For crying out loud! I'm tired of this thread. Art's system is not slowed down, Josef's is. Now, take it outside (of this list) Richard Quoting Michael : > > > Art wrote: > > >--- Michael wrote: > > > > > >>Have you tried ctrl+alt+del | Task Manager | Processes and see what > >>is > >>using all the memory and CPU ?? I would start here. I to ran XP with > >>Norton (never a glitch!) and T-bird | Firebird and NEVER had an > >>issue. I > >>would start with virus scan, spyware scan (search google), kill > >>processes!! > >> > >> > >What? > >Did you read my question? > >I have never had an issue with NIS, hence my question. > >Please state what you are responding to, if you are not > >responding to my query. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Art > > > > > > > Has nothing to do with NIS. If you want to see what is bogging down the > system open Task Manager and look at the processes that are using the > most memory and CPU power. Defrag will not help you as NTFS is > journaled. There is obviously some spyware or trojan using up system > resources. > > >>Art wrote: > >> > >> > >>>--- Anthony Boynes wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>--- Josef Lowder wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Sorry to bother y'all with this question, but I wondered if any > >>>>>of you nice folks could offer suggestions to remedy this severe > >>>>>slowdown. Might defrag or killing off some temp files help? > >>>>> > >>>>>joe@actionline.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >... > > > > > >>>>I would recommend ditching Norton Anti-virus. It used to be good > >>>> > >>>> > >>but > >> > >> > >>>>in > >>>>recent years has become bloated and a source numerous problem in > >>>>itself - > >>>>in my opinion. Personally I now like F-Prot when it comes to a > >>>>Windows > >>>>virus scanner. Trend Micro is another good choice. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Hi Anthony, > >>> > >>>I have an NIS sub. Are you suggesting I go with F-Prot? If so, > >>>would it be cheaper than my current sub of $39.9 for my annual > >>>subscription? If so, what assurance do I have that I will not > >>>be compromising my network security? > >>> > >>>Thanks! > >>> > >>>Art > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. > >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > >--------------------------------------------------- > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > R. Whitney Transcend Development "Producing the next phase of your internet presence" http://xend.net Premium Quality Web Hosting http://xendhosting.com rw AT xend.net Net Binder http://netbinder.net 310-943-6498 602-288-5340 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss