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is it vista or ie

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by WilliamJ, Nov 23, 2009.

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  1. Nov 24, 2009 at 10:20 AM #11
    melonhead

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    I don't have problems with my laptop either and I do have quite a few programs on it, but I have plenty of RAM. That could be William's issue.... Vista is a RAM hog.
     
  2. Nov 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM #12
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    Vista is a little bit of a hog, if you don't have 2GB of RAM that's a very worthwhile upgrade given that it costs next to nothing today. But I'd spend the same $$ on upgrading to Win7, it uses far less RAM and is just plain better in every way.

    That said, if you're not running some insanely low amount of RAM, I'd bet there's spyware/trojanware/crapware on the box. Hangs like that can be from the crapware associated with IE which is associated with Explorer.
     
  3. Nov 24, 2009 at 4:38 PM #13
    WilliamJ

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    thanks yo....

    i have 2+g or RAM and have been thinking spyware/trojanware/crapware, i need to find a good free removal software. AVAST didn't find anything.
     
  4. Nov 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM #14
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    too easy
     
  5. Nov 24, 2009 at 6:16 PM #15
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    i use avast and i run spybot as well. spybot will find spyware and such.
     
  6. Nov 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM #16
    WilliamJ

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    thx

    spybot just unwound a bunch of lingering crud.
     
  7. Nov 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM #17
    WilliamJ

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    the interweb is still sluggish but that may be the dsl.
     
  8. Nov 24, 2009 at 11:25 PM #18
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  10. Nov 25, 2009 at 5:14 AM #20
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    thanks B
     
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