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Computer locking up
Name: Momof2 Date: April 22, 2005 at 10:34:56 Pacific OS: WindowsME CPU/Ram: unsure
Comment:
Hi I am new here. And am having some major problems with my computer. I don't know if I put everything in place in the above, but I am using an hp pavilion mx50 computer with the WindowsME. I have been having trouble for awhile with my computer locking up some. I have the McAfee Security Suite installed on my computer. And just recently have been having alot more problems with it locking up. The computer will just freeze up in the middle of something and I have trouble getting it to unfreeze. I have also not been able to run a maintenance on it since installing the McAfee system. Could anyone tell me what I should do for this?
Name: xreesex Date: April 22, 2005 at 11:03:30 Pacific
Reply:
Get rid of McAfee, I had it before too and all it did was cause problems.
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Response Number 2
Name: Momof2 Date: April 22, 2005 at 11:06:10 Pacific
Reply:
Is there another program that will work better than McAfee? It was locking up a bit before I got the McAfee. It is really bad when I have any of my messengers open. But has just gotten worse if I don't have the on. Does that make any sense?
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Response Number 3
Name: rhi Date: April 22, 2005 at 21:35:42 Pacific
Reply:
hi friend,
try AVG Free edition. Absolutely stunning results with ZERO problems. I too use WinME & Mcfee really creates problems some times.
good luck.
rhi.
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Response Number 4
Name: larryf215 Date: April 23, 2005 at 07:33:47 Pacific
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take a look at this post http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/18106.html
copy and paste it into the address bar its not to do everything at once, its a work in progress. Pay special attention to step 9
larry
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Response Number 5
Name: Trev Date: April 24, 2005 at 07:16:55 Pacific
Reply:
Larry's link is an old outdated version of my guide to Windows ME and how to run it well - the current version is here
http://www.burzurq.com/forum/trevtweak.html (with proper html links)
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