Anne said:
Everything is so slow to open. I keep thinking something
is wrong with PC Like its looking through everything
first before it reaches my selection...
Virii and so-called "spyware" aside, and even if you seldom install new
software, the system can become bogged down over time. Obsolete files and
programs, a fragmented hard drive, unnecessary processes / programs
running at start up are often the culprits.
If you're not open to researching the issue yourself, it might save time
and frustration to consult a competent PC tech - to tidy things up. He or
she will also check the system for existing intruders, and school you in
how to adequately maintain PC health, and protect against future hacker
abuses.
I recently spent three hours on a friend's PC that had received no
attention since its purchase three-years ago, and the kids had installed
file-swap utilities. After the clean-up of literally multi-megabytes of
junk, speed was restored.
