IT Queries: Computer problems answered

I recently bought a dell inspiron 530s. I am not very computer literate. My old computer (compaq) was old and slow thats why I updated.

On the old computer I was connected to the internet via dial up. I had not connected to the internet with the new computer as I was looking around for a reasonable deal. My son came home one weekend and connected the computer to the internet via wireless dodo prepaid and google is now the home page.

I find the new computer is slower than I expected on the internet and sometimes stops working (similar to when I used dial up on the old computer and the connection would drop out). I occassionally get a McAfee pop up telling me my computer is not protected.

How do I make sure I have good virus software or if there is virus software at all?  

First, the McAfee telling you the computer is not infected is a typical message from this software. It’s one reason why we don’t recommend it and prefer Avast! and AVG.

Another reason we aren’t keen on McAfee and it’s main competitor Norton is they have a tendency to slow computers down. So removing the software is the first good point.

You’re experience with Wireless Broadband is pretty typical and it’s the reason we tend to steer people towards Cable or ADSL connections. Wireless simply isn’t as fast or as reliable compared to the alternatives.

So uninstall McAfee and try one of the alternatives. This may resolve the problems.

If not, try an alternative to the Wireless Broadband.

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