The key word is "RUN" all of the AV scanners (as in online), not *install* them. :-)
Sometimes having more than one AV installed on a PC and them running at the same time is bad, and can cause some slowdowns and problems. But if you have all but one disabled you can sometimes get by with that without any problems. I'd also try and defrag your pagefile. http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml Usually the XP native defrag is ok, it's LOADS better than '98/ME. However it can leave many fragmented files behind of which you will not be aware. That's why Diskeeper is good, especially on '98. But be warned after you run it you have to cont-alt-del out of the executable since it will continue to run in the background, and you have to disable it from MSCONFIG since it will also insist on loading with Windows. -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Dale, are you using the defrag utility built into windows? If you want > something that is faster and more reliable then you should look at Diskeeper Lite > http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207. Ped, Mostly, I'm only having this trouble with the C drive, the slave HD (D drive) goes through defrag with no problems at all. Yes, it is the Windows version. > > Why do you run the online McAfee scanner as well as the AVG? AVG is already > protecting your system, the slowdown may in fact be a conflict brought on by > running these two app concurrently. It is a common occurrence in running > similar apps of this nature concurrently. In the first place, I'm not quite sure AVG is working. It runs nicely, but hasn't caught a virus in over a year, meanwhile when I first tried the McAfee a few months ago it caught one, and again a few weeks later. Secondly, nearly everybody here tells me that I should run dozens of different AV's because just one won't catch everything. They each have their own realms. Thirdly, I've never had any conflicts between the two before. Well, I'm off to run McAfee and hope it doesn't take 56 hours again. Dale ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
