My computer won't move!

[Foolish Old]

Great analogy! My problem is I don't understand what they're saying when I google.

What it sometimes comes down to is you take an educated guess and fix it if you guess wrong. Or you can post to a bunch of user forums and hope that you get the correct answer from one of them.

Could you try to explain again what your computer is doing or not doing that has become a problem? Is it slow internet browsing? Slow startup? Locking up frequently? You mentioned something new on your desktop? Did you google that thing? Any programs that you downloaded from the internet can be removed, since you can easily install them again if you miss them. Again, there's not a whole lot (relatively speaking) that you need to perform general tasks like browsing the internet or email messaging, creating documents, pictures, printing, etc.

All the "extra" programs that provide widgets, bells and whistles usually communicate with their creators and send information about how you use your computer. That slows things down. Suspect EVERY add-on toolbar.

[Mona~on~wheels]

System Restore does not cause you to lose your personal files or password. Items like documents, e-mail messages, browsing history, and the last specified password are saved when you revert to an earlier state with System Restore.

System Restore protects your personal files by not restoring any files in the My Documents folder. It also does not restore any files that use common data file name extensions, such as .doc or .xls. If you're not sure whether your personal files use common data file name extensions, and you do not want the data files to be affected by System Restore, save them in the My Documents folder.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

Everything I'm concerned about is already in my document folders.


Okay I disabled the items I didn't want on start up & rebooted.
Opening up was alot faster. YEAH!
But I got a message from system configuration utility.
I need to ck one of these:

Normal startup (loads up all drivers)
Diagnostic startup (loads up basic drivers)
Selective startup (you ck the ones you want)

[Foolish Old]

Everything I'm concerned about is already in my document folders.


Okay I disabled the items I didn't want on start up & rebooted.
Opening up was alot faster. YEAH!
But I got a message from system configuration utility.
I need to ck one of these:

Normal startup (loads up all drivers)
Diagnostic startup (loads up basic drivers)
Selective startup (you ck the ones you want)

I would select normal, but any of them will work. They do exactly what they say. It's not a permanent choice, you can change it.

[Mona~on~wheels]

I would select normal, but any of them will work. They do exactly what they say. It's not a permanent choice, you can change it.

Okay thank you I'll ck normal.

It's running 100% better. Not sure what I'd do without ya'll!


THANKS!!! MONA

[Foolish Old]

Okay thank you I'll ck normal.

It's running 100% better. Not sure what I'd do without ya'll!


THANKS!!! MONA

[t8burst]

Thanks for helping me.
But I'm confused adaware gets rid of my spyware.
Avg is my antivirus program.
Noads stops pops ups!

So why them?

Having all three will really slow down your system. If you replace it with one (security_essentals from microsoft) your machine will be protected and you machine will be faster.

[Mona~on~wheels]

Having all three will really slow down your system. If you replace it with one (security_essentals from microsoft) your machine will be protected and you machine will be faster.

Oh I didn't understand that security essential was a replacement.
Okay I'll ck er out! THANKS!

[Mona~on~wheels]

Having all three will really slow down your system. If you replace it with one (security_essentals from microsoft) your machine will be protected and you machine will be faster.

Okay I read about it. Is it as good or better than AVG & ADAWARE?
Do you use it?

[rdf]

I use it. It's from Microsoft, so I figure they know their OS better than anyone. It's seamless and you don't even notice it's running. It's better than both of those imo.

Okay I read about it. Is it as good or better than AVG & ADAWARE?
Do you use it?

[Mona~on~wheels]

I use it. It's from Microsoft, so I figure they know their OS better than anyone. It's seamless and you don't even notice it's running. It's better than both of those imo.

GREAT! I'll switch then! THANK YOU Bob (right)