It is, Lara. Still gets hung up on certain websites, but better overall. Not dramatic, but noticeably faster.

That's good to hear. Thanks.
Mine is a bit slower than usual lately too. I think I need to do some clearing out.

I've really slowed down in 7 - 10 days.
I have Charter anti-virus stuff and it never gets updated, checked, anything.
Major problem is that I have no idea what you are talking about 90% of the time.

Is the Charter stuff the only antivirus program you are using?

I see they have an online scanner on the main page, have you tried it?
http://www.charter.net/security

Could you already be infected? Scan for viruses now:
look in the center of the page for a gray box with the below wording.

[ Run Charter Online Scanner now:
Choose language:

Accept the license terms and then click the Run Check button below. You may first see a Java popup, which you should allow.

I have read and accepted the license terms]

This link takes you to the accept or reject question , then you can run it.
http://download.sp.f-secure.com/ols/...button=clicked


After that if nothing is found, then a hard drive defrag might help speed things up.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...your-hard-disk

Thank you, Jo*Mar, thank you!!
The Charter stuff is all I have. Before the Charter anti-virus I used AVG and hated it -- it would never leave me alone - wanted updated every day and in the 4 years I used it, it a virus or anything was never found.

A Charter TV/phone/computer repairman removed AVG and installed the Charter. He said I didn't need anything else so it h ..............
I'll print your suggestions and try it this afternoon.
Thanks again,

Thank you SO MUCH for your detailed directions on how to fix possible computer problems through Charter Internet. Like Wren, I also have AVG which does l-o-n-g virus searches daily on my computer, but never finds anything! I *hope* that my computer speeds up a bit (lot) through this . Otherwise, it's going to have to go into a professional to work with.

I am hoping with all of my might that I can fix this darn computer myself, with your great tips ~ thank you!