COMPUTER HELP NEEDED.....

ctrl+alt+del ,

control alt delete click processes

when box comes up click processes at top
ignore comma in last post

control alt delete

task manager
go to processes

if you click on memory usage it will sort by the highest memory usage

had same problem on an old pc then it would take ages to boot ,never found out the problem :-(

What make is it Derek

its a sony viao pc it says i have 44 processes running is that normal ?

whats using the most in cpu/memory

waol.exe 200,304k

I think you need to get rid off that

Let me have a look

That figures!!! its part of AOL are they your internet provider? obviously updating,will be tempory,usually happens after boot up,AOL are known system hogs

yeah im on aol ,there is loads of stuff on that list that i dont have a clue what it is but i dont wanna delete it coz i might fook it up lol

no never delete from processes,unless you know exactly what it is,your computer can shut down right away with the wrong process closed down

Seems to be quite a common problem, rocking horse

its a pain its gone really slow these last few months

Yeah AOL are notorious,they take over your computer
this will unclog a few things
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Derek do you use AOL to browse the internet ?

yes

You do know you don't have to, you can disable the AOL updater and use IE

AOL are only your service provider

yeah ive used internet explorer but my email address is @aol.com so its easier to just be on aol all the time , with ebay and stuff..

if i cancelled aol alltogether is there any way i could still get my emails or is this not possible ?

without changing my email add of course

http://anti-aol.livejournal.com/107687.html
this explains AOL e mail via another supplier

It's not an issue mate, you don't have to cancel AOL
All you have to do is stop all the AOL updates and use IE

You will still be able to log on to AOL for emails

If you're on a computer with less than 1GB of RAM and less than 2GHz of processor power you may encounter problems with AOL slowing down your computer and Web browsing.

Browsing the Web with an AOL desktop client will be slower than browsing with IE, or Firefox, or Safari for Windows, or Opera, no matter how powerful your computer is - in my experience, anyway. Your mileage may vary.

ok thanks for the help guys i will have a look at them things and see if i can make sense of it :)

i used to be on aol....lagging all the time....switched to sky wireless broadband....surfs the net like a dream now.

All sorted now?

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