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|  #1 Posted on 17.11.04 0230.01 | Instant Rating: 5.62 | Lately my computer's been running slower than usual, and when I try to watch DVDs (using my dandy DVD drive) the picture and audio is all choppy. I run AdAware & SpyBot regularly, but my Norton AntiVirus is pretty outdated. Can anybody tell me how I can get my computer back to it's old self, and what the hell's wrong with it??
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|  #2 Posted on 17.11.04 0322.27 | Instant Rating: 4.05 | Is your resolution too high? I know when I try to watch DVDs at 1680x1050 ("full" wide screen) it can get a bit choppy and I'll have to turn it down to 1400x1050 or so, especially if it's an action movie.
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| #3 Posted on 17.11.04 0749.31 | Instant Rating: 3.58 | The first question I would ask is what have you changed or added? (Especially in the way of applications/services (things like Norton which pretty much run constantly to keep an eye on whatever it is they are supposed to do/prevent))
Troubleshooting a computer online like this with little to no information isn't the easiest thing to do either. It's a lot like coming here and saying my nose is running and I have a temperature. What should I do? 
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| #4 Posted on 17.11.04 0946.56 | Instant Rating: 4.25 | Catch The Thrill on "Pick of the Week": taped Tuesdays at Planet Magic in Denmark, WI; on the air Sundays @ 1 am on WB-14!
Maybe your virus=Very Yes. (Homestar Runner)
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| #5 Posted on 17.11.04 1442.22 | Instant Rating: 5.62 | Originally posted by The Thrill
Maybe your virus=Very Yes. (Homestar Runner)
Oh yes. Very yes. I hate Norton. McAfee is my virus-fixing friend.
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| #6 Posted on 17.11.04 1939.11 | Instant Rating: 1.90 | Originally posted by The Thrill
Maybe your virus=Very Yes. (Homestar Runner)
Sorry if I'm in trouble for being off-topic but man was that a weird e-mail. But maybe it just means it's time for the Compy 486 or the Compy Pentium or something.
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| #7 Posted on 19.11.04 0107.02 | Instant Rating: 9.00 | Originally posted by Mr. Boffo
Originally posted by The Thrill
Maybe your virus=Very Yes. (Homestar Runner)
Sorry if I'm in trouble for being off-topic but man was that a weird e-mail. But maybe it just means it's time for the Compy 486 or the Compy Pentium or something.
Wasn't the 386 more advanced than the 486? My first machine was a 386, so I think the answer is yes.
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|  #8 Posted on 19.11.04 0437.04 | Instant Rating: 5.65 | Originally posted by PalpatineW
Wasn't the 386 more advanced than the 486? My first machine was a 386, so I think the answer is yes.
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