TSGL: Dell Dimension - too slow

[H Davis]

Ewido also.

H Davis

The Computer Whisperer wrote:
> AdAware and Spybot dude, they're free and excellent
>
> On 12/10/06, Glen Bigelow <gbigelow at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Tilman,
>>
>> I just have a general comment to add to the many excellent suggestions that
>> you have already received.
>>
>> Anytime I see a performance issue on any system...especially when there are
>> no other obvious explanations...like a full hard disk or too little RAM...I
>> always suspect Spyware as a potential problem.
>>
>> So, hopefully, she's been using some product to protect against spyware, but
>> if not, then get her to purchase and download a good one or purchase one
>> from her local software source.  You could also, go to the "www.ewido.com"
>> site and use their on-line scan.
>>
>> Glen B.
>> Sacramento, CA
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
>> Behalf Of Don Penlington
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:50 PM
>> To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Dell Dimension - too slow
>>
>> Tilman wrote:
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>>> Btw - there was a program mentioned here at some time that would give
>>>       
>>>> detailed information about what happens during boot & startup. >>
>>>>         
>> You might be thinking of Microsoft's Bootvis (Boot Visualiser). It analyses
>> boot and startup delays. Also has a boot optimize function which can
>> occasionally be effective.
>>
>> You have to remember to enable a couple of Services which you may normally
>> not have running---these are specified in its Help.
>>
>> Don Penlington
>>
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