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Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: nonny (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/03/04


Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 07:10:38 -0800

Use AdAware6 with updated ref. files to clean out spyware.
Delete temp files, delete temporary internet files, defrag,
restart and I bet it will run faster.

>-----Original Message-----
>Please could someone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>I have a Windows XP Pro machine with 512meg ram, 120gig
>HDD.I am experiencing terrible trouble with every
>application that I open it takes around 30 seconds and
>sometimes even longer than that, I also have broadband
>and this also takes forever when surfing the net.
>
>Please could someone point in in the right direction as
>to what to do.
>
>Thanks very much
>
>Peter Flint.
>
>.
>



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