ZuniJayne
Well-known member
Greetings, gang!
My PC is driving my even more certifiably insane.
I've used Mozilla Firefox and Zone Alarm security suite for several years successfully. In the last month I have noticed that FF has nearly slowed to a dialup crawl. I did download and install the current version of both FF and ZASS.
I have the basic Hughes satellite internet. I learned that ZASS was causing severe slowdowns so I uninstalled it and tried the free firewall alone. That still slowed stuff down.
Then I tried Windows firewall with free AVG and ZA ForceField. I used Windows Defender and basic Firewall. FF's speed increased but I got javascript errors with it. I have run Registry First Aid, defragged my registry and hard drive but connex speed test sites still ask me if I am on dialup!
I am running Windows Home XP on a basic 5 year old Dell PC, 3/4 of my hard drive is free, I have freeram xp pro, (can't remember my CP U speed) use Spybot, etc, clear my tempfiles, cache, etc. The power supply was replaced about a year ago.
Actually, it is not just FF that is slow, although that is the most prominent symptom. So far, all troubleshooting says my PC is fine. Could the hard drive be going bad?
I have a couple of laptops for backup that friends have given me, but one (Avertec) seems to have a bad power supply and will not stay on. The IBM one is protected by a password that the deceased owner cannot give me. My original Toshiba laptop is well over 10 years old and only has a whopping 2 gig hard drive. It doesn't even have a NIC to transfer files with!
I realize this is a complicated situation. I can't afford to pay some "guru" to fix it. I am in the Palm Springs area.
TIA,
My PC is driving my even more certifiably insane.
I've used Mozilla Firefox and Zone Alarm security suite for several years successfully. In the last month I have noticed that FF has nearly slowed to a dialup crawl. I did download and install the current version of both FF and ZASS.
I have the basic Hughes satellite internet. I learned that ZASS was causing severe slowdowns so I uninstalled it and tried the free firewall alone. That still slowed stuff down.
Then I tried Windows firewall with free AVG and ZA ForceField. I used Windows Defender and basic Firewall. FF's speed increased but I got javascript errors with it. I have run Registry First Aid, defragged my registry and hard drive but connex speed test sites still ask me if I am on dialup!
I am running Windows Home XP on a basic 5 year old Dell PC, 3/4 of my hard drive is free, I have freeram xp pro, (can't remember my CP U speed) use Spybot, etc, clear my tempfiles, cache, etc. The power supply was replaced about a year ago.
Actually, it is not just FF that is slow, although that is the most prominent symptom. So far, all troubleshooting says my PC is fine. Could the hard drive be going bad?
I have a couple of laptops for backup that friends have given me, but one (Avertec) seems to have a bad power supply and will not stay on. The IBM one is protected by a password that the deceased owner cannot give me. My original Toshiba laptop is well over 10 years old and only has a whopping 2 gig hard drive. It doesn't even have a NIC to transfer files with!
I realize this is a complicated situation. I can't afford to pay some "guru" to fix it. I am in the Palm Springs area.
TIA,