my computer as of yesterday is acting real funny i did a virus scan and cleaned out the old junk but it is still running slow does anybody know of a way i can speed things up i have comcast by the way if that helps before pages open real quik and now they are take about 2to 3 minutes to open sometimes longer
i recently installed 1gigabite of memory in my computer ran adefragment and did a virus scan is there anything else which will help me maintain my computer
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1 CenTexan // Jun 18, 2008
You may get some results by getting more ram or memory for your machine. Did you run a defrag on your system? Good luck.
2 answers // Jun 18, 2008
Well, first off your internet speed doesn't have anything to do with how fast your computer is, it's how fast your service provider is.
If you are using a pc, I would suggest defragmenting your computer. start-programs-accessories-system tools
3 kugarweb05@btinternet.com // Jun 18, 2008
There are a number of things you can do to speed up your computer. As for your Internet connection, as someone else said, this doesn't have an effect on the speed of your computer. For this to be sorted out, it may be as a result of a faulty box (the kind which plug into the phone line socket - at least they do here in the UK) if you're running a Broadband connection. Other than that, it may be best to discuss it with Comcast, who I assume is your Internet Service Provider (again, I'm from the UK so don't know the other ISPs used :))
As for your computer, it may be running slow due to too many Startup programs opening up when your computer boots to the Desktop (see the icons next to the clock in bottom right?). To disable some of these or switch them back on again if you need to, simply go to Start>>Run>>type in "msconfig">>go to Startup tab>>untick all the boxes you feel comfortable with switching off>>restart your machine.
You may also have a number of spyware/adware which is slowing down your machine. To clear this out is very simple and only requires a couple of programs which you can use and download for free. I highly recommend Spybot Search and Destroy and CCleaner (see source for links). Other than that, you can try the third link which helps with speeding up Windows XP, with a fully detailed guide of how to do each step.
4 Mike O // Jun 18, 2008
call ComCast support first…they can monitor/test the network in ur area to see if there's a network problem…my brother had the same problem, Comcast solved it quickly
5 skiniemini // Jun 18, 2008
Either get more ram and see if that fixes the problem. If not run a virus scan and a spyware scan. And then clean out all the viruses/spyware. Or you could have way to many programs running in the background and you need to limit how many programs or which programs are allowed to run in the background.
6 Perfectest // Jun 18, 2008
For running slow there are many causes:
Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!
Spyware/Adware
RAM
De-Fragmenting
Etc.
Below can help you speed up your pc:
For IE, click Tools, Internet Options delete files (offline files) clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want) click o.k., and Restart
For Firfox, press ctrl+shift+del, and click clean private data.
Manage your startup:
Open your Start menu -> Click Run -> In the command screen type "msconfig.exe" -> In the "system configuration utility", click either "service" or "startup" tab -> Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
De-Fragmenting
1. Right click of C Disk.
2. Click properties.
3. Click tools tab.
4. Click "Defragment now".
5. Click Defragment.
You can search which process full use you cpu, and end the process.
Under steps:
1. right click on the TaskBar.
2. click the Task Manager.
3. click the processes tab.
4. double click the CPU.
5. find if the "System Idle Process" is max.
6. if not right click and click end process.
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