ATTN: Tech Savy DUers-->My computer is SLOWWWWWW....
Anyone have any pointers on how to fix this? I wasn't having this problem when I left for the intersession between spring and summer. CAn someone help me please? Duckie
there are two good free programs to remove that junk. Google for them: AdAware SpyBot Search and Destroy
you could also try doing a disk defragment, as well as maybe a registry rebuild (not an expert on that, but I think there are tools)
if your machine is running win 98 it's probably approaching the time for a clean reinstall
and remember - more RAM is the easiest and cheapest physical upgrade if your machine is slow (especially if you notice the slow is dramatic when launching/switching applications).
The poster may not know how to do this. In Win 2K, I access Task Manager by pressing Ctl-Alt-Del. If the machine is running slow I delete programs that load from start-up and aren't really in use. Just highlight the program and delete it from use. Then make sure these programs don't load unless you want them to.
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