Many of these free software include what I call pests or parasites. In the discussion at http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=1313&start=0 I list five common tools to detect and if you want, remove these pests.
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I downloaded Imageviewer 2 at freedownloads.com & later last night, my daughter found the Uleadphoto express4 CD that came with my scanner, thatI just installed last week,& she installed that cd.Now my P.C. takes FOREVER to do ANYTHING !! I'm fairly new online & I'm illiterate pretty much,too,(I'm TRYING)My question is -was/is this too much image related program stuff(i.e.scanning/printing) for my p.c.? I'm running on Windows ME.Any advice,PLEASE?!? I'm also having shut-down problems, but I'll start with 1 problem at a time.Thanks! C.K.

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