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My computer (Dell P4 2.4 512 RAM Windows XP) has been running really really slow lately and my desktop picture keeps turning to just a white screen. I tried running about 8 different ad/spyware programs. I had norton but it didnt seem to work right and downloaded Avast Antivirus. None of it has helped. Spending 10 minutes trying to open my web browser is getting really old.
Any ideas on how to fix this before I throw the computer in the driveway and run it over with the truck.
Any ideas on how to fix this before I throw the computer in the driveway and run it over with the truck.
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Tired AVG (grissoft?) and Spybot?
They work very well for a lot of people. White or Blue screens usually spell trouble.
Every once in a while I get this message, not sure what it means though...?
They work very well for a lot of people. White or Blue screens usually spell trouble.
Every once in a while I get this message, not sure what it means though...?
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b 4 ya run it over with the truck, prop up your video cam.... nevermind, take it outside and blow the dust out of that thing, its prolly just gettin hot and plugged with dead dust bunnies. I would also add a program called c cleaner to the computer free dload, and it will rid excess junk from the machine, and get rid of lost reg entries and such. run the analize and the issues, and trust it to remove only what ya don';t need, I never bother to save a backup when it asks and have ahd zero trouble using it in this fashion fo r a year, run it once a week and you will have a snappier machine.
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You might want to try Registry Mechanic.
http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/
http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/
Agreed, if running antivirus and spyware removal tools haven't helped, save all important data and reload he system. I reload my home system every 6 months, and I do all the laptops at work once a year.
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My computer (Dell P4 2.4 512 RAM Windows XP) has been running really really slow lately and my desktop picture keeps turning to just a white screen. I tried running about 8 different ad/spyware programs. I had norton but it didnt seem to work right and downloaded Avast Antivirus. None of it has helped. Spending 10 minutes trying to open my web browser is getting really old.
Any ideas on how to fix this before I throw the computer in the driveway and run it over with the truck.
Any ideas on how to fix this before I throw the computer in the driveway and run it over with the truck.
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already did the disc defrag. Its a 80 gig HD and I have 54 gigs of free space so I know thats not the problem.
How do I got about reformatting the hard drive? I dont really have anything of much importance on this computer other than a few pictures.
How do I got about reformatting the hard drive? I dont really have anything of much importance on this computer other than a few pictures.