Why is my computer so slow?

10 responses so far ↓

• 1 Sharon F // Aug 18, 2008

  Close all the other programs you are not using.

• 2 deedrarama // Aug 18, 2008

  Maybe you downloaded to many things… That happened to me and i deleted the things i do not need… Then my computer became faster…

• 3 Tom // Aug 18, 2008

  de frag… twice…

• 4 Woody // Aug 18, 2008

  If you have never, or not recently defragmented, try that. On XP, it’s on the start menu > programs > accessories > system tools > disc defragmenter.

  Scan for viruses also. They will slow you down.

• 5 macy // Aug 18, 2008

  Have a look at your list of favourites and see if you can ditch any of them, they do slow down booting up.

• 6 Perfectest // Aug 18, 2008

  Your PC is probably infected with adware & spyware if:
  * You have downloaded music online
  * Your PC is running extremely slow
  * You are pestered by those horrible popup ads
  * Your homepage keeps changing
  Don’t let people invade your privacy and slow down your PC!
  If so, then take a few moments to download anti-spyware software to get rid of spywares and get rid of adwares if your computer is infected.

  Pasted from

  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.

  Learn “Why Is My Computer Running so Slow?” and “How to Speed it UP”:
  http://tpdownload.com/WhyIsMyComputerSlow.htm
  Use the tool: http://tpdownload.com/themosteffectiveregistrycleaner.htm

• 7 Jenny // Aug 18, 2008

  Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some registry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause “computer slow”.
  Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you’ve installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it’s Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Registry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!
  There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
  http://www.fix-system.com/
  You can download and scan your computer for free.

• 8 Table // Aug 18, 2008

  Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.com
  With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
  It will help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.

• 9 Adrian // Dec 12, 2008

  this works for Windows XP SP2
  click Start
  click Control Panel
  click Security Center
  click on the left \”Change the way Security Center alerts me\”

• 10 Adrian // Dec 12, 2008

  this works for Windows XP SP2
  click Start
  click Control Panel
  click Security Center
  click on the left \”Change the way Security Center alerts me\”
  untick the 3 boxes
  this worked for me

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