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why does my computer slow down when I watch videos online?

May 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

After I turn on my computer, everything seems to be fine. However, after I watch a video or two on the internet, the video fps drops, and the sound and the video get out of sync. Moreover, the computer usage goes up to about 50% and drops to the range of 20% after I turn the browser off. There doesn't seem to be a problem when I am watching videos through the hard drive, which makes me think it's quicktime that's causing the problem. I have a latitute D620 with Intel 945 Integrated Graphics Card (updated), 1 GB ram, windows xp professional, direct x 10. I use firefox (updated) to surf the internet. I have updated quicktime, cleaned all registries, defragmented the computer, and checked for viruses. I even went as far as to reboot the computer and reinstall windows. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    2 responses so far ↓

    • 1 ReyGorillaz // May 5, 2008

      Too much porno man

    • 2 GWUaLkb // May 5, 2008

      This issue can be caused by any of the following possibilities.

      1. Hard disk drive is short on available disk space.
      2. Several software programs have been installed/uninstalled leaving behind bad files and/or confusing the software.
      3. Data Corruption.
      4. Computer is overheating.
      5. Bad Hardware.

      Below are steps for Microsoft Windows that should help speed up the computer or determine why the computer is running slow.

      1. If you have a hard disk drive that is 2GB or smaller, ensure that there is at least 200MB of hard disk drive space free. If you have a hard drive larger than this size, verify that there is at least 500MB of free hard disk space. This available space allows the computer to have room for the swap file to increase in size as well as room for temporary files.
      2. Run Scandisk or something equivalent to help ensure that there is nothing physically wrong with the computer hard disk drive.
      3. Run Defrag to help ensure that data is arranged in the best possible order.
      4. Remove or disable any or programs that automatically start each time the computer boots.
      5. Verify that the device manager has no conflicts, but if conflicts are present, resolve them.
      6. If you have Windows XP try deleting all files in the prefetch directory. These are prefetch files and can lower system resources if loading programs no longer being used.
      7. Try running through the basic troubleshooting steps for your operating system.
      8. Make sure your computer and processor is not overheating, excessive heat can cause a significant decrease in computer performance some processors will even lower the speed of the processor automatically to help compensate for the heat related issues.
      9. Finally, if none of the above solutions resolve your issues, it is recommended that you either reinstall Windows or erase everything and then start over.

      Go to:http://tp5pro.com/registrycleaner.htm
      This may help!

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