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108380Check that the PC is not overheating. Make sure the cooling fan is running. Symscion14/23/2021
108379I'm not a power user at all but just fiddled with a sample spreadsheet. If yGeorge Statham14/23/2021
108378Try Malwarebytes free version for a 2nd opinion, and if it doesn't find anytS. maltophilia-4/23/2021
108377HP Inc. Omni 120-1133w Memory & RAM Chip Upgrades - Lifetime Guarantee! (datDon Green-4/23/2021
108376I ran McCafee antivirus Deepscan. scanning 8% of the PC took more than an hour, Elroy-4/23/2021
108375I don't think it's been mentioned yet, but have you checked that PC for S. maltophilia24/23/2021
108374Don't Fall for This 5G Con Game Beware of carriers who claim to have the biDon Green-4/23/2021
108373Not sure this belongs on this board but I don't know where else to post. I Ken Adams-4/23/2021
108372He can upgrade new or used for not too much. * * *goldworldnet-4/23/2021
108371Getting read for another doc appointment soon, will be gone for a few hours, anySI Ron (Crazy Music Man)14/23/2021
108370Hmmmm, OK. Change of plan. I’ll tell them to get a new one as upgrading this oElroy14/23/2021
108369I check cpubenchmark all the time. A processor under 4000 isn't good and ungoldworldnet14/23/2021
108368That machine's spec. Both upping RAM to 8GB and an SSD should help, but it Jeff Hayden24/23/2021
108367IMO, Its the slow processor, lack of RAM, and no SSD. He needs a new PC. Get aSI Ron (Crazy Music Man)14/23/2021
108366That cpu is horrible. [graphic] cpubenchmark.net * * *goldworldnet-4/23/2021
108365Can you explain why a 1.5gb disk drive that is 70% unused would slow a desktop PElroy-4/23/2021
108364RAM won't help much. He needs an SSD. * * *goldworldnet-4/23/2021
108363SSD drive? Wouldn’t that imply the disk drive is the cause of the slow performaElroy-4/23/2021
108362Chances are it's ddr3 ram. Most motherboards can handle 8gb sticks. But igoldworldnet-4/23/2021
108361 Read Replies (1) of 1107 Help! I am on a relative's desktop PC that is thElroy-4/23/2021
108360(POLL) Have you spent more than usual on computers since covid? [Poll] * * *goldworldnet-4/23/2021
108359Clone vs Back-up Yesterday afternoon I cloned my 4TB drive this via Acronis in Don Green-4/23/2021
108358One of the problems I have when doing back-ups of my data hard drive is I have Don Green-4/22/2021
108357Windows 10 will soon let you run Linux GUI apps with ease [graphic] (Image creDon Green-4/22/2021
108356Microsoft just made your Windows 10 Taskbar a lot more useful Your Windows 10 tDon Green-4/22/2021
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