Yes,
Uninstall Zone Alarm Pro completely. I think you are going to find that
was the problem.
Ever so often anybody's updates can and will break things and security
software has deeper hooks into your machine than any other besides the
OS itself.
If it solves the problem, contact ZA support and let them tell you how
to fix it. You might have to go back to the previous version and don't
do updates until they fix the problem.
db
Ranbo wrote:
*Thanks,
I couldn't get Fire Fox to load, so downloaded a new version and it now
seems to be working better (opens links, loads pages, etc.) though some
pages are still pretty slow. I'll do these other steps as well. Should I
uninstall some of the spyware programs and uninstall Zone Alarm Pro,
including firewall (while turning on Windows firewall) to see if this
improves loading speed?
Randall
*
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:47 AM, db <db...@att.net> wrote:
Uninstall the whole virus package you installed, turn windows firewall back
on for some protection and see if that
improves things. If so, google the symptoms related to that software.
Sometimes security packages go wrong...
db
Ellen Rains Harris wrote:
Operating system? Amount of RAM?
Generally, you don't need a firewall in any Win version after 2000.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ranbo" <ran...@gmail.com>
To: <COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:57 PM
Subject: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation - help!
Once again I seek the wisdom that is so generously dispensed here. My
Dell
desk top just doesn't seem to want to do anything right...or quickly.
When
I click on links nothing happens. Sites don't load or only very, very
slowly, hence the constipation metaphor. IE freezes up and Fire Fox
(which
is what I usually use) is having the above problems. Documents also open
slowly. These problems seem to have occurred or become significantly
worse
since I installed the upgrade for the free AVG software on Dec 1, when
the
previous version expired, so wonder if this has a role. I notice that it
now has a spy ware software, as well as the free Zone Alarm Pro version I
downloaded maybe 2 months ago (the previous free version didn't have this
as
I recall). I also have at least one other spyware program running, so
wonder if I have too much of a good thing.
My question is - I don't even know where to start to figure out what's
wrong
or how to fix it. Are there simple steps I should take to see if the
problem(s) get better? I can't even fix the message that says "Firefox is
not able to show the Toolbar." Don't know if this is related, but in
Firefox, don't even have the back keys highlighted or functional. Tried
to
reinstall Firefox but got a message and wouldn't even let me do this. One
other thing - the program that is supposed to automatically begin to
download pics from digital camera to PC also isn't working (and it once
did). Couldn't get this fixed, either. Don't know if this might be
related
to other problems.
Is my computer now like a very old person or car, where too many things
are
breaking down and it looks terminal?? Should I just start uninstalling
questionable software? I'm afraid if I start tinkering, I'll make things
worse. I have 1 gig of memory. Should I add more? Will this magically
solve everything?! :)
Thanks as always
Randall
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************
