De-frag

[sweetie]

puters a bit slow at the minute,,if i de frag,will it make a difference?
i,ve deleted temp internet files and down loaded files,and it,s a bit better.

[Pammy]

It depends on what's making it run slow. If proggies are slow to load then defragging can help that. If Internet pages etc are slow then it suggests something more along the lines of adware has got in.

Defragging should be done regularyl as part of general good PC housekeeping (says she who hadn't done hers for over 12 months )

I'd do a full housekeeping run, run Spybot, Adaware, AV then defrag.

hth

[sweetie]

thanks pam will have a go x

[shonajoy]

yep aigs after dhdoes ours it usually does run faster. Hope yours does too xxx

[Sheila]

I hadn't bothered to defrag my laptop until I read about it here, on another thread :: . I actually didnt know what it was or that the computer needed it to be done...I am learning so much about computers since coming to COL
I also added the spybot and adaware too

[suzysu]

I also added the spybot and adaware too

I have been trying to download spybot today and can't get it to work - I'll try adaware  

[Kim]

I do a disc cleanup everyday & scan with Spyferret, Spydoctor, Adaware, Noadware, Spybot etc  & AVG
I then defrag when I remember, about every 2 weeks  

[suzysu]

I have been trying to download spybot today and can't get it to work - I'll try adaware 

Can't get adaware to load either     Should it take a long time to download or am I just being impatient !  

[Sheila]

I don't remember Adaware taking very long to download......does it not even start or just say it can't download?

What is a disc cleanup?

I feel so useless on here sometimes ::  

[suzysu]

I feel so useless on here sometimes :: 

You and me both Sheila  :: , we can console each other !  

It says downloading and then nothing seems to happen - left it for about 15 mins and no change, same with adaware     Wonder if its because my PC is playing up and short on memory  

[Sheila]

I feel so useless on here sometimes :: 

You and me both Sheila  :: , we can console each other !  

It says downloading and then nothing seems to happen - left it for about 15 mins and no change, same with adaware     Wonder if its because my PC is playing up and short on memory  

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It's good to know you aren't alone isn't it

It might be your computer then, I don't think I would have waited longer than 15 minutes either. I'd have assumed it wasn't going to work.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge will come along and be able to help.

[Gilly]

Sue, are you on Dial-up???
The only time I have ever had problems downloading a file was while trying to fix a friends PC, it was because it was LOADED with spyware, trojans' and viruses, see if you can do an online virus scan like Panda's HERE also try and download Microsoft Antispy (discussed in a previous thread).

[Kim]

To do a disc cleanup go to start - programs - accessories - system tools - disc cleanup, it will clean out all your temp files, recycle bin etc & should make your system run faster  

[suzysu]

The only time I have ever had problems downloading a file was while trying to fix a friends PC, it was because it was LOADED with spyware, trojans' and viruses, ]

Oh gosh - I'm almost scared to check now !  

Gilly - I'm on BT Broadband.  Am running the Panda check now and then  will try Antispy, thanks for your help   ............am starting to worry what it will come up with  

[Pammy]

don't worry. All that matters is that you run the necessary stuff to get you clean then keep you clean and running smoothly

If you're on BB you shouldn't have any prob's downloading the software. Try again from a different source