Re: XP - Running Slow

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

Programs always evolve and change. One example is AdAware. I used
to globally install it on machines. Now I use a mix of Windows Defender,
MalwareBytes and Spybot Search & Destroy.
Anti-Virus software is very difficult to choose. Many folks opt for a free
product like AVG Free, Avast, ClamWin. Of the fee based ones I prefer
Eset's NOD32, Kaspersky and BitDefender. McAfee & Norton ( Home )
are just living off their market share. In days gone by both were better
than their current offerings.
The same can be said for Roxio and Nero. In their days both were good
Optical disk burning apps. These days they are both bloated and shabby.
You can accomplish burning with apps like CD Burner XP Pro and one
for .Iso's called ImageBurn for free.
Part of the problem with software is marketing. Only the major players
get shelf space at retail stores like Best Buy. ( Not that I would ever
recommend Best Buy ). For customers who are looking for a product in
a traditional box they don't get exposed to new & improved choices since
many software products are distributed by web purchase and download.

"Ginnie" <Ginnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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No he didn't - guess assumed it was - just actually how does one know what
security program to subscribe to!!!!

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

Did he say it was free?

Ginnie wrote:
I found this software not to be free - gives trial subscription.

"R. McCarty" wrote:

Just today I replaced a McAfee install with Kaspersky 2009. A full
scan of the computer found 17 different infectors. Not a good score
for a recent version of McAfee, fully updated.

"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ginnie

No software is 100% effective. However, I do not choose to criticise
the
detection rate of McAfee, or Norton for that matter. That is not the
issue. The point is that the freeware alternatives can do as good a
job
at
no expense without the system performance issues McAfee and Norton
create.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Ginnie wrote:
Thanks again for all the replies - are you really saying that a
freeware scan program would be better than McAfee or one of the
other
such as Norton etc.


"Gerry" wrote:

Ginnie

What is the CPU and how much RAM does your computer have?

However, even without confirmation of your installed RAM, I would
say
that your system is over dependent on use of the pagefile.
Solution
increase RAM or reduce memory usage.

McAfee commonly causes problems of this sort. It has a very heavy
footprint. It can readily be replaced with freeware alternatives.

System Requirements McAfee Internet Security 2008

Windows 2000, XP
300 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible processor
256 MB RAM for Windows XP; 128 MB RAM for Windows 2000
160 MB hard-disk space before download
125 MB hard-disk space after installation
These are Minimum Requirements.

How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ginnie wrote:
Total = 573132
Limit = 1274764
Peak = 790824

CPU usage was 0

"Gerry" wrote:

What are your anti-virus and anti-soyware arrangements?

What is the CPU and how much RAM does your computer have? Right
click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select
Properties
to get this information.

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit
and the Peak?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Ginnie wrote:
Do a disc cleanup once a week - have not much in start up - just
wondering if anything availble to speed it up - Heard about some
software to speed things up - not sure how safe.
Thanks




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