Help me Computer Geek!!

[mattbballman19]

OK, even as I am typing this, I cannot see the letters because that is how slow my computer is. I don't know what hhappened,but out of the blue one day it was just SLOW!!! So if you have any suggestions, they are greatly appreciated.

[$cirisme]

What version of IE/Windows are you using? Have you scanned for viruses? Had you downloaded any programs recent to when it started slowing down? Have you used a program like AdAware to check for spyware?

[mattbballman19]

Today @ 06:34 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=214075#post214075)
cirisme:

What version of IE/Windows are you using? Have you scanned for viruses? Had you downloaded any programs recent to when it started slowing down? Have you used a program like AdAware to check for spyware?

I'm sure that I'm using Windows 98. My computer at present has a system which, on its own, scans for various viruses, so I doubt that its that. My brother recently downloads an extremely complex paintball game which, I am sure, caused the slowness. I thought that if I deleted it, then the slowness would cease. But nothing happened. So, I'm lost there. Your last question is a no.

[$cirisme]

Go to http://lavasoft.de and download Ad Aware and run it, it will show you spyware that you can remove.

[yxboom]

deleting that program would cause your HDD to be fragmented. I would suggest diong a defragment on the harddrive.

[flipper]

Also, which version of Windows are you running and how much memory do you have?

Have you recently installed any new programs? Is the hard drive light flickering a lot when you try and do things? Can you hear it?