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Slow startup, slow running + popups
Name: Neomagik Date: May 11, 2007 at 08:54:42 Pacific OS: XP SP2 CPU/Ram: Will confirm Product: Dell Latitude D600
Comment:
Hi,
My computer has gradually got slower and slower over the past 6 months and now, even though I use Firefox to browse the net, I get Internet Explorer popups, 40 to 50 at a time.
I use avast, spybot, ad-aware.
If someone is willing to help I will post a HJT log??
Name: Neomagik Date: May 15, 2007 at 00:45:12 Pacific
Reply:
Just for information I have rationalised the processes in my task manager as far as I can using www.answerthatwork.com but it seems to have slowed the system down further.
I have noticed that in my process list I have two instances of iexplorer.exe. As I said in my first post I don't use internet explorer I use firefox. I have tried ending both instances but they instantly re-appear again.
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