Speed & Security

[2215]

I have installed anti virus and anti spy for some time now and it does mean the system takes longer to start up on XP then it performs quite well

However I have a friend who has the same anti virus and anti spy but his system seems to take for ever to start up - you can hit keys and nothuing happens for a while!

Any ideas guys or is their system too old now? :( or something else?

Thanks again in advance for help respected :)

[Ads90]

All antivirus/spyware programs sap a computers resourses (some more than others though), so the slower the pc in the first place - the more it will suffer...
So it may be time for your friend to upgrade if it's slowing down that much?
If you visit the web, AVs are a nessesity unfortunately - unless they ever make the OS secure, which will probably never happen. :rolleyes:

Another point though - my AV was making my pc slower and slower a while back, and it started to refuse to shut down properly - there was no virus present, so I un-installed and re-installed it - it now works much quicker again. If they have noticed degradation, this may be worth doing?

[BigJim]

I have installed anti virus and anti spy for some time now and it does mean the system takes longer to start up on XP then it performs quite well

However I have a friend who has the same anti virus and anti spy but his system seems to take for ever to start up - you can hit keys and nothuing happens for a while!

Any ideas guys or is their system too old now? :( or something else?

Thanks again in advance for help respected :)

Different computer, different system, different amount of (less) memory???

[2215]

All antivirus/spyware programs sap a computers resourses (some more than others though), so the slower the pc in the first place - the more it will suffer...
So it may be time for your friend to upgrade if it's slowing down that much?
If you visit the web, AVs are a nessesity unfortunately - unless they ever make the OS secure, which will probably never happen. :rolleyes:

Another point though - my AV was making my pc slower and slower a while back, and it started to refuse to shut down properly - there was no virus present, so I un-installed and re-installed it - it now works much quicker again. If they have noticed degradation, this may be worth doing?

Thanks for this it has been even worse the last few days so may try the uninstall for av then reinstall

The system is older however is really only for accounts and email with broadband

Will try :) thanks

[2215]

Different computer, different system, different amount of (less) memory???

Could the memory be used in the wrong place at sartup?:eek:

[BigJim]

Could the memory be used in the wrong place at sartup?:eek:

If its me your asking, I don't know, but I think if the memory is properly installed, the computer will use it as it needs it.

If you go to Crucial (I think www.crucial.co.uk (http://www.crucial.co.uk) but if not google it) they will assess how much memroy you have, how much and what type and at what cost you can add ( and you can order from them)
I improved my computer unrecognisably after installing more.

[Keri]

i tink the problem is called windows (microsoft) unreliable and inconsistant. :rolleyes:

[2215]

i tink the problem is called windows (microsoft) unreliable and inconsistant. :rolleyes:

Thanks Keri that sums it up :eek: Gates