we have a desktop with minimal memory. my husband set up xp when we got the machine. since that time he has added some google stuff, and some protection programs.
we are on cox.net which provides a suite of virus protection software.
all i basically want to do is communicate with my friends, view a few websites, and print a little.
we leave the machine running all the time to accomplish any automatic functions. the system is supposedly set up to run updates in the middle of the night. my husband has reported the inability of the system to complete microsoft updates and possibly mcafee protection updates. he has worked directly with microsoft on at least one problem and received no solution.
my main problem is that when i come to the computer and log on to my side, it can take 10 minutes or more before the machine stops going off on some tangent and eventually performs the task i requested, like opening outlook express or explorer. i have absolutely no idea what it's doing or how to make it stop and do what i ask. i am ready to throw it out the window and set fire to it in the front yard while spraying it with machine gun fire.
does anyone have any idea where to begin helping me? please reply via email as well as post. thank you.
we are on cox.net which provides a suite of virus protection software.
all i basically want to do is communicate with my friends, view a few websites, and print a little.
we leave the machine running all the time to accomplish any automatic functions. the system is supposedly set up to run updates in the middle of the night. my husband has reported the inability of the system to complete microsoft updates and possibly mcafee protection updates. he has worked directly with microsoft on at least one problem and received no solution.
my main problem is that when i come to the computer and log on to my side, it can take 10 minutes or more before the machine stops going off on some tangent and eventually performs the task i requested, like opening outlook express or explorer. i have absolutely no idea what it's doing or how to make it stop and do what i ask. i am ready to throw it out the window and set fire to it in the front yard while spraying it with machine gun fire.
does anyone have any idea where to begin helping me? please reply via email as well as post. thank you.