I generally run Spybot IF....when I activate IE, I find it "slow to load" or I get "page not found".....Evil spyware has made it into my computer.....normally my wife is downloading freebies and bringing this stuff in....but I'm sure I've brought in a few myself. Damon B Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:03 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Home. > Ed, have you run AdAware and SpyBot? > I run them every week. Seems to keep that problem to a minimum. > > Sorry it took me so long to answer this but my Norton is set to begin it's > AV scan at 11:00pm on Fridays. I let it do a complete scan this time and it > finished up at about 6:00pm Saturday. So I didn't use the computer all day > yesterday. > > > Russ Hoyt > Hoyt's TV > Exeter, NH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:02 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Windows XP Home. > > > > Anyone know how to get rid of "crap" in Windows XP Home, without > > reinstalling the whole works. > > My XP is starting to be "flaky"...if I hit "My Computer" may take 3 to 4 > > minutes to show me the screen. > > I have been using Symantec's System Works to fix files that may have > > become > > un-linked. > > > > It there a part of Windows XP that will check your OS...and get rid of > > files > > that slow down your computer. > > > > Miss-linked files, or a general check? > > > > -Ed- > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > Ontario-Canada > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > teltek@xxxxxxxxx > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > Set Vacation > > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/