My PC has become brutally slow.  I ran an updated "McAffe" Virus scan and checked for .tmp's  Any suggestions?
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Download the following guide, unzip it, and read it top to bottom (I would say front to back, but it's PDF) following the instructions as you go.  It's only 175 pages - and when you're done, your computer will run extremely smoothly (unless there is a real problem - even then it will be better than it was), and you will know a bit more about computers in general.  You will need a program such as WinZip or ExtracNow (my preference) to unzip the folder, then you will need Adobe Reader to actually read the file.  Trust me, it's worth the time.  \n\nhttp://www.tweakguides.com/files/TGTC_3.0.zip
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It's very possible that you have a virus, or spyware, or even more probable, a trojan.  Clean it out, and it should be faster.  Also try defragmenting the hard drive as well.
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http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ go here and follow the if your computer runs slow
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your system could be slow due to various reasons like cache memory being full, you are running many programs in one go etc. Best option is to use a prog like cclearner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) which can help clear unwanted programs and files and clean up your memory of the junk files. This should help your system respond bettem. \n\nAlso check your system for virus by scanning it with a good anti virus program and for spyware by using share ware prog like windefender or yahoo defender etc.\n\nIf this does not work, you may have to increase the ram memory in your system.
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There a lot of reasons your computer can get slow.\n\nIt can get slow if you are running out of disk space or if limewire is running in the background taking up CPU cycles. Uninstalling it will fix this.\n\nYou can also clear out your Internet Cache to free up disk space. This is in the Internet Explorer "Tool: Internet Options". Menu. Select "Delete Files".\n\nAnother problem is temporary files that never get deleted. I've seen thousands of files left around in the temporary folder. You can clean this up by clicking on the Start button and selecting "All Programs : Accessories : System Tools : Disk Cleanup". CAUTION: This tool will offer to do a lot more than it should. Only select the following. Make sure everything else is unselected.\n\n   "Downloaded Programs"\n   "Temporary Internet Files"\n   "Recycle Bin"\n   <anything with the words 'log' or 'temporary.>\n\nChances are you also have adware or spyware, or even viruses on your computer slowing it down. A friend of mine has a computer that was so infected it took 10 minutes just to start up.\n\nYou should install a good virus scanning program. If you already have one, make sure it is up to date. The virus scanner I use on my home computer is AVG. Best of all, it's free for home use.\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/\n\nNext, a good adware/spyware scanner if Microsoft Defender. Again, this is free (for the time being).\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx\n\nA problem with both Microsoft Defender and AVG is they schedule a scan of your computer every night by default. This is a bad thing because it will put way too much wear-and-tear on your computer. Turn off any scheduled scans.\n\nAnother good spyware scanner (again free) is AdAware.\nhttp://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nFinally, and this one is a difficult one to fix, you probably have a bunch of stuff auto-starting that shouldn't. For example QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat and RealAudio, Microsoft Office, all install little programs that automatically start when your computer starts. These programs are supposed to make the companies main program start up quicker. They load a part of the main program in memory so the next time you want to run Acrobat it runs quicker. The problem is, it uses up your RAM and makes everything else run slower. You can use a special program named MSCONFIG to fix this. You can also use a program called HijackThis which you can download from the web. The problem with these tools is you need to know what should automatically start with your computer, and what shouldn't.\n\nAlso, if you have popups that pop up when you aren't even browsing or when you are at a webpage that shouldn't have popups, your computer has been hijacked by spyware. The only way to get rid of this is to use HijackThis. Download it from the web and have it generate a log file. Then post the log file here (or send me a message with it).\n\nBTW, eMule is much better than limewire and doesn't have spyware.\nhttp://www.emule-project.net/
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Run Defrag. \nDownload and run spybot.\nDownload and run adaware.\n\nThat's a good start.
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control panel > add/remove programs > McAfee\n\nTake it off if you don't like it.  Install AVG.
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norton and mcaffee are both useless in my opinion. my system is pretty good but those programs use way too much memory. i've had less problems with a virus than with those stupid anti virus crap. i now use a free virus scanner ( http://www.grisoft.com ) which doesn't slow down, is easy to use and does the job better than mcaffee.
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Go to www.pcpitstop.com and run its diagnostics.\n\nThis will diagnose whether your problem is:\n- processor too slow\n- not enough RAM\n- disk fragmentation, speed or capacity\n- spyware installed/ OS patches not installed\n\nor a combination of these.\n\nDeinstall any applications you no longer use, and delete, compress or archive any unneeded data.
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Get rid of McAffee it's garbage......program is a memory killer, not to mention that it's scanning and ability to find viruses is useless.  Go get NOD32 and be happy lol.\n\nhttp://eset.com
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Run an adware scan - http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nRun a botware scan - http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nAnd finally, defrag your pc, after this, you should see a significant increase in preformance if you hadn't done these steps before.
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Look at your startup\n\ntype msconfig into Start-->Run. This prog will give a list of all the programs that are running with your computer. Disable whatever you don't need.\n\nDelete programs you don't need (these will take up room)\nMake sure you have enough hard-disk space (several gigs free is good)\nRun your virus scanner / spyware scanner. Viruses and spyware can really slow your computer down
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try an updated antivirus.
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check for spyware, get Windows Defender free from Microsoft, Also you might want to check your CPU fan for proper cooling, if it is if it isnt running at max speed your CPU will overheat causing it to run slow
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I suspect that you either have spyware/malware on your system that is slowing it down or you have a bunch of programs/processes being started on your system that he does not. I would get spybot Search and Destroy to check for possible infections and then use the advanced mode start up tool to optimize your system start up. As his machine is the same, you have a good template for what is needed and what is not.
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low memory, virus, to many open programs. try closing all programs and just run virus scanner and see if it speed up ur computer.
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Install Spybot - (google for it) and update it. Check you machine for sypware malware etc. Then check its advanced features Tools Tab -> System Startup -> remove junk that you dont need. \n\nFor available memory and resources righclick on taskbar and see Task Manager and see the third tab for CPU and memory usage.