slow computer

How much RAM does the computer have? OS? Free hard drive space?

Go here: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and do a virus scan on the computer.

Then go here: http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd14.exe to download spybot, download all of the updates, perform a scan, then remove all the bad stuff.

Let me know if it all works out.

Wouldn't hurt either as HDD do get fragmented and the more that you can have files consecutively the faster the computer can read them on the HDD.

Col

You need to do system optimization tasks once a week so as to fast-up your computer performance. These tasks include defragmenting your disks & registry, cleaning temporary stuff and reducing services.

[A] Defrag the Disk:

1. Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Defragmenter.
2. Select the drives that you wish to defragment.
3. Click "Defragment Disks" button.

[B] Defrag the Registry:

In RegInOut System Utilities, click "Defragmenter". Click "Analyze" button to begin scan process. After it is completed, click "Defragment" button.

[C] Clean Temporary Stuff:

1. Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk CleanUp.
2. Select a drive and press ENTER.

[D] Reduce the Services:

Using RegInOut, click "Services Manager" and then click the button "Optimize Services".