have u tried using ctrl alt del nnd seeing what is goint on? try deleteing in task manager anything to do wiht IE and then make sure your ani virus is up to date.

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it does seem to me that you have a whole lot going on and much resources being taken up by background programs runnning. You have I presume done a good clean out with something like 'advanced...

Tech mags did a survey about a year or more ago and found that here was very little difference if any between the good pricey anti virus and the freebies.
I have used both AVG or AVAST and both...

Has anyone else used the computer and changed firewall settings?
(or securitylevels?) I know its obvious but....
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