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Explorer.exe using ALOT of memory
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MultiCopr
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22. August 2005 @ 21:28 |
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My computer has been running kinda sluggish lately and I noticed that explorer.exe is using 112K to 114K with nothing else opened. The highest process after that is 39.5K.
Is there anyway to get this number lower???
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22. August 2005 @ 22:03 |
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114Kb IS nothing...
If your computer is running slow try to search for viruses, adware, and spyware.
If you don't have any virus detectors installed, download AVG Free 7 and scan your computer...its free and one of the best virus apps.
Then scan for adware. Download Adaware Personal (also free). It does a great job at finding adware.
Finally install Spybot Search & Destroy (free as well.) It will hunt for spyware.
You can find all of these at download.com.
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MultiCopr
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22. August 2005 @ 22:14 |
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I have ran norton and adaware and that didnt help at all. I will try Spybot and see what happens but I doubt it will find anything new.
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22. August 2005 @ 22:19 |
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I wouldn't use norton. I used to think it was really good, and used to use it for years. Then people here like ddp turned me onto AVG. Norton uses a lot of resources compared to AVG. I was having some problems with my computer at the time, so I took ddp's suggestion, uninstalled norton, and ran AVG. Right away it found 7 viruses that had been there for a long time...two were trojan horses! On top of that, AVG is free!
Just a suggestion...
AVAST is also a good anti-virus app, also free.
You can also try Ccleaner to clean your registry and other temp folders and whanot, you might just have a bunch of extra crap slowing it down...what are the specs of your computer?
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MultiCopr
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22. August 2005 @ 22:34 |
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Intel Pentium 4 2.40 with 2GB memory. I think I will try that AVG because norton does use alot of resources. I also ran registery first aid and it cleans up quite a bit of stuff everytime, especially after ripping and burning dvd's.
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22. August 2005 @ 22:36 |
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so your system should be pretty quick. what specifically are the problems you are noticing?
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MultiCopr
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22. August 2005 @ 23:01 |
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Well just realy slow encoding and the whole system just seems to be dragging. I just uninstalled norton and my explorer.exe is down to 40K so that will help alot. AVG is running right now, BUT since I uninstalled norton I am getting a security message saying no firewall is installed. I do no have much experience with firewalls and what is a good one or not. Any ideas????
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22. August 2005 @ 23:12 |
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what windows do you have? If you have XP with service pack 2, it comes with a built in firewall. However its not the greatest. A really good free one is Zone Alarm. You can also find it at download.com. There's also a pro version, but the basic rree version is all you need. Its a great firewall because you tell it which programs can access the internet only.
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MultiCopr
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22. August 2005 @ 23:17 |
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Someone else on here said they use McAfee 2005 v7 RETAIL. Have you heard anything about it? Like I said I have never looked for a firewall so I am kinda new at it.
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22. August 2005 @ 23:25 |
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well McAfee is kinda like Norton, its an all-in-one app that also uses a lot of resources. I've heard its better than norton, but the best firewall out there is definately Zone Alarm. Do a google search on it, you should find plenty of details about it
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MultiCopr
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22. August 2005 @ 23:34 |
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Ok I am running AVG and it just caught a trojan virus in norton system works called dropper.delf.3.be?????
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ddp
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23. August 2005 @ 07:27 |
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23. August 2005 @ 11:35 |
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yup, told ya...norton is crap!
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MultiCopr
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23. August 2005 @ 12:51 |
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For some reason ever since I added zone alarm and AVG my internet connection seems to lose its connectivity when it is idle for a little bit. Is one of these programs doing this and can I stop it?
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ddp
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23. August 2005 @ 13:45 |
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close 1 of those 2 programs 1 at a time to see which 1 is causing the problem. i run both with no problems.
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23. August 2005 @ 13:56 |
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make sure you let zone alarm give internet access to AVG as well. Be sure to click the "remember this program" button so it won't ask you everytime a program tries to get access to the internet
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