i have ust installed malwarebytes and it found 1 adware which it has now deleted. Must be something hiding somewhere for it to be this **** slow, plus how long should it take to do a complete back up. Gman will look that up now thanks!
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just done that scan and it tells me i have 2 x 256 and can have an extra 512 as i have 1 slot empty
All operating systems degrade over time/usage regardless of weather there are nasties or not involved.
Nothing other than a clean install is going to sort you I would suggest Linny.
When I referred to "Backup" I was talking about latterly copying whatever files you wished to keep to an external & the time involved will be down to how much stuff is involved & also taking into account the slowness of your machine.
How do you check you email Linny?
Is it on-line or do you use something like Outlook Express, Outlook or Windows Mail?
The reason I ask is that if you use any method other than on-line you will need a program to backup all your mail and accounts or you will need to copy the .pst file before you wipe.
If your email is checked on-line you won't need to do anything with it.
If you have 3 memory slots in total I'll assume we are dealing with a Desktop & not a Laptop?
If you do buy a new stick of RAM, you can get an even better result if you place the new(512) stick into the first slot nearest the processor by removing you existing(256) sticks & replacing them in slot 2 & 3.
The way a computer reads memory is this,
It will read the stick nearest the processor first & if more is required to carry out a particular process it will call from banks 2 & 3. If you have the higher value stick in the first it is more likely to be able to process without having to call in bank 2 & 3 unless you are doing something really demanding. That in itself will add to your performance improvement.
I just reinstalled XP on a 6 year old Lappy this morning & added an extra 512MB of RAM, the machine is absolutely flying now & the owner can't believe the difference.
I'm convinced you will save yourself a lot of pain if you go that route, especially when you have a friend who sounds confident enough to help with the reinstall.
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