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    Diseased Notebook

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by paradox7212, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. paradox7212

    paradox7212 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Erm.....the laptop i purchased a few months ago begin experiencing problems lately....it's been lagging every time i opened IE7 and Windows Media Player ( Ver.11 ) at the same time.. The specs of the notebook is 1.83 Ghz Core 2 Duo and 1 GB of Ram ......plus the pcs start up items are a lot but from task manager..it appears that the processing is not full i.e. @ about 1-5% every time....What could be wrong with the notebook ?? Thanks for the help .
     
    paradox7212, Aug 16, 2007
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  2. Agent CoolBlue

    Agent CoolBlue Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    um...I don't really know but a virus scan never hurts, =).
     
    Agent CoolBlue, Aug 16, 2007
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  3. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Defrag. I suggest Advanced Windows Care personal, it should fix a multitude of problems from registry to decent spyware protection and helps you manage other things.
     
    The Forerunner, Aug 16, 2007
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    I am not a highly trained paramedic, let alone a Dr. however...

    If you call the Hotline (usually found on patients' paperwork... err birthcertificate) , they can diagnose the disease(s) and can show you how to revive it. If you have proper insurance (sometimes called Complete Care) they may immediately send out a paramedic or in some cases send out an ambulance to take the unit quickly to a Hospital, where, rest assured it will be completely cared for. Problems corrected and 'bad parts' replaced with 'new parts'.

    :)
     
    2Explore IT, Aug 16, 2007
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  5. ttupa

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    Defrag, if you haven't yet. This could be disk overload or a memory leak in some program. What kind of memory load are you seeing? What programs typically run with Windows? Have you scanned w/ security software.

    I second Advanced Windows Care, and definitely defrag. You can run a checkup on hardware as well, but I'd see if the other solutions clear things up. Sometimes new computers can be a little sluggish after everything is installed.
     
    ttupa, Aug 17, 2007
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