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    suddenly all HD operation slowed down

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Sztrovacsek, Sep 28, 2011.

  1. Sztrovacsek

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    I just installed the latest Windows 7 update and all HD operation slowed a lot. It takes about 10 minutes to open Control Panel, etc. Any ideas?
     
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    which ones?
     
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    Unfortunately I didn't check. It was automatic ON and when I shut my computer off, it installed whatever the latest was.
     
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    Even after I log in with face recognition it takes almost a minute to get to the desktop. I can see the mouse pointer and a black screen...
     
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    you can type "update" in the search box... then click on windows update, make a search for latest it ll tell you you are up to date, when it does click "view update history"
     
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    It was the malicious software remover.
     
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    Well try and uninstall it :S (not sure how) And hopefully it'll work better, otherwise, you'd better get help from someone else I got no idea
     
    Stampy, Sep 28, 2011
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