Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: Intel Quad Core i7-960, 3.2 GHz, x86 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 4096 MB
Graphics Card: Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 6850, 1.0 GB
Hard Drives: C: Size-150GB/68.4 Free; D: Size-150GB/36.5 Free; F: Size-200GB/90Free; G: Size 400GB/145.6 Free
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla
Antivirus: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled
Hello, a few months ago I started having a problem with Internet Explorer continuiing to run in the background and freezing and being extremely slow. This seemed to coincide with when Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, i.e. no more security updates. Anyway, I figured it was just a Microsoft thing, so I started using Chrome and the same thing happened with it, and so I started using Mozilla Firefox and it does the same thing. Sometimes I will have all three of them running and task manager will not be able to shut them down, and there will be several instances of both Chrome and Internet Explorer running and usually one big one memory usage for Firefox. Anyway, I will have to restart my computer to clear them out because it slows my computer to a crawl. I tried running each of them with out any plugins but they still act up, and I have not found any malware or viruses on my computer. (Other than the usual cookie crap, that is) I am thinking about wiping everything and buying Windows 7 hoping that will solve this problem. But until I can afford to buy Windows 7, I would be very appreciative if you could offer some advice as to what the problem might be and how to fix it.
Thank you so much for your time,
Linda
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: Intel Quad Core i7-960, 3.2 GHz, x86 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 4096 MB
Graphics Card: Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 6850, 1.0 GB
Hard Drives: C: Size-150GB/68.4 Free; D: Size-150GB/36.5 Free; F: Size-200GB/90Free; G: Size 400GB/145.6 Free
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla
Antivirus: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled
Hello, a few months ago I started having a problem with Internet Explorer continuiing to run in the background and freezing and being extremely slow. This seemed to coincide with when Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, i.e. no more security updates. Anyway, I figured it was just a Microsoft thing, so I started using Chrome and the same thing happened with it, and so I started using Mozilla Firefox and it does the same thing. Sometimes I will have all three of them running and task manager will not be able to shut them down, and there will be several instances of both Chrome and Internet Explorer running and usually one big one memory usage for Firefox. Anyway, I will have to restart my computer to clear them out because it slows my computer to a crawl. I tried running each of them with out any plugins but they still act up, and I have not found any malware or viruses on my computer. (Other than the usual cookie crap, that is) I am thinking about wiping everything and buying Windows 7 hoping that will solve this problem. But until I can afford to buy Windows 7, I would be very appreciative if you could offer some advice as to what the problem might be and how to fix it.
Thank you so much for your time,
Linda