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I upgraded to SE so that we could use an MP3 player that
requires SE. Ever since, we have had problems with the computer running slow, locking up, and on occasion just going black. Would running scandisk or defrag improve this? Is this something that anyone else has run into? Any fix recommended? Thanks. |
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Doing what you propose won't hurt a thing and may help. I'd also look at
this: Spyware/scumware/adware are causing numerous system problems. I recommend you download and use the following programs and consider removing everything these programs identify. Be aware that there are frequent updates to these programs and you need to check for them before every use. AdAwa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ CWShredder: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html (download link near the bottom) Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/ -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Alan" wrote in message ... I upgraded to SE so that we could use an MP3 player that requires SE. Ever since, we have had problems with the computer running slow, locking up, and on occasion just going black. Would running scandisk or defrag improve this? Is this something that anyone else has run into? Any fix recommended? Thanks. |
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Thanks. I already have AdAware and Spybot, recently
obtained, and will run them and also download and run the CWShredder. -----Original Message----- Doing what you propose won't hurt a thing and may help. I'd also look at this: Spyware/scumware/adware are causing numerous system problems. I recommend you download and use the following programs and consider removing everything these programs identify. Be aware that there are frequent updates to these programs and you need to check for them before every use. AdAwa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ CWShredder: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html (download link near the bottom) Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/ -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Alan" wrote in message ... I upgraded to SE so that we could use an MP3 player that requires SE. Ever since, we have had problems with the computer running slow, locking up, and on occasion just going black. Would running scandisk or defrag improve this? Is this something that anyone else has run into? Any fix recommended? Thanks. . |
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Make sure you do the updates on the two you have as they add to the
definitions nearly weekly. This crap is a big problem. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo wrote in message ... Thanks. I already have AdAware and Spybot, recently obtained, and will run them and also download and run the CWShredder. -----Original Message----- Doing what you propose won't hurt a thing and may help. I'd also look at this: Spyware/scumware/adware are causing numerous system problems. I recommend you download and use the following programs and consider removing everything these programs identify. Be aware that there are frequent updates to these programs and you need to check for them before every use. AdAwa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ CWShredder: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html (download link near the bottom) Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/ -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Alan" wrote in message ... I upgraded to SE so that we could use an MP3 player that requires SE. Ever since, we have had problems with the computer running slow, locking up, and on occasion just going black. Would running scandisk or defrag improve this? Is this something that anyone else has run into? Any fix recommended? Thanks. . |
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