Computer Help Please

This is good idea........Just turn off windows updates.

I always turn mine off. It always makes my computer go slow too and I have dialup. We do not need all of the updates anyway. I have firewall off too and just use my antivirus.

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Hi Sweets I have mine set so that it automatically goes to the updated version of an website I visit but the updates to programs I have on my computer are programed so that they have to ask me every time they want to update. I will then update when I'm finished doing what I am doing and allow it to shut down after. I don't know if that is a help. xoxoxxoxoxo

There is one golden rule when it comes to computers and that is, you should always keep your automatic updates turned on. This means that whenever you are using your computer you can receive any important updates that you need from the Microsoft updates site. Also, it's absolutely compulsory to have your firewall constantly on. If you turn this off and you are online there's virtually a guarantee that you will pick up some kind of virus. I don't know the ins and outs of your computer problem but I'm assuming that you may have contracted some kind of virus. The fact that you have received the blue screen could be an indication of that. I keep my updates as well as my firewall constantly on. Do you have an antivirus product on your system? Also, do you have your original disks that came with your pc? The reason why I ask this is, if you are unable to do anything on your computer now it may be worthwhile reformatting your hard drive and reinstalling windows. Anyway, good luck, I hope that you manage to sort things out. Andrew

Usually computer goes slow when you are downloading something and installing them. You need to upgrade your hardware in this case. Most probably computer slows due to virus and you need to clear them out with upgraded antivirus softwares. I don't think the firewall plays a role in your situation.

I have all my automatic updates turned on. I probably don't know any more then you do, so I hope you get your answer here. I am sure someone here will be able to help you.

I always have my updates and firewall turned ON. I do not want to leave my computer open to any viruses. Why look for trouble?

I always have my firewall on and keep up with updates. Microsoft is always having to fix something so updates are necessary. I also keep an up to date security suite with virus and adware protection. How often do you defrag your disk? Maybe you might have a corrupted file? Do you have a back up copy of your operating system? I don't really know what or how severe your problem might be. Sometimes if the computer acts up there is a way to restore it to a previous time.

Not sure why you got the blue screen, that stinks I'm not sure why you turn the firewall off for these updates, I have a firewall and it is never off and Windows updates just fine, as do most other programs that update from time to time. With the firewall turned on it has to ask me if I wish to allow the company to update, except for Windows, that one just updates all by itself. It might be your laptop is getting older and slower, and I saw another commenter that gave some good advice about clearing things out, so I would start with that and go from there

You can leave automatic updates off, but update your computer manually. I would still recommend leaving automatic updates on. Unless you are behind a router, never turn your firewall off. If you have to in order to update, there is something wrong with your firewall configuration. Checking NTFS? That means something bad happened to your hard disk or Windows and Windows is verifying the integrity of your hard disk.

I absolutly have mine turned off. I don't like the automatic updates because, just like for you, it slows everything down so much, not just when it's downloading them and setting them up, but it makes more programs running in the background of the computer, making everything slower, and you don't need the things they call updates. If you ever start using a program that needs an update to work, then you can get all the updates at once, rather then getting them bit after bit after bit. Saves a lot of time. I don't even have a virus scanner on all the time. Every so often, I use AVG to clean out everything at once, usually starting it up before I go to bed, and seeing what it did when I get up the next morning. There have been times I've gotten bad viruses, but when that happens, I disconnect it from the internet, and search on another computer to find out exactly what that virus is, and how to fix it. It's always worked just fine for me, never had to format my hard drive or anything for it, and I've only gotten viruses like that maybe 2 or 3 times over the past 10 years or so. Also, bad viruses like those most often come in software that you have to download and run on your computer, usually with a name calling them some sort of hacked game or program. If you never get those, for the worry that may happen, I doubt you'll ever really get a bad virus.

it is important to keep automatic updates on all the time. microsoft create updates for your Windows for security to prevent your PC from new viruses . your PC must slow down only when the downloads are installed, right? if you think your PC runs slow all the time, you should consider upgrading your PC

You probably should keep them off, personally I have it set to tell when there are new one and I can choose which to take or not. If you going into the Control Panel under the Automatic Updates icon, you can choose "notify me about updates but dont automatically download or install them. Hopes this helps

I do know that if you have IE they do updates every month and you do need them. this are from microsoft that do Windows so you do need these they are fixit patches and such . Also my antivirus program does updates almost every day so I think ya need thios too.

What I do is to allow updates, but only when they are critical. So that means they will only come on Update Tuesday or Wednesday. Also with the firewall, is there a setting that allows the Windows Critical updates to come through and no other? If not, make sure it is set for that and also if you have a setting that only allows updates from certain sites, put that on. You have to keep your firewall on. That is the problem. Oh and the regular Windows Xp or Vista firewall is good enough, you do not need to get another one.

You should keep your updates on. Crucial updates can help with bugs or found exploits within the operating system. If you do not update you run the risk of having your computer corrupted (it can happen through bad links, joke sites or emails). Are you still getting the blue screen? What precisely causes it? And about Ntf? Could it be NTFS? NTFS being a file system used by XP and Vista. Either way there may have been a corruption or the hard disk encountered an error of some sort. You may want to try a defragmentation of the drive to see if that helps anything. About your slowdown when updates are on. That happens because of its download speed and very likely the size of the update(s) being downloaded. You have to show patience and allow the updates to finish so your computer won't have to spend time and resources downloading them. Another thought, think about backing up your files in case its a hardware issue. From the sound of it, it seems like the harddrive might be getting worn out. Better safe than sorry.

Hi, i don't think you should turn off the windows update,unless you have a not genuine microsoft windows os. updates are made to make the computer run better. i guess lots of people think that updates run their computer slow but only when downloading.after installation it makes computer better. so i would suggest you to download all the express downloads from the windows update site.and install them.techies in microsoft are getting paid for these things. well and the blue screen (ntfs) thing that you were saying about is a disk check thing before the windows starts. either you have opted for the disk check the last time you had your computer on. or normally windows does that after a crash shut down. ..:)

Well as much i kno abt computers.. u can hav ur updates off it doesnt matter .. but keep ur firewall on .. it helps to protect ur pc from virus nd spyware.. else if u hav ur antivirus fully updated den u can even turn firewalls off.. it helps to increase download speed..

It would be better if you would keep them turned off. coz so called security updates wont protect you from hackers. its better to have an internet security package installed than windows updates..coz it slows down your system