Why does the spy sweeper make my pc run extremely slow?
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you probally don't have a big enough processor, or enough ram , check thier system requirements for the program , i believe its minimun requirements are 128mb ram ,until the newest version which uses 256mb of ram just to run the program
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Runs unusually slower than normal.
99806
ALL computers will begin to run slower and slower as time progresses because of a number of reasons! Viruses, spy-ware, fragmented files, accumulated programs that start up everytime you boot (you might not even know they are there), maxed out storage space, etc. The key to keeping a computer running like it did when it was new is “housekeeping”!\n\nFirst, do everything you can to clean-up your machine:\n\n1.Remove everything that is just “junk” on your machine.\n2.Make sure you are not running unnecessary programs or processes. You can double check this by running a start-up manager program. A free one is available at:\n\nhttp://www.windowsstartup.com/\n\n3.Run your anti-virus program.\n4.Run your spy-bot program.\n5.Run your ad-aware program.\n6.Defragment your hard drive. This is a really critical thing.\n\nWhen your machine is “lean and mean” like it was when it was new you may be back up to speed.\n\nIt’s kind of like a pick-up truck! You can only put just so much in the bed before it is full (or overloaded) and it will just barely move!
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The only way to sort this problem out is to reformat your hard drive and allocation the correct allocation ( set to auto ).\n\nYour hard drive has been formatted with a compressed filing system which not only makes your pc slower, but limits you to what you can do with your drive.
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If you are going to load spybot search & destroy, i would use the advance tools startup manager in it rather than msconfig. Much better tool.
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Yeah u probably have spyware running even if u dont want it. Im not sure, but try ctrl+alt+del, go to proceeseess, and see if there are any processes not running under SYSTEM, that seem suspicious. If you end a process, it will immediatly stop. Also, try searching your program files directory  and see if anything  got installed that seems suspicious.
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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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could be many things go to this site and follow if your computer runs slow http://bartman1.blogspot.com/
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Go to control panel to "Add/Delete Programs" and check for malware that may be there.  If you only have one spyware detection program, I strongly urge you to get a second one.  Also, be aware that some programs that *claim* to be spyware detection programs are actually spyware themselves!  If you got your program for free (other than Spybot) I'd be highly suspicious.  You might also consider restoring the computer to an earlier date's configuration using the restore feature of XP (Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore); restore it to a date BEFORE the slow-down occurred.
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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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Definitely get a spyware checker and might I recommend going to this PCPitstop and running the Full Tests. This site is great and they give you advice and instructions to help your PC run better. Sign up with your email and the site will keep track of your tests so you can compare the results. Make sure you give the correct info for your Internet upload/download speeds. Open the Internet Speed into a separate tab or window to get the results ready for that part of the Full Tests.\nAside from my anti-virus and IE7 slowing me down once in awhile this site really helped me get my laptop running better.\n\nhttp://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/default.asp
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It depends on the way that your software is configured.  The more applications running at anytime, the slower your computer will run.  You should make sure to set one of the anti-viruses to do real-time scanning, and the other not to (only to run on some sort of scheduled scan) - and the same with the anti-spywares.  Otherwise they will significantly impair computer performance, and possibly react poorly to each other's presence.
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Clean pc with spyware cleaner ie spybot, adaware counterspy
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Your computer is probably getting slow because of spy-ware or a virus,or maybe you need to update your computer
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1) Remove the program from startup \n\nhttp://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/pc-running-slow.html\n2) Run ccleaner to remove its entry from registry.\n\nhttp://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-use-ccleaner.html
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Would that be the Ad-Aware software? It cleans spyware out of the PC, and usually results in faster speed. See the link below and click "download". It's free. Be sure to updaqte it and run it often.
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You should probably reinstall Windows.  After a while, your registry fills up with crap that it doesn't need.  That means you computer runs slower.  You can try using a registry cleaning program, but the best thing to do is just reinstall Windows and learn to keep your computer 'clean'.