My computer is browsing very slowly and my network provider has checked and says I should contact my computer service which is emachine. I believe th CPU should be 10 and under and it was jumping all over the place into the high numbers. Can you help?
2007-01-01 09:54:11 · 3 answers · asked by grandma2824 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Check for spyware. Both of these are free and safe to use.
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2007-01-01 09:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should start by scanning for viruses, spyware, ad-aware etc. I would almost bet your system is bogged down by thing that were installed (without your knowledge) during the installation of a free screensaver or some other free program. these "free" thing are full of junk that track your browsing habits sends you pop-ups and deteriorate your system operation to a crawl. Just google for adaware/spyware removal programs (I use ad-aware from lavasoft but everyone has their own favorite software even though most software in this class will do the job) and go to trendmicro and download trend system cleaner and the latest virus definitions or use their housecall web based scanner and scan your system for viruses. You will be amazed what kind of garbage you find on your system. Good luck
2007-01-01 17:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by Helpdeskpilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could you please post your computer specs such as processor speed and how much ram you have and what os you are running and what isp you have and is it dial-up or dsl? Please more information. Also you could do a deframent on computer and system check and delete any useless programs.
2007-01-01 17:58:27 · answer #3 · answered by micaso1971 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋