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  • So Your Computer is Running Slow

    12/01/2004 7:45:40 PM PST · by BJungNan · 34 replies · 4,490+ views
    Netcessities ^ | December 1, 2004 | Netcessities
    Here's your fixSo Your Computer is Running Slow When you first bought your computer, it zinged. It was faster than the computer you replaced. It was "upgraded"! But lately something happened. It slowed to a crawl, taking forever to boot up and net surfing - especially for you dial-up users - became excruciatingly, impossibly slow. It is possible to recapture that lost speed. What happened? There are a few culprits. We personally hate long winded explanations, so we will keep this short. Or, you can forget the explanations and just skip to the fixes. For those of you still with...
  • Spyware slowing computer - ad aware fixed it (not a commercial)

    09/01/2003 8:22:33 PM PDT · by BJungNan · 32 replies · 1,353+ views
    Sorry if this is viewed as a vaniety. Just trying to pass along a bit of information in case anyone is having slow computer problems. First, I have a dial up so it is slow anyhow. But for the last couple of days it has been crawling - nearly usable. So, for the heck of it, I ran an ad aware scan (lavasoft). Amazing. As soon as I got rid of the spyware it detected, my computer sped right back up to normal. All I can figure is the spyware was hogging up the line. Maybe some of you have...