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Willie337

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January 12th, 2004 21:00

Slow Machine !!!!

Greetings All,

                   I am a "first timer" here.   I own a Dell 8250  my problem is that it is slower then all of my "older machines". My E-mail takes( and this is not a lie) over 2 mins to load.  I have tried removing all "trash" that my kids have downloaded and have defragged.  I tried to follow the trouble shooting tip regarding  Outlook and I get a message that the "recovery file can't be found".  I am using the disk that came with the computer in fact I opened it to try the "fix.  Can anyone please help me?  

 

 

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    Yellowhammer

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    Posted January 13th, 2004 00:00

    It is most likely related to spyware/malware that has been installed on your system.  Especially if the "kids" have been downloading stuff.  Go here and find links to Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy.  You need to download, update, and run both of them.  Delete all that Ad-Aware finds and the "red" items Spybot S&D finds.  If you continue to have problems you should download hijackthis (also linked on the above site) and post your log on the virus information and removal forum.
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    Marvin P

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    Posted January 13th, 2004 00:00

    Willie337,
    XP runs a lot of services in the background, turning some unneeded ones off can make the machine run faster see this site for help Here .

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