Please Help ..... If you know anything about computers

[jmarty6969]

I have no idea kb. lol


I'm not good with the internal parts of a computer. Is that memory? lol

The wife is on vacation too and she has been working on it all day.

that means she is ready to kill ya wayne

[wayne1218]

that means she is ready to kill ya wayne

No, she feels like she is finally making progress. I think i just saw her 1st smile of the day!

[kbsooner21]

Right click on "My Computer" icon on your background. Then click on properties. Towards the bottom what does it say? What kind of comp do you have?

[wayne1218]

Dell

256 MB of RAM

[wayne1218]

I have had the computer for about 4.5 years now.

[kbsooner21]

Dell

256 MB of RAM

What model is your comp?

I would say you definitely need more RAM. I just upgraded mine with 2 GB.

[jmarty6969]

I have had the computer for about 4.5 years now.

thats a dinosaur computerlife lol

[kbsooner21]

I have had the computer for about 4.5 years now.

You definitely need more RAM then to improve the speed. I have to get to class, but I'll try and help you out more later on if I don't go to the bar for the game

[jmarty6969]

You definitely need more RAM then to improve the speed. I have to get to class, but I'll try and help you out more later on if I don't go to the bar for the game

he needs more ram

[wayne1218]

kb, I have a high speed connection and i have never had a problem with speed though until this incident today. We have a laptop that is about 1.5 years old and that has run fast and virus free since day 1. We have been saying we need a new home computer but we were just holding out until we "Really" needed one. I guess i could go to Dell and order one. I just hate having to save everything from this one!

[kbsooner21]

kb, I have a high speed connection and i have never had a problem with speed though until this incident today. We have a laptop that is about 1.5 years old and that has run fast and virus free since day 1. We have been saying we need a new home computer but we were just holding out until we "Really" needed one. I guess i could go to Dell and order one. I just hate having to save everything from this one!

I'm telling ya, my friend is a computer whiz, and he says as long as there are RAM upgrades for your comp, as long as you keep up with the updates, you shoudn't need a new one. Just need to add more RAM for speed. Prolly need to run the disk fragmentor also

[ctt8410]

Get rid of Norton. That should help speed things up a bit.

[wayne1218]

Get rid of Norton. That should help speed things up a bit.

Did you see my post above about that? Does the SpyDoctor do the same thing as Norton? I want to make sure before i delete Norton because i want to make sure my computer is protected? Thanks!

[wayne1218]

I'm telling ya, my friend is a computer whiz, and he says as long as there are RAM upgrades for your comp, as long as you keep up with the updates, you shoudn't need a new one. Just need to add more RAM for speed. Prolly need to run the disk fragmentor also

Is it easy to add RAM?


Could a dummy like me do it?

[ctt8410]

No, it's not quite the same thing. You could download AVG version 8.0 and would do the same thing while freeing up system resources, but there may be other factors slowing it down.

It's pretty easy to add RAM if you have an open slot. I imagine that thing will be pretty dusty if you're opening it up for the first time in 4.5 years.