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Originally Posted by danwdoo
It's amazing what people grow attached to. Can't even count how many times I had a conversation like this:
user: Help my computer is slow or crashes or has other weird issues
Me: What AV?
user: <insert bloated security suite name>
Me: uninstalls suite and installs light, free AV such as Security Essentials. Gives computer back. Asks if problem persists.
user: The computer runs great, but I'd rather have my old AV
me: Why? Isn't the computer running so much better?
user: Yes, but I paid for my old AV. I even just renewed it
me: But this new one is free and your computer is running so much better
user: But I paid for my old AV. I don't want to waste the money.
me: But the new one is free. You aren't paying extra. The old software caused all these problems on your computer. Don't you want a reliable computer?
user: Yea, but I paid for the old software. Can't I use it instead?
me: *facepalm*
Even machines light on bloat ware can suffer problems from manufacturers who put little to no effort into drivers and tuning. It's why so many trackpads are so terrible on PC's. That's why I strongly recommend signature pc's. Not only are they missing bloat ware, they've had the drivers tuned to work well with the device. It really makes a difference.
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So true! I can't tell you how many times I have done this for friends but they want their bloated AV back.
Thanks about signature PC tip next time I go PC shopping I will keep that in mind. My trackpad is actually pretty good no problems with it. I use Avira Free as my AV it's lightweight and not over bloated or intrusive. It has a small footprint which is what I prefer with AV programs. It could very well be a driver not playing nice but if so it's not showing up in the event log. Most of my problems occur when the PC has been idle for more than 5 minutes which makes me think something starts running maybe some background task or something similar.