Computer Slowing Down

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  1. G.S.Design

    G.S.Design Senior Member

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    I reformatted last week, installed AVG,Ad-aware,Zone alarm, Spybot-search and destroy, windows defender beta, Spyware doctor and my computer has suddenly starting to slow down....

    It takes like 5 seconds now to load gamerenders on firefox and other sites to andits really annoying it onyl slows down when my comp is on for like more then 2 hours and it fixes itself when i restart but as i say it slows down after being on like sometimes an hour or so.

    Can any on help plz?
     
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    you need more ram

    512mb should be fine 1024mb better.

    also, try disabling some services on startup.
     
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    stop some of those background programs...

    go to start -> run -> type msconfig -> go to the startup tab, and uncheck anything that does not need to start up..

    edit: that, too, Xelink...
     
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    read my mind... same thoughts diferent order
     
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    i have like 700+ ram
     
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    then you ust have a ----laod of things on startup disable them, with 768mb of ram that shouldn't be a huge isssue unless you have a lot of things going, with only 512 it took like 4 or 5 hours before that started happening, you should have about twice the availabel ram though since windows itself steals about 200-300mb of ram
     
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    I think your right, well this summer job im getting will help me build the gaming computer of my dreams =)

    ima put 2 gig of ram in it =)
     
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    just f' with msconfig for now, if you have to, buy a 30$ strip of 512MB
     
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    Can you get me a link from newegg? for the 512
     
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    DOes Tiger direct deliver US?
     
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    Havint that many Virus Protection things is kinda bad. They can cancel each other out. I suggest keeping AVG, Ad-Aware, and Zone Alarm. Spybot S&D is just like Ad-Aware and I dont like Spyware doctor it messed up my computer the one time.
     
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    Spy bto and adaware is the best spyware combination, They both find things that the other one would miss.
     
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    Alrite I'll go download it then thanx ^_^
     

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