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I need an extra pc for free, my windows xp is slow

On Friday, may 28, 2010 15:47:56 + 0000, daveandkristy wrote:
 
> I need an extra pc for free, my windows xp is slow
 
 
Stay very far away from what you call a 'PC Booster'. This kind of
program more often causes or aggravates the problems, rather than fixing
them.
 
There are several possibilities for what are the causes of poor performance, but
the first thing to check that you are not infected with malware.
What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do you run (they are far away
to be good too) and if they are updated?
 
 
 
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows desktop experience) since 2003
 

Ken Blake

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