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Old 01-21-2008, 12:08 PM   #1
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Question Slow Machine

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Have been on hols for about 3 weeks and have returned, switched my pc on and found it running very slow. ie takes an age to load applications and files

It has been slow for the last week now.

Any ideas
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Old 01-21-2008, 12:29 PM   #2
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Boot to Safe Mode & run a full system scan with your A/V software. Maybe some malware is causing the slowdown.
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Old 01-22-2008, 09:30 AM   #3
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What kind of computer is this? Home built or name brand?

What are the complete system specs? List the parts by brand and model including the power supply.

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