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  1. 02-11-2005 02:11 AM #1
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    Default What's wrong with my computer?

    My computer is brand-spanking new. I've had it less than a week, and it's already slowing down. I could download programs at around 44.0KB per second, and now it's slowed down to around 5KB per second. I used to be able to load webpages in the blink of an eye, but now my DSL feels like dial-up because it's so slow. I've got 512MB of Memory and the processor is an AMD Athlon XP running at 2.6GHz.

    If it helps, today I set up a local network with another, older computer in my house that runs at 1.4GHz and only has 256MB of RAM. Could that be a factor?
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    Have a look at this thread, as it may apply to your situation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti-Trend
    Have a look at this thread, as it may apply to your situation.
    sry, but that doesn't tell me jack shit.

    Besides, all of a sudden it's fast again. Wtf?
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    Watch it, you're on thin ice.
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    I was implying that you probably have spyware you need to deal with. It can slow your PC to a crawl.
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    My computer came with megabytes of anti-spyware software preinstalled. Besides, like I said, all of a sudden my computer's fast again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dstebbins
    My computer came with megabytes of anti-spyware software preinstalled. Besides, like I said, all of a sudden my computer's fast again.
    How are we supposed to know that if you didn't provide the information to begin with?
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    sorry.

    Luckily, it turns out I just needed to reboot. All done
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    Quote Originally Posted by dstebbins
    Luckily, it turns out I just needed to reboot. All done
    Yeah, that's Windows for you. A long time ago I was a helpdesk tech, and that was usually the first thing we had people do. ~90% of the time, it did the trick.
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    Rebooting fixes all windows problems
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    Quote Originally Posted by StimpE
    Rebooting fixes all windows problems
    If only that was true... If ony that was true.
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