Re: Increasing RAM advice.
From: Jack (jackdeb_at_bogus.net)
Date: 10/27/04
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:18:11 -0500
David, Thanks for the advice. The Trend Sysclean Package did the trick.
Found two virus that both Spybot, and Adaware SE missed. My computer is
still not as fast as it was before SP2, but, its a lot faster than it was.
Thanks again, Jack
"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:9A8EC939-0EE8-41D5-A8B0-6B6DB252500E@microsoft.com...
> 512MB is a very respectable amount of RAM and increasing it won't really
> give
> you a speed increase. It will allow opening MORE Windows and many
> applications at the same time. You may have parasitical software eating
> up
> resources...
>
> 1) Download the following three items...
>
> Trend Sysclean Package
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
>
> Latest Trend signature files.
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
>
> Adaware SE (personal free version)
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
> Create a directory.
> On drive "C:\"
> (e.g., "c:\New Folder")
> or the desktop
> (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")
>
> Download sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
> Dowload the signature files (pattern files) by obtaining the ZIP file.
> For example; lpt218.zip
>
> Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same
> directory as
> sysclean.com.
>
> 2) Update Adware with the latest definitions.
> 3) Disable System Restore
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
> 4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
> 5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full
> Scan of your platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
> (a few cycles may be needed)
> 6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform
> using both the
> Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
> 7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any
> System Restore preferences, (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~
> 600MB),
> 8) Reboot your PC.
> 9) Create a new Restore point
>
> * * * Please report your results ! * * *
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jack" wrote:
>
>> I currently have 512 installed. And am running at 2300 , yet my computer
>> starts and shuts down slowly.
>> I have implemented every suggestion posted in this forum, and Microsoft
>> data
>> base etc. Yet the computer is still slow. Suspect Norton Anti Virus ,
>> auto
>> protect scan is the problem. Would increasing memory to 1 GB. help, or
>> hinder? Your suggestions please. Jack
>>
>>
>>
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