[Help] Slow Computer

SlasherIT said:

Please, I know you payed for Norton, but try to get a refund if possible on it. Norton is a resource hog, and not very good in my opinion. Do not install another anti-virus if you still intend on keeping Norton. Two anti-viruses installed at the same time do not enhance security, it only slows down the computer a lot. Stick to only one real-time antivirus. MBAM is MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Is there any way just to disable it?
Thanks!
Oh, and i hope that I don't have to clear my drive.

ok, i guess i'll uninstall norton

OK, I uninstalled Norton, but it is still very slow, and about HDTune, how do you do a speedtest?

mrdemon said:

It seems that everyone is on about the Software,

You went on holiday, Vacation and or away from your place of stay,

Think about these options, something has come loose ie: memory,
something has not liked the fact you had a Vacation,
Your Hard Drive is failing (Is it making a Clicking noise or even come loose)
Try doing a system Restore from the day you left, if its not changed then its internal.

Always think outside the Box, well in your case Inside.

sorry, i didn't see this post earlier. If one does a system restore, is it possible to undo the restore?

SevenHelp said:

Hey, I'm new to the forums, and wanted some help with fixing my very slow computer. It is an HP dv7-4080us Notebook with Intel i7 processor, running windows 7 64bit. for the past 2 years, it has been running very fast, but then I brought it on one of my vacations. After that, it ran very slow, and I have not been able to fix it. It runs fast in safe mode. I scanned it with Norton, and I'm currently scanning with Avira. No viruses. I also made it so that no processes or services that weren't needed for the system started on startup. I barely noticed any change in speed.
Thanks for any future help!

Nice lappy!

I'll go out on a limb...two statements stand out to me:

1) It'a an HP
2) Slowed AFTER using on vacation

OK, it's an HP - I have a Compaq (HP) and HP loads a LOT of crap. Did you ever access ANY of the HP "utilities" while on vacation? If YES, start there - check to see if HP services are running.

While on vacation, did you access any WiFi networks? If so, check if the WiFi installed "something" (especially if you accessed a hotel system).

Regards,
GEWB