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« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2007, 03:44:44 PM »
Quote from: NEWRIDE on July 13, 2007, 01:34:31 PM
I use the AGV combo too, but the antivirus is EXTREMELY slow. It takes like 3 hours to scan. When I first installed it, it took no more than like 45 minutes. What could be wrong?

You've got more stuff on your hard drive.
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« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2007, 03:49:32 PM »
Probably because you have added so many files since then. Try ccleaner. It might clean up some of the trash.  Very Happy
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« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2007, 10:46:47 PM »
Trust me.. 3 hours isn't extremely slow.. especially if you have a lot on your computer..
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« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2007, 09:29:34 AM »
Quote from: NEWRIDE on July 13, 2007, 01:34:31 PM
I use the AGV combo too, but the antivirus is EXTREMELY slow. It takes like 3 hours to scan. When I first installed it, it took no more than like 45 minutes. What could be wrong?

it all depends on how many files are on your computer, and how big they are. If you have 200,000 files its going to take along time.
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« Reply #34 on: July 16, 2007, 02:00:51 AM »
Yeah, I do have quite a but of stuff but I didn't think it was normal for it to take that long. I downloaded TuneUp Utilities 2007 just recently which is supposed to take unneeded files out and clean my registry, but my comp has been acting weird ever since I used that software. Now whenever I run an individual application everything runs fast and smooth, but if I start doing any multitasking everything starts slowing down dramatically and freezing up. Sorry I got off topic, and thanks for the replies.
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« Reply #35 on: July 16, 2007, 07:58:21 PM »
Quote from: NEWRIDE on July 16, 2007, 02:00:51 AM
Yeah, I do have quite a but of stuff but I didn't think it was normal for it to take that long. I downloaded TuneUp Utilities 2007 just recently which is supposed to take unneeded files out and clean my registry, but my comp has been acting weird ever since I used that software. Now whenever I run an individual application everything runs fast and smooth, but if I start doing any multitasking everything starts slowing down dramatically and freezing up. Sorry I got off topic, and thanks for the replies.
I would say it is time to manually clean it out of unnecessary files, or get rid of the software.  Very Happy
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« Reply #36 on: July 17, 2007, 12:09:49 AM »
ok, now this is just bull. I just finished running my whole AGV combo and tuneup utilities. I also got rid of my cookies and cache and took out a couple apps that I didn't need anymore. Then I tested my speed here and this is what I get.

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Download Speed is:: 44 kB/s
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User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; Media Center PC 3.1; MEGAUPLOAD 2.0)


I think it has something to do with that tuneup utilities app, everything (my comp and my internet)screws up and slows down as soon as I run the programs inside Tuneup. I have no idea know what to do now.

Also, why is [this.site.has.been.blocked.for.spamming] so unreliable? Sometimes I get fast results other times I get slow relults. testmy seems to be more consistent.

By the way, I have Comcast cable. Getting 44 Kbps is absolutely pathetic. I should be getting around 6Mbps.


EDIT- I just ran [this.site.has.been.blocked.for.spamming] again twice. first I get 0.3 Mbps, the second time I get 1.5 Mbps. Why so inconsistent?
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« Reply #37 on: July 17, 2007, 12:19:31 AM »
Quote from: tommie gorman on July 16, 2007, 07:58:21 PM
I would say it is time to manually clean it out of unnecessary files, or get rid of the software.  Very Happy

Yeah, but I dont know what files are unnecessarry and I might mess up my whole comp again, I've done that before. 

Edit- Anything else to try?  thanks in advance.
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« Reply #38 on: July 17, 2007, 09:52:03 PM »
Quote from: dlewis23 on June 27, 2007, 07:44:59 AM
AVG for anti virus

and i will never use a software firewall.

why not?

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« Reply #39 on: July 17, 2007, 09:57:49 PM »
Quote from: MJFSOL on July 17, 2007, 09:52:03 PM
why not?

just curious... Neutral   tongue8
probably because they aren't as reliable....
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« Reply #40 on: July 21, 2007, 01:58:17 PM »
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