INTELCRAZY

The Dell computer, that I have really mentioned lately, is slow after the reformat and I have heard that killing Windows Update and Windows Security will fix it some. In Task Manager, the thing displays CPU-100%, it is even slow to open My Computer. Can someone lend me a hand here?

I will also need some virus protection software, the crappy McAfee expired and I am not installing anything else without knowing what it's like. I don't want anything that aggravates me to death.


Thanks guys

Jack Bauer

For the antivirus software try AVG or Avast.

Del

I have AVG long ago, years, but compared to how Avast fared on this computer AVg is less annoiing. However Avast on the computer in my sig seemed fine, but the computer's corruption started with Avast turned off and not turning on. I think it was because I wasn't running scans regularly.

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~Del

Intel C2D E6750 2.66ghz
GA-P35-DS3L
WD 160gb
eVGA Geforce 7600 GS 256mb
Win XP pro SP2
2 1gb 4-4-4-12 PC2 6400
460W xCilo

INTELCRAZY

I hate McAfee, is there anyway to make this PC faster? There is no software on it now, just Windows and My computer still stutters to open. I am building him a new PC, thank god. It just needs to work and without having patience issues from me, maybe run the Internet. I am getting the new one this Fall. As for the Dell, Youtube will see my opinion on this Dell PC, soon.

Del

Darn, I can't even load a 1 min vid in under an hour with this Dial-up unless it's a good day.

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~Del

Intel C2D E6750 2.66ghz
GA-P35-DS3L
WD 160gb
eVGA Geforce 7600 GS 256mb
Win XP pro SP2
2 1gb 4-4-4-12 PC2 6400
460W xCilo

computermaineack

Sort by processes (click on "CPU" tab) so that you can see what is eating all your CPU processes. Then kill it (hit "End Process")

As for antivirus, having used both avast! and AVG, I prefer avast.

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PabloTeK

There was an update recently I recall that can sometimes break the svchost.exe file and cause it to run at 100% constantly. It may be that.

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INTELCRAZY

svchost.exe is really riding the processes, is there any fix for that?



Thanks

PabloTeK

The article didn't mention anything, have a look on Microsoft to see if they have a fix...

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INTELCRAZY

Googling it is about friggin' useless, it is all over the forums but, I haven't seen a good fix yet. Most of them have been crappy stuff, by somebody no-one knows.