Anti-virus software

[NightTrain]

Seems it's not supported, as my 10X isn't IE supported.

I can't help you with a Mac, Kathi... I was forced to use those damn things years ago when I was working for a freight company and it was hellish. They crashed and corrupted databases continually and I haven't touched one since.

Sorry!

[Mr. P]

Hit your Start button and in your search dialogue type in : dxdiag

Run dxdiag and it'll tell you what you're running, odds are it's 32 bit.

As soon as you can, get upgraded to Win7. By far, this is the best version of windows yet... I hated Vista, it was a true dog. Win7 sped up my laptop by about 40%.

I upgraded from XP to Win7 on my other machines and it sped everything up about 30%... it was dramatic. Rock solid, it hasn't crashed yet on any of my machines.

Well no wonder I've seen a slow down in this puter...it looks like some memory has failed. Never had that happen before. Question is, which stick is it??

[Kathianne]

I can't help you with a Mac, Kathi... I was forced to use those damn things years ago when I was working for a freight company and it was hellish. They crashed and corrupted databases continually and I haven't touched one since.

Sorry!

thank you for that. I got to say I've yet to pick up virus, which was normal for my PC before going Mac. I wouldn't change.

I love mac.

[NightTrain]

Well no wonder I've seen a slow down in this puter...it looks like some memory has failed. Never had that happen before. Question is, which stick is it??

RAM is cheap, Mr. P. Get yourself a couple of 2 Gig sticks of the latest and greatest and slap them in. It's the cheapest upgrade you can do to your machine.

[NightTrain]

Well no wonder I've seen a slow down in this puter...it looks like some memory has failed. Never had that happen before. Question is, which stick is it??

Another thought... it's possible (I personally haven't seen it but others I've talked to have) that one of your sticks wasn't properly seated in your motherboard. All you have to do is take your case off, unplug the power, ground yourself (or just be sure to keep one hand gripping your computer frame) and gently but firmly push on each one. If one snaps in, that was your problem.

Apparently after a time, with temperature fluxuations heating and cooling, they can work themselves out of their slot and sometimes you can't see it but you'll feel it and hear it when they snap in where they're supposed to be seated. Might want to give that a shot first before buying more RAM.

[Mr. P]

RAM is cheap, Mr. P. Get yourself a couple of 2 Gig sticks of the latest and greatest and slap them in. It's the cheapest upgrade you can do to your machine.

I may just go for a new machine..this one is 10 yrs old..heck I may not be able to find mem for this thing anymore.

And Vista is history.

[SassyLady]

Hit your Start button and in your search dialogue type in : dxdiag

Run dxdiag and it'll tell you what you're running, odds are it's 32 bit.

As soon as you can, get upgraded to Win7. By far, this is the best version of windows yet... I hated Vista, it was a true dog. Win7 sped up my laptop by about 40%.

I upgraded from XP to Win7 on my other machines and it sped everything up about 30%... it was dramatic. Rock solid, it hasn't crashed yet on any of my machines.

So I went to the dxdiag ... and the button at the bottom said to run the 64 whatever ... I did that and it said no problems in the sound, display or input areas .... so I guess I have a 64 bit???

[NightTrain]

It should all be there on the first tab (System) in dxdiag.

Your 3rd line should tell you what your Operating System is, MKP. Should say either 32 bit or 64 bit, if not then something like what build of Vista you have.

[SassyLady]

It should all be there on the first tab (System) in dxdiag.

Your 3rd line should tell you what your Operating System is, MKP. Should say either 32 bit or 64 bit, if not then something like what build of Vista you have.

You mean this:



System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 12/3/2010, 19:52:43

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VGN-CS320J
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 3962MB RAM
Page File: 2262MB used, 5863MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 64bit Unicode
------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

[NightTrain]

Looks like 64 bit, MKP.

[SassyLady]

Looks like 64 bit, MKP.

Is that good or bad?

[NightTrain]

It's good.

I looked at BM's link, it seems the issue with 64 bit systems not playing nicely with AVG are in Win7 applications, and since you're still using Vista you should be fine.

Be sure to stop using Internet Explorer, that baby is just a time bomb waiting to go off. All the little bastards the world over that write the nasty worms / trojans / viruses target IE users.

[SassyLady]

It's good.

I looked at BM's link, it seems the issue with 64 bit systems not playing nicely with AVG are in Win7 applications, and since you're still using Vista you should be fine.

Be sure to stop using Internet Explorer, that baby is just a time bomb waiting to go off. All the little bastards the world over that write the nasty worms / trojans / viruses target IE users.

What should I be using....and how do I change.

[NightTrain]

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en...ome.html?hl=en

Hit the download button and it'll pretty much set itself up.

[SassyLady]

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en...ome.html?hl=en

Hit the download button and it'll pretty much set itself up.

OK...did it ... boy, this will take some getting used to. Have been using Explorer since the internet was invented!!!

Now ... everything seems so tiny ... tried to use my magnify button (F10) but it doesn't make anything bigger....help!

Never mind....I found out how to fix it!

I just want to say ... Thank you so much NT for walking me through all this!!!