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The_GonZe · 23-05-2008, 14:09

hey all
have an acer laptop, last then four months old and it is very slow to start up and the internet takes ages. any ideas to what is causing this?

Dartz · 23-05-2008, 14:43

First...

What kind of Acer is it?

What are it's specs?

What settings are you running on it?

Do you have some sort of Anti-Virus program?

Do you have a Virus/Spyware.?

**Alanstrainor** · 23-05-2008, 15:23

Is it running vista?

The_GonZe · 23-05-2008, 15:52

yup running vista, 2 gb ram, norton anti virus. it's a friends laptop was going to format it's probably has every virus going just by the amount of useless programs and the number of toolbars installed and it's a aspire 5200

coldfire1x · 23-05-2008, 16:06

Vista + Norton Anti Virus = All memory gone

Formatting and removing useless program will probably work. Look at the startup programs, remove the unnecessary ones that you do not want when the system start ups like messengers etc.

Google ccleaner, install and clean up your registry, defragment your disk. All this will work to some extent.

**Alanstrainor** · 23-05-2008, 17:40

Dump norton, it's awful, avg is free and much better, and norton is a process hog too.

The_GonZe · 24-05-2008, 00:22

thanks for the help, will try and make the laptop idiot proof when she gets it back

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23-05-2008, 14:43	#2
Dartz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,381 Adverts \| Friends	First... What kind of Acer is it? What are it's specs? What settings are you running on it? Do you have some sort of Anti-Virus program? Do you have a Virus/Spyware.?

23-05-2008, 15:23	#3
Alanstrainor Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dublin, Rathfarnham Posts: 14,242 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Learning to Drive, Motoring	Is it running vista?

23-05-2008, 15:52	#4
The_GonZe Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: planet earth Posts: 22 Adverts \| Friends	yup running vista, 2 gb ram, norton anti virus. it's a friends laptop was going to format it's probably has every virus going just by the amount of useless programs and the number of toolbars installed and it's a aspire 5200

23-05-2008, 16:06	#5
coldfire1x Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,699 Adverts \| Friends	Vista + Norton Anti Virus = All memory gone Formatting and removing useless program will probably work. Look at the startup programs, remove the unnecessary ones that you do not want when the system start ups like messengers etc. Google ccleaner, install and clean up your registry, defragment your disk. All this will work to some extent.

23-05-2008, 17:40	#6
Alanstrainor Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dublin, Rathfarnham Posts: 14,242 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Learning to Drive, Motoring	Dump norton, it's awful, avg is free and much better, and norton is a process hog too.

24-05-2008, 00:22	#7
The_GonZe Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: planet earth Posts: 22 Adverts \| Friends	thanks for the help, will try and make the laptop idiot proof when she gets it back