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Old 07-03-2008   #11 (permalink)
Anna
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RE: Is Defender the problem?
my nephew builds computers and he said it takes a lot of memory just to run
vista,mine is slow on startup and certain pages i open also .

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> My Pavilion Vista laptop has been running slower and slower. Especially
> while on the web. Pages take forever to come up. Even program files or
> the All Programs menu. I have tried disabling Windows Defender thinking
> it might be scanning everything. Is this a possibility? Thanks.
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Old 07-03-2008   #12 (permalink)
Mr. Arnold
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Re: Is Defender the problem?

"febsr" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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> I regularly clean them out about once a week. Disabling windows defender
> helped some, but programs have begun hanging. I have 2gb ram which
> seemed fine at first. Nothing obvious has changed except for the slowed
> down performance.
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Fsbsr, do you see how I am replying to you and everyone else in this thread
are replying to you? You don't keep posting to your original post with your
reply posts. You select the poster you are replying to and you reply to
them, like I am replying to you.
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Old 07-03-2008   #13 (permalink)
Mick Murphy
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Re: Is Defender the problem?
Spybot Search & Destroy will.
Download and install it, then scan in Safe Mode.
All info below.


http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.
Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it.
Then SCAN with it.
Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight.

Important re: Safe Mode
If you happen to find a problem that you can’t uninstall / delete, reboot
the computer, and go into Safe Mode.
To get into Safe mode, tap F8 right at Power On / Startup, and use UP arrow
key to get to Safe Mode, then hit ENTER.
RESCAN your computer with your Anti-virus and Spybot S & D while in Safe Mode.

--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


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> What do you suggest I use to scan? I haven't found any program that
> finds and removes rootkits.
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Old 07-08-2008   #14 (permalink)
Charles W Davis
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Re: Is Defender the problem?

"febsr" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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> I use AVG and Adaware regularly. And I run disk cleanup almost daily. I
> have noticed a small difference since disabling Defender, but not much.
> I've tried to eliminate the most obvious causes, but still this Vista
> unit runs much slower than any previous OS I've used. Way too many
> services are running but eliminating any which seemed unnecessary caused
> problems and I had to restore them. Any suggestions?
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> febsr
Enable Windows Defender. Have you installed all Microsoft udates? It seems
that malware is rampant. An updated Defender will help.

Have you downloaded and installed AVG Free 8.0? It now incluces an
anti-spyware facility. Go to the direct download page here:
http://tinyurl.com/6g6497
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Re: Is Defender the problem?
Yes, I have updated AVG to 8.0 although I don't like it as much as 7.5. Disabling Windows defender did help speed it up somewhat. And I have done all windows updates except for SP1 for Vista as I have heard there are still some problems which I am hoping to temporarily avoid.
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