesterday, was a Defrag.
Any ideas?
Scarface
May 17th, 2010, 09:22 PM
Ccleaner works much better than trying to use they systems cleaner. It cleans a lot more files. Maybe you should download it. What kind of anti virus do you have?
Brighter.Tomorrow
May 17th, 2010, 09:28 PM
Ccleaner works much better than trying to use they systems cleaner. It cleans a lot more files. Maybe you should download it. What kind of anti virus do you have?

...There are two main reasons I'm not trusting you with my computer, Ronnie..

1: CCleaner, cleans out temp files, cookies. So on. Not viruses, spyware or malware.

2: Avast and Kapersky are anti-viruses.

:P
Scarface
May 17th, 2010, 09:32 PM
Well. I'm not too savvy, but obviously if there were a virus you're system would have detected it. So quit going on those porn sites ;). I used to use AVG, but now I use the updated Norton, I really like it better than AVG.
Brighter.Tomorrow
May 17th, 2010, 09:34 PM
No Mal-ware or Spyware is showing either...
Uprising
May 17th, 2010, 09:43 PM
I'm drawing a blank. I would try and take it in or call best buy and see what they say.
JackOfClubs
May 17th, 2010, 10:16 PM
Best Buy will charge you at least 120 bucks if its not under warrajty.

I do suggest downloading CCleaner if you can though, temporary files and browser histories can really slow down a computer and browsers. Youll have to re input all of yiur passwords and everything but it should have a very positive effect on your computer.
Brighter.Tomorrow
May 17th, 2010, 10:19 PM
Best Buy will charge you at least 120 bucks if its not under warrajty.

I do suggest downloading CCleaner if you can though, temporary files and browser histories can really slow down a computer and browsers. Youll have to re input all of yiur passwords and everything but it should have a very positive effect on your computer.

I used CleanUp! and CCleaner.

Keep in mind, this computer was made when AOL 6.0 came out.

We're looking at two options:

1: Buy a new computer at Staples or Best Buy or Walmart.
or
2: Have a family friend(who works for Microsoft) build us a new one.
Uprising
May 17th, 2010, 10:55 PM
Option 2 is you're best bet, then you might not have as many problems with #1
Scarface
May 18th, 2010, 10:46 AM
New computer sounds good. Building a computer from scratch is fun. AOL 6.0 wow back in the day man. AOL is slowly trying to take over the internet. RUN
Magus
May 18th, 2010, 11:07 AM
Why in hell do you have 2 anti-viruses running?

You should, at most, keep one ant-virus running at a time. 2 or more anti-viruses will tend to interrupt each others function.
Brighter.Tomorrow
May 18th, 2010, 03:35 PM
Why in hell do you have 2 anti-viruses running?

You should, at most, keep one ant-virus running at a time. 2 or more anti-viruses will tend to interrupt each others function.

Avast, runs in the background. Kapersky you have to tell to scan the PC.
Commander Thor
May 18th, 2010, 09:58 PM
That's why the mighty mighty Microsoft invented System Restore. ;)

Restore to a point before yesterday evening.
Brighter.Tomorrow
May 18th, 2010, 10:03 PM
That's why the mighty mighty Microsoft invented System Restore. ;)

Restore to a point before yesterday evening.

it started working fine again...So I'm leaving it alone.
Commander Thor
May 18th, 2010, 10:12 PM
Then alone it shall stay.
Computers are odd like that sometimes...
Brighter.Tomorrow
May 18th, 2010, 10:41 PM
Then alone it shall stay.
Computers are odd like that sometimes...

We're having a friend build us a new one. =]