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Howdy Noel (whitewolf), i know my system starts so much faster than my windows 7 that i let my wife use to play her face book games. But when i start them my W8.1 it's up & running in maybe a second i'm reading my news before she even loads her system. This i found is a good article: http://www.7tutorials.com/simple-questions-what-bios-what-does-it-do Chuck

Think you know internet, take the Quiz, i will post my score later !! Chuck http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/web-iq-quiz/

I have Windows XP on 1 computer, yeah i know it's out of date & no updates ! And Windows 7 on another ! And Windows 8.1 on this one, i love everything on it ! No problems and it runs fast !! Just my opinion on systems ! Chuck

Great to see your still kicking hitest !! Chuck

Hi Noel (Whitewolf) See if this article will help >> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/get-started-with-windows-8-client-hyper-v-the-right-way/ Chuck

The problems have been solved so i am locking this topic. If you need it reopened please PM me or any mod ! Thanks Chuck

It's great to see Pete weigh in on this ! I think he is the sharpest one i have ever met on technical problems !! Chuck

Good to see your still kicking Chief ! As TT stated "You don't need to notify me that there are spammers on board" ........... and no need to notify me either we know when they make spam messages ! Chuck

Howdy WhiteWolf, good to see you, i remember you from G4. I don't know if this will help you or not nut look at it anyway. I just do Malware mostly. http://grok.lsu.edu/Article.aspx?articleId=17376 Chuck

Dave if you suspect something is slowing it down like that look in the Task Manager & see if something is eating up all the use age !! This will help you to understand ! http://askleo.com/how_do_i_find_out_what_program_is_using_all_my_cpu/

Dave i see nothing in the logs to make it slow opening web sites ! It always takes a while to load MS garbage ! As far as an infection there is none & we removed the re-directs. Wait a few days and see if it will improve is about all the advise i have for that problem. I only specialize in virus/infections not a hardware ! So wait & see if it improves i guess, sorry wish i could help improve that ! Chuck

Congratulation you are clean !!! Any of the logs that you created for use in the forums or remaining tools that have not yet been removed can be deleted so they aren't cluttering up your desktop. This is my standard "All Clean Speech." You may have some already installed, these are just recommendations ! Here are some tips to reduce the potential for spyware infection in the future: Here are some tips to reduce the potential for spyware/malware infection in the future: 1. Make your Internet Explorer more secure - This can be done by following these simple instructions: From within

Dave, Clean up of Malware Removal Tools Now that we are through using these tools, let's clean them off your system so that should you ever need to have malware removed again (we hope not) fresh, updated copies will be downloaded. Download Delfix to your desktop and double click it to start the program here Ensure Remove disinfection tools is ticked Also tick: o Create registry backup o Purge system restore o Reset system settings o Click Run The program will run for a few moments and then notepad will open with a log. Please paste the log in y

Dave, we are about done ! I need you to look in your Control Panel in add/remove/uninstall programs and uninstall these 2 programs if they are present: MyCleanPC PCOptimizer NEXT We need to Run an OTL fix !! Warning This fix is only relevant for this system and no other, using on another computer may cause problems. Be advised that when the fix commences it will shut down all running processes and you may lose the desktop and icons, they will return on reboot * Double-click OTL.exe to start the program. * Copy and Paste the following code into the . text box of the OTL tool/

Hi Dave, ok run & Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool x64 and save it to your Desktop. http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_141389619375211&key=bf4adfcbb328b51c165afd7f95bfc060&libId=ecbcff70-8bf8-471f-8eb3-3764f377b06e&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekstogo.com%2Fforum%2Ftopic%2F344271-cleaning-junk-from-my-computer%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleepingcomputer.com%2Fdownload%2Ffarbar-recovery-scan-tool%2Fdl%2F82%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekstogo.com%2Fforum%2Fforum%2F37-virus-spyware-malware-removal%2F&ti

That's ok Dave, i have 2 more programs i need you to run !! Download DDS and save it to your Desktop. >>> DDS Double click dds.scr to run the tool. If using Vista or Windows 7 you will be prompted by UAC, please allow the prompt. DDS will now scan your computer. When the scan is complete, DDS will open two (2) logs: DDS.txt Attach.txt If not saved these logs will be automatically deleted when closed, so save both to your Desktop. Please note it is important that you post BOTH logs in your topic. Please note: DDS will ask you to attach the

Dave, no wonder it was giving you a fit !! We have a lot to do so stay with me until i give you the all clean !! Post the other logs when you can ! Thanks Chuck

Howdy Dave and welcome back to BestTechie !!! My name is flashh4 (Chuck) and i will be assisting you with the cleaning of your computer. Run these 1 at a time & post each log as you get it ! Work them as your time permits you to !! If you don't understand something, please don't hesitate to ask for clarification before proceeding !!! You can PM me if you need to !! Do Not Remove anything or run any tools/programs until advised to do so ! Perform all actions in the order given. Please stay with us until we give you the "All Clean Speech"! Just because the problem has stopped it may

The problems have been resolved, i will now lock this topic. If for any reason you want it reopened please PM me or any Mod !! Chuck

Kate, i will lock this after 5 days ! If you need it re-opened just PM me or any Mod ! Chuck

Kate, Try the FireFox Browser ! Let me know how it's running ? Please recommend us if you are satisfied with my work & our web site !! Thanks & Happy Surfing !!

Kate , Adobe >>> http://www.downloadnet.org/lp/adobe-flash/494/?_u=7387tmt67fv0v6vmlg43buf5qsstbr142fiamethgeaapbdpk270-8516731a973e25ad1d54cf5d7d928934

Kate try update on the Internet Explorer and see if that helps !! Internet Explorer out of date Your version of Internet Explorer is outdated. Please download IE 10 from http://windows.micro...dwide-languages Save it to your desktop. Double click on the file on your desktop to start the installation process. Reboot Also i would like for you to try Firefox as a browser ! It's what i use all the time ! I keep Internet explorer just for anything i may need it for ! ================================= Congratulation you are clean !!! Any of the logs that you create

Kate, these need updated !! Adobe Flash Player up date !! http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Make sure you uncheck any boxes that want you to install tool bars or anything other than Java ============================ Update Adobe Reader Make sure you uncheck the box to install McAfee Security Scan Plus Please uninstall unless you already have Adobe Reader XXX XXX xxx before installing the latest version by going to Start > Control Panel and double clicking on Add/Remove Programs. Locate Adobe Reader XX xxx xx and click on Change/Remove to uninstall it.Click here to download the

Kate, it is the program that you downloaded ! Open it OTL and you will see the Clean Up button !!