In a message dated 12/9/2009 1:34:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: AdAware and the machine ran fast again, and the owners thought I was a true computer whiz. See http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php Thanks Woody, I was thinking that AOL had an adware program built in but I will check that out and if not will check the lavasoft site. I've been meaning to dump the recycle bin but every time I look at it I wonder "should that have really been deleted" and I planned to check those out but time gets away from me and I still haven't done it. I should probably just dump it and don't look back! By the way, would having lots of pictures in folders affect anything? When I'm off line things are not so slow. Nancy