Name:   DSCR - Subject:   Computer User Forum?? Date:   9/24/2015 5:31:18 PM

Yeah, i knew what you meant. On here was my suggestion so we could have this kind of conversation in a dedicated place. To my knowledge, there is not a resource that fits your description.

First, Andriod and ios apps on handheld devices will mostly work when there is not enough bandwidth for a computer to work smoothly. But, it sounds like you have something using memory, cache, and processor bandwidth for something behind the scenes. Malware, adware, or just the old slow computer with barely enough memory to function with old bulky win 7. it happens eventually. Are you using an anti virus/malware program? Which one?

When is the last time you wiped out and restored, i.e. started over? Did you ever make the back up disks to make that easier? How much free hard drive space do you have? All those things can be addressed. This is exactly what the geek squad companies exist off of. By the time you paid someone to do this, you could have bought a new entry computer that would be much better. Or, do it yourself and give it a shot.

ideally, you need a new computer. But if you wipe it out and start over with a clean install it will be better for a while.

Windows 8.1 was much better than win7 for these kind of functional issues. Win10, which i upgraded all my computers to a few weeks ago, is awesome! Fast to boot, more like a phone. But a lot of these persnickety issues are just not an issue anymore. if you decide to go that route, i can give you minumum specs to look for then get as close as the budget allows.