pedum
03-20-2007, 08:57 PM
I downloaded and installed SD5 earlier today. Prior to doing so, I uninstalled SD4, and deactivated PCTools AV. I then installled SD5 on my eMachines 4511, which has 1 G DDR Ram and 2.53 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor. Cable modem internet connection. The installation went well. Afterwards, it automatically updated itself, and began a scan of my system. During the scan, it told me I needed to reboot. I did this after the scan completed. I then attempted a Full Scan with a browser (FireFox) open and things locked up. Took several attempts before I could reboot. I then ran a Full Scan with no browsers open, and it went well. Took about 45 minutes to scan 120k items. I checked, and SD5 did detect I was a registered purchaser of the program. A carryover from SD4.
But now, I find myself becoming disappointed in SD5. After loading 3-4 web pages in IE7 or FireFox, things slowed down very much. A very noticeable delay from clicking on a browser menu item, and the "executing" of it. Even surfing using the Stumble Upon is too slow. I did an image search on Google, and it never did load all of the images on the page. To improve things, I closed the browser, then opened again.
I can say SD5 is faster than SD4 to load, when I startup my computer. SD4 takes over 2 minutes to load, even after an update. I will possibly uninstall SD5. The slowness of loading web pages is totally unacceptable, but I will wait to see if things improve. If things do not improve with SD5, I must decide if I want to reinstall SD4 or move on to a competitor's program. Any comments and suggestions are appreciated. ...pedum
But now, I find myself becoming disappointed in SD5. After loading 3-4 web pages in IE7 or FireFox, things slowed down very much. A very noticeable delay from clicking on a browser menu item, and the "executing" of it. Even surfing using the Stumble Upon is too slow. I did an image search on Google, and it never did load all of the images on the page. To improve things, I closed the browser, then opened again.
I can say SD5 is faster than SD4 to load, when I startup my computer. SD4 takes over 2 minutes to load, even after an update. I will possibly uninstall SD5. The slowness of loading web pages is totally unacceptable, but I will wait to see if things improve. If things do not improve with SD5, I must decide if I want to reinstall SD4 or move on to a competitor's program. Any comments and suggestions are appreciated. ...pedum