Avast is very good and it has a plug-in for Outlook if you are running MS Office.
"Unbloodybreakable" DCI Gene Hunt, 2008
In any case... I don't think there's a better anti-virus than Norton, and my copy is registered and paid for. Might as well keep it.
And I think it's just a software thing why the internet window is lolly gagging around closing. I think next time I'm in Best Buy I'll ask one of the Geek Squad dudes. They're all pretty slick with this stuff.
http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/oth...windows_down/3
uh-oh.......it's about boot time but I wonder if it might also affect shutdown?
The results of the security software were quite shocking. I've always known that being most involved with the system, antivirus and firewall programs are going to make things slower, but I was just completely astounded by the Norton result when compared against the other software on show.
"Unbloodybreakable" DCI Gene Hunt, 2008
You're welcome PR - I was a bit surprised to read it so with a bit of luck that might be the issue sorted out.
"Unbloodybreakable" DCI Gene Hunt, 2008
I don't recall anything I did to make it start doing this. No new programs, downloads, files, nothing. I think it just started. So the frequent updating of the Norton could have done it. At least there's some proof of it slowing things down.
COME TO THINK OF IT... THIS JUST HIT ME...
... I believe this little quirk started right after my last round of Microsoft Windows Updates!!
Last edited by Pale Rider; 07-04-2007 at 06:03 AM.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
I upgraded to IE7 several weeks ago and have not experienced problems on my 3 year old/ 2GHz machine. I like the tabs but miss the menu.
Pale, are you running IE7? If so go to tools/delete browsing history/delete all/ also deleted crap stored by add ons. I do that daily and found that it speeds things up and removes spyware as well. IE6 has a similar operation.
Last edited by glockmail; 07-04-2007 at 11:16 AM. Reason: added note to Pale
I was browsing one of my old computer magazines today and reading a sort of general article about cleaning up the computer so it runs well. The writer did mention that sometimes the Windows updates will cause the machine to not run as well as usual. I apply the updates as they are automatically downloaded, I suppose I'm a bit paranoid about security.
In terms of browsers, I use Firefox and also Opera. Opera is my preferred browser because it's a bit lighter than Firefox I find. It has full functionality and it's faster (I also stay away from the add-ons/extensions in Firefox).
"Unbloodybreakable" DCI Gene Hunt, 2008
The other thing I do to improve speed is to have no background picture on my desktop. Just a cool, black nothing. Likewise my screen saver is blank. Probably saves power too.