Linux is fine and good...if the printer model Fox's dad has can work with it. A memory leak suggests spyware but that is not always the case. Have you tried bringing up task manager, if the computer lets you, and seeing which program may be eating so many resources? Maybe it's something that's been recently installed? If you can I suggest you do a system restore to about a month before the problem started manifesting. At least it will buy you sometime to figure what is wrong.
Another thing you can try is the msconfig program -- Start -> type msconfig on search bar. That will let you decide which programs get loaded at boot up and if you have identified a likely culprit for the memory leak prevent it from loading until you can uninstall it.
If worse comes to worst a complete reinstall should be done.
Beyond that, nothing I can think up.
Another thing you can try is the msconfig program -- Start -> type msconfig on search bar. That will let you decide which programs get loaded at boot up and if you have identified a likely culprit for the memory leak prevent it from loading until you can uninstall it.
If worse comes to worst a complete reinstall should be done.
Beyond that, nothing I can think up.
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