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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 17 November 04 11:09 GMT (UK) »
Hello Lyn, You never know how computer literate people are, when you offer advice and you don't know them. Having to wait a couple of minutes for pages to download is good.I could have made a cup of tea sometimes ;D the  time it takes for some pages to download. It's a bit like waiting for a bus that has to stop at all the traffic lights so it arrives late. It comes in eventually :D

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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 17 November 04 11:25 GMT (UK) »
How long is it since you did a complete system restore?

Often total flattening the hard drive and re-installing all apps will speed it up no end. Clearing out all the odds and ends left behind by just using the pc.

Have you had your telephone line checked, this can sometimes cause trouble, also ask the telephone company to boost the speed of your line at the exchange.

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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 17 November 04 13:43 GMT (UK) »
Gosh Mike
Can you REALLY ask the telephone company to boost the line speed at the exchange in your part of the world!!!  I'm sure the operator here (Oz) would fall off the chair laughing if I asked this for a dial up line.

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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 17 November 04 15:22 GMT (UK) »
Thank's everyone for the advice. Didn't think anyone else was having the same problem ;)Like you Trish, I don't think our telephone operator would speed up a dial up connection. I won't have a go at reinstalling, I'd probably stuff the whole thing up. It's probably me, I'm tooooooooooo impatient :P
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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 17 November 04 18:50 GMT (UK) »
Thank's for the replies. I'm using Win98. I've been told that it may be spyware causing the computer to slow down. Computers been scanned and a couple of things have been shown up, but seeing as I'm no computer whizz ::)I'm loath to do anything incase I stuff the thing up once and for all :DHave to wait for no2 son to appear and check it for me. Thanks............Lyn

Hi Lyn

I doubt if it is a spyware issue that is making so much difference to your system performance and is more likely to be a lack of system resources as suggested by others. 

However if you don't have a good anti spyware system I would recommend Spybot Search and Destroy which is free to download at  http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22262,00.asp

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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 17 November 04 22:18 GMT (UK) »
Telephone lines can be tweaked at the xchange by a telephone engineer, not the operator. ???
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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 18 November 04 11:17 GMT (UK) »
Thank's all for the replies. I have got spybot search and destroy. Yesterday I downloaded the free AVG Free Edition that was recommended on this site, but couldn't get my outlook express to work, kept getting messages saying server had shut connection, so today I removed it. If I'm not careful I shall cause myself problems, and no 2 son's not here to fix it :-[I probably do need to upgrade a bit. thank's all for taking the time to reply anyway....Lyn
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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #16 on: Friday 19 November 04 13:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi Essexgirl ......

There are loads of reasons why PC's would run slow etc but an educated guess would be that it's because your running a standard phone modem getting a connection somewhere in region of 56k.

Most web pages these days are written with broadband users in mind where the average speed is going to be 512k & indeed now some people have 1 & 2MB links.

Other suggestions that people have said will help very slightly - thing to remember is that you are using your phone to access the data & this is the slowest/weekest link.

Time for an upgrade  :) :D

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Re: Computer slows down
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 21 November 04 11:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi Simon. You're right you know, I am using a standard 56k modem, through my phone line. Oh well, just have to learn to be a patient for a little while longer. thank's for taking the time to reply. ............ Lyn
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Pullen, Weedon & Skipps of Hackney and Essex.
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