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Old 02-06-2007   #1
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My comp is running helluva slow. It's still fairly new and the spec is good:
- Acer Aspire T135 AMD Sempron 64bit 3100+ 80GB, Windows XP Home, 512mb + 256 mb RAM

But it's slowed down and slowed down more and more in the last few weeks, seeming to coincide with my norton antivirus running out, although this may just be a coincidence.

Anyway, i'm not overly taxing the comp, but even running only 2 programmes kills it. It also takes AGES to start up and i bit worried now. I am using AVG antivirus and scan all the time, and defrag all the time. Hard drives have loads of space left. Also, it keeps saying my virtual memory is low.

I should add that I have installed AVG but not uninstalled Norton.

What process should I follow? SHould I uninstall everything then install AVG? Should I uninstall norton and scan with another programme before installing AVG?

help! any ideas?

EDIT: Moved to Anti-Virus forum

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Hi hrh

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Your last paragraph indicates nearly what you should do.
Uninstall all AV software thoroughly, re-install AVG then proceed from there.
Two AV programs running at the same time can cause serious conflicts.
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ah fantastic thanks for that.

Would you be fairly confident that this is what is causing m pc to be so so so horrendously slow all of a sudden?
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Norton is a serious system resource hugger and in my opinion total trash.
Do what I have suggested and if you still experience slowness on the pc then we will take this further.
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Thanks a lot wolfey I'll, try that later tonight!
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Go here and get this Norton removal tool, it will remove all traces of your Norton av programme...

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Hi

I posted yesterday about my computer slowing to a stop and it was suggested that having installed AVG while still having Norton was the prob. So I went to uninstall Norton. It took over an hour and I left it on overnight. When I got up this morning it had frozen on 100% uninstalled so I had to reboot. But it's still there.

Now, when I click "remove" in change/remove programmes in control panel, nothing happens.

The computer is constantly whirring away, constantly on 96-100% CPU usage even though no progs are running.

Help! I can't do anything! Will this Norton removal download help?!
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