11-24-2010, 09:46 PM | #1 |
Stickman
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Slow laptop
Hey guy, I'm not really computer savvy at all so this may come off with a simple answer but I need help. My laptop all of a sudden became really really slow. It was very much out of the blue that it got slow. From when I flip it open to the time I'm actually able to surf the internet could take 10-20 minutes. Quite often once I finally get on the internet it will randomly slow down and I get the hourglass turning forever. I have after half an hour turned it off and took the battery out a few times.
It's not like I have movies and a lot of shit on there either. I did a disk clean up, what else can I do? Help a lad out. Insert Signature Here |
11-24-2010, 10:07 PM | #2 |
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You probably have a virus.
I'll let someone else put in the effort to give you programs. |
11-24-2010, 11:48 PM | #3 |
Stickman
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I just deleted a bunch of shit. I have a bunch of shit still on there but i dont' know what they are. There's like 36448781 adobe things, and 348743 microsoft things. I dont' know if they need to be uninstalled or anything.
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11-26-2010, 02:39 PM | #4 |
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My best suggestion would be to try something called Hijackthis
Google it . |
11-27-2010, 12:51 PM | #5 |
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11-27-2010, 01:16 PM | #6 |
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I have.
But you have to sift through a lot (potentially) of results to figure out the crap that's mixed in. You can run it and post the log here to show us what's running. |
11-27-2010, 04:25 PM | #7 |
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Minimize start-up programs
AVG/Avira Antivirus Defrag Should help. |
11-27-2010, 10:47 PM | #8 |
Stickman
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how to i minimize start up programs and defrage?
and by avg you mean update? |
11-27-2010, 11:31 PM | #9 |
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Do you even have an antivirus program?
If you don't, get one. If you do, run it. |
11-27-2010, 11:32 PM | #10 |
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Or if you want a quick scan: http://en.kioskea.net/faq/1551-malwa...lware-tutorial
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11-27-2010, 11:33 PM | #11 |
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And I'm still assuming you have a virus since your computer slowed down out of the blue.
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12-04-2010, 12:47 PM | #12 |
Stickman
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I do have anti virus. I have a hunch that my problem might be that I have two. AVG and Shaw (shaw is who I buy my internet from).
Today it just took me the last 30 minutes to get online...now that I'm on it's fine. |