hello.
this surely must be a frequently asked question, but my pc has become the equivalent of a food processor. everything has slowed down so much, i cant even browse normally on explorer. with NO other applications open.
i am on dell p4, 2ghz, xp, 256mb ram, and plenty of disk space...
norton said i had no viruses.
what is going on on this pc???
thanx
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Hi Labopp,

Do you have "AIM" (American Instant Messenger) installed on your PC?

Well, if you want my advice, remove it immediately with all the programs that accompanied it on your PC and in "program files".

I got that bad experience last week and got the same nightmare. I know also a friend who got the same problem.

In fact, it adds maybe three or four other programs with it too which you must try to recognize, apart of lots of "cookies" and adds.

Attention: "Uninstall" will not remove everything automatically. You need to go to "Programs Files" and remove all the accompanied and related programs manually.

Try to pass "Add-aware" and "Spybot" after removing all of those programs and clean everything.

Good chance.  

we have an arabic proverb which I don't know an equivalent to it in english. I like to add it here. It's in the meaning:

"Close the window from which you get the disturbing wind".  

Quote

"Close the window from which you get the disturbing wind"

That's what I usually say to my neighbours after I've had a Vindaloo!  

Is that the same quote as "stick a cork in it" ?



Is that right about AIM I have that I don't use it anymore and I keep taking it out of start up and somehow it starts up anyway  

No I didn't bother to be honest  :-[  But I will now.

What does the 'A' stand for?