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hi.
can someone help me please. my pc is slow to start up and continues to be slow when it is running.also after about a hour of being on a message comes up that i am low on virtual memory and windows needs to increase it.i am sure this is not normal?????????
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 12:56 PM
What are your computer specs? How much ram do you have?
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 01:24 PM
windows xp home edition, 2.8ghz,intel pentium 4, 1gb of ram,160gb hard drive
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 01:49 PM
ok So there are a multitude of causes of a slow computer, one thing i want to know is:
1. what anti virus software (if any) do you use?
2. what programs do you have set to start on boot up?
1. what anti virus software (if any) do you use?
2. what programs do you have set to start on boot up?
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 02:07 PM
i have avg 9.0 free.how do i know whats in startup?
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:40 PM
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160gb hard drive
How much of a free space?
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:42 PM
i have 54.4 gb free
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:46 PM
See, if the computer boots fine and runs fine in Safe Mode.
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:50 PM
i no longer get that option when i turn my pc on,i cant do a system recovery either?
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:50 PM
to see whats running at startup go to start, run, msconfig and click the startup tab
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:51 PM
deathjrd, on Apr 26 2010, 12:07 PM, said:
i have avg 9.0 free.how do i know whats in startup?
Click: Start>Run, then type in
msconfig
Go to the Startup tab.
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Posted 26 April 2010 - 03:53 PM
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i no longer get that option when i turn my pc on,i cant do a system recovery either?
I strongly suspect, your computer may be infected.
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