My computer slows down considerably when I download email using outlook 2003. I did antivirus check and I do spyware checks all the time. It also takes a while to download the email even though the size isn't that big.
2007-02-10 18:17:16 · 5 answers · asked by gotham158 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
It's probably because as you get incomming email your Virus Protection Software should be doing it's job and scanning this mail for potential viruses. This can definately slow things down for a few minutes but is quite neccessary.
2007-02-11 13:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has nothing to do with your computer's speed, that is how outlook behaves normally. Where are you receiving the mail from? If it's over the internet, it could be several megabytes of data and that takes time.
2016-03-29 01:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the speed allocated for email STMP (i think) is thinner than the "pipe" for generic web traffic. This depends on your ISP and what priority they put email.
Dont froget, ALOT of people use Web based email such as that yahoo offers (free)
2007-02-10 18:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by kool_rock_ski_stickem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the size of all the file transferring your doing and how much memory your computer has installed
2007-02-10 18:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by John A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be spyware problem.
2007-02-10 18:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by blacklad_666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋