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| Thread ID: 92798 | 2008-08-23 06:08:00 | VERY SLOW COMPUTER....HELP ANYONE? | Winnie (6405) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 699678 | 2008-08-23 07:34:00 | Now now children, be good now. Good luck on getting it right Winnie. Sorry can't help any better than the help you have been offered. |
supergran (108) | ||
| 699679 | 2008-08-23 07:47:00 | thanks speedy I have done all that you said and will go defrag system..will be in touch tomorrow |
Winnie (6405) | ||
| 699680 | 2008-08-23 07:53:00 | :clap wahooo this is exciting...my pc is faster than it has been in ages!!!and I haven't defragged yet....:banana thanks guys this is awesome YOU rock!:punk |
Winnie (6405) | ||
| 699681 | 2008-08-23 08:00:00 | Cool :banana | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 699682 | 2008-08-23 08:12:00 | c'mon speedy I'd really appreciate soem enlightenment on this issue of teatimer being 'crap' and 'causing probs' ...... far as I have observed I haven't noticed this if you, or anyone else have some relevant info i'd like to know it so that I wont reccomend it's use to people...... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 699683 | 2008-08-23 08:13:00 | Look in google | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 699684 | 2008-08-23 15:56:00 | right this is starting to annoy me you make a statement about a well known program which as far as I am aware is very respected for some reason you seem to have an attitude here you are generally very helpful to other people but you dont seem to want to back up your statement here. why ? I've asked nicely whats your problem ? I have asked a genuine question and I dont think the tone of your repsonses is really up to scratch. |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 699685 | 2008-08-23 15:58:00 | i am not going to google it YOU have the info you made the statement I asked for some clarification since when have you simply stated to other questioners 'look in google' get over yourself |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 699686 | 2008-08-23 19:06:00 | Get over it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 699687 | 2008-08-23 22:23:00 | Guys ... no need to get hostile over it. The whole "teatimer" issue interests me too. I've always disabled it when installing Spybot Search & Destroy just because I've heard word of mouth that it causes problems. Is it a historical problem that has now been resolved in newer versions? As it monitors registry changes, I could imagine it would go nuts when you were installing programs unless it has an "installation mode". I did some searching and found that teatimer uses more RAM because it monitors the registry differently (source: SpyBot Tea Timer memory usage (forums.techguy.org)). This could account for older computers, like Winnie's, running slow with it enabled. One of our members, Pancake (forums.pcworld.co.nz) is an expert in malware with membership to some respected anti-malware groups. Following the link in his signature on "Preventing Malware and hints on how to avoid Re-infection" it led me to this page (wiki.castlecops.com). Under antispyware it had this to say: SpyBot S&D has one cool tool built into it called TeaTimer'. The TeaTimer monitors the system continuously, protecting system files and the registry from malware. SpyBot S&D also adds a browser helper object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. By using this, SpyBot S&D blocks the bad downloads (like installation of ActiveX components or other BHOs installed by spyware without the user's knowledge) automatically. These two programs are a "must have" on every computer. I guess if your system is running slow (and it is known to be 100% clean) and disabling teatimer improves it, then turn it off. If not, then leave it running. Be interesting to hear Pancake's opinion on this. |
Jen (38) | ||
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