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Thread ID: 63708 2005-11-20 13:50:00 Internet connection - Computer response Azrael (4666) Press F1
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405860 2005-11-20 13:50:00 Hi,

I have a dial up connection... And on some occassions, upon connection. My computer does not respond (ie. when I try to open up a program nothing happens yet the start menu and any other menus respond like normal)... I may have to wait 10 minutes till the program opens up...
I had this before with my old computer and I formatted the HDD to solve it... is there any way that won't involve me nuking the HDD and solving the problem?...

Got Windows XP Pro SP2
Azrael (4666)
405861 2005-11-20 19:09:00 Spyware check. pctek (84)
405862 2005-11-20 19:22:00 Have you got a full updated antispyware, anti-virus and firewall turned on? I noticed you said "program" which does not necessarily mean internet, so you may have a RAM worm or somesuch. That or a trojan installed which could slow things down.

Try AVG antivirus, spybot search and destroy, lavasoft adaware and Zonealarm.

You could also check out: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and run an oline one, but it may take a while usign dialup.
music_man (5482)
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