Spirit

I do not run P2P, Outlook, Instant Messaging, or Network Shield.

The more you turn off the less resources it uses, however you could be
making yourself more vulnerable.

"Wy" <newtechie@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OSGxZrp5HHA.5316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Does anyone know of any tweaks I can make in Avast to make my computer run
> faster? I have a P4 3.46ghz Intel processor with 2gb of ram. When I
> disable Avast everything is fine and I get the speed I want. I don't wanna
> uninstall Avast because I need an a/v program but I will if I have to. Is
> it safe to stop some of those providers that run in the background? If you
> use Avast then you know what I'm talking about. I've already installed the
> performance and reliability updates from Microsoft.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Wy
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