September 1st, 2006, 07:50 AM
My RAM is only 256mb. About a month ago McAfee released a new verion of it's security. Ever since my puter has slowed to that of molasses. I have order 1GB of RAM which I hope will add another year or two of life to my system.
Anyone else use McAfee and find the newest release taking over their computer?
My RAM is only 256mb. About a month ago McAfee released a new verion of it's security. Ever since my puter has slowed to that of molasses. I have order 1GB of RAM which I hope will add another year or two of life to my system.
Anyone else use McAfee and find the newest release taking over their computer?
September 1st, 2006, 12:30 PM
My computer has suddenly taken a turn for the better. Just the threat of adding extra RAM made it pull up its socks and get to work.
If you're having a problem with your PC just describe it here and explain the actions you will take. It will scare your computer back into shape.
My computer has suddenly taken a turn for the better. Just the threat of adding extra RAM made it pull up its socks and get to work.
If you're having a problem with your PC just describe it here and explain the actions you will take. It will scare your computer back into shape.
Chief Mogrifier
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September 1st, 2006, 12:49 PM
I had a similar problem with Norton a few years ago. I gave up and went back to AVG. I've used the AVG free version for seven or eight years. The only time I had a virus problem was when a hard drive failed and I hadn't yet re- installed AVG. I'm using 500 meg of RAM because I have one of those "All on board" motherboards with the built-in sound, video, and Ethernet modems The motherboard steals 40 meg of RAM as soon as you turn it on. I have two more 256 meg RAM chips but my board has only two slots. I could buy a couple larger chips but RAM has never been a big problem. We can almost guarantee that the next computer will use another kind of chip.
AVG is free, it gets automatic updates which are also free.
I had a similar problem with Norton a few years ago. I gave up and went back to AVG. I've used the AVG free version for seven or eight years. The only time I had a virus problem was when a hard drive failed and I hadn't yet re- installed AVG. I'm using 500 meg of RAM because I have one of those "All on board" motherboards with the built-in sound, video, and Ethernet modems The motherboard steals 40 meg of RAM as soon as you turn it on. I have two more 256 meg RAM chips but my board has only two slots. I could buy a couple larger chips but RAM has never been a big problem. We can almost guarantee that the next computer will use another kind of chip.
AVG is free, it gets automatic updates which are also free.
