REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem

[aminetech at bluefrog.com]

Thanks all for the suggestions.  Ronnie, I think XP is much more
susceptable and wish I could go back to ME.

John

> It also could be a virus or some of the ad ware/spybot crap that seems
> to be everywhere now.  Even Macs can get them!!!
>
> Make sure your antivirus is current and I suggest you download and run
> Spybot from Safer-networking.com and Adware from Lavasoft.com.  I'm not
> running XP yet, perhaps it isn't as susceptible to these as WinME is.
>
> Ronnie
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Dibble" <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 4:07 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem
>
>
>> Sorry to bother you guys with this, I just need someone to point me in
>> the
> right
>> direction.  This past year I bought a new laptop with Windows XP.
>> When I
> connect to
>> the internet, the computer relentlessly sends data.  I don't know
>> what's
> being sent,
>> or to whom, or how to stop it.  It seems to take priority over what I
>> want
> to do and
>> it can take me several minutes just to retrieve or send one email.  I
> don't have this
>> problem on my older computer with Windows ME.  I would like to put
>> Windows
> ME on the
>> laptop, but was told that loading Windows ME on the laptop might
>> result in
> hardware
>> conflicts.  Any suggestions.  Thanks
>>
>> John
>>
>>
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