I have a fast computer that has slowed down, and, I would liketo find a way to speed it up. My cpu is pentiun 4 dual core, I have 4Gb of memory.

Ihave Norton 2007 and Webroot Spysweeper.

I would appreciatesome suggestions.

Regards
pkdownunder

go dwnload process explorer form the link in my signature an use it to see if the services running may be an issue. I notice that windows update was using a ton of processor so I ended the services an all was good. It may not solve the problem long term but it will give you an idea of what it may be...

to use, right click on a particular service and chose properties and end whatever process you don't think you need and watch the mem an cpu numbers in the lower left corner of the screen if they decrease you know which proc or svc is causing the issue...you can also do the pre work (my sig) and post your logs and someone will have a look and advise you from there...

good luck!

Hi there could you complete the Pre work (link in my sig) and post the logs as attachments in your next reply for our security team to look at.

grtlkcanadian: Turning off Windows Update isn't very wise... especially if it was installing in the background at the time! If it was using a lot of processor it was likely doing it's job; updating at that moment. You're lucky you didn't do some serious harm by turning it off through a 3rd-party client.