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To: ManyMoose who wrote (84477)2/27/2014 11:09:50 PM
From: B.K.Myers  Respond to of 110631
 
The AVG Tuneup program gets really bad reviews. Many people say that it does more damage than good.

download.cnet.com

Based on your computer problems I suspect that you have some unwanted programs running on your computer that load every time you start your computer.

Follow the instructions on his website to see what programs are loaded every time you start your computer

netsquirrel.com

If you see some startup programs that you are not certain about, post their names here and we can tell you whether they are needed or can be bypassed.

B.K.



To: ManyMoose who wrote (84477)2/28/2014 8:16:17 AM
From: steve harris  Respond to of 110631
 
What model DELL you have, I'll find the driver for it.

Is there a service tag on it?

dell.com

You have to use IE to get drivers from DELL. Looks like it can also detect what your computer is.