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Title: Computer acting up
Post by: Mitosis on July 14, 2005, 10:37 AM
Hey everyone,

Recently I have noticed my computer acting slower than usual, so I decided to defrag, check for spyware, etc. But my system is still running on the sluggish side, and I'm not sure why. Programs are loading really slow, then they work smoothly but sort of freeze. Maybe is my RAM going or something? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Computer acting up
Post by: Mangix on July 14, 2005, 02:16 PM
or you have spyware.

http://spybot.info
Title: Re: Computer acting up
Post by: hierholzer on July 14, 2005, 03:12 PM
Well im not sure if this is an option for you but what I do is have all my main things I want on an external Hard Drive, 2nd hard drive will work as well. and then I just zap my comp about once a month. So I keep everything I like to have like music files ect.. But still   
keep my comp at top performance.
Title: Re: Computer acting up
Post by: hismajesty on July 14, 2005, 03:16 PM
I agree with hierholzer. I don't format once a month, more like once or twice a year, but an external will definitely save you time (and possibly data...as I've forgotten to backup stuff before onto a CD) in the event that you do have to format.

I did, however, accidentally format my external instead of my internal one time when attempting to reinstall Windows. This method is, obviously, not full proof. =)
Title: Re: Computer acting up
Post by: JTN Designer on July 14, 2005, 11:20 PM
Quote from: Mangix on July 14, 2005, 02:16 PM
or you have spyware.

http://spybot.info

Quote from: Mitosis on July 14, 2005, 10:37 AM

Recently I have noticed my computer acting slower than usual, so I decided to defrag, check for spyware, etc.
Title: Re: Computer acting up
Post by: iago on July 15, 2005, 08:18 AM
Yeah, formatting a couple times a year, or when performance starts to suck, is usually a good idea. 
Title: Re: Computer acting up
Post by: Archangel on July 15, 2005, 09:26 AM
I got 3 years without formatting with this computer :).