Why is my computer still slow?

8 responses so far ↓

• 1 C C // Oct 15, 2008

  uninstall McAfee and use this instead, it uses a lot less memory resources to run. http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

• 2 Mercuri // Oct 15, 2008

  Well for starters your computer is 8 years old. Most people keep their computers for 3-5 years so yours is already double the excepted lifespan. Even if your computer was top-of-the-line 8 years ago, it’s just going to be slow now. Also, any antivirus is going to slow down a computer from the overhead of having to scan everything.

  It might be time to consider a new computer.

• 3 Moni // Oct 15, 2008

  why dont u increase the RAM size and check..

• 4 TIM S // Oct 15, 2008

  Macafee software uses lots of system resources. The newer the version you install is, the more resources it uses.
  Adding RAM would be a good starting point, but there’s not enough information about your computer to know which RAM it needs. It may have DIMMs, or RIMMs if it has a Pentium 3, 4, or Celeron processor. There’s no way of knowing which type of RAM it uses without a lot more information.
  Truthfully, that computer is just too old to run most current software on. You’d be better served finding a used computer shop and trading that one in on one that’s no more than 2 or 3 years old than spending the money on RAM for a rig that’s that outdated.

• 5 Raymond S // Oct 15, 2008

  The answers about the anti-virus are correct…that Avg is a free dwnld, but the full “suite” cost about $60.00 and does a lot more…
  If you are on line, go to the Crucial or Corsair web site and they will tell you how much Ram and what kind…but we need more info on your machine to tell you any more…

• 6 liejalas // Oct 15, 2008

  You can upgrade your RAM. Also try formatting your computer because viruses are one of the causes of computer slowdown. It worked for me too

• 7 Mickey L // Oct 15, 2008

  If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don’t always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.

  First, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
  http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html

  2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:

  1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
  2. Click Start, click “Control Panel”, and then double-click “Internet Options”.
  3. On the General tab, click “Delete Files” under Temporary Internet Files.
  4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the “Delete all offline content” check box , and then click OK.
  5. Click OK.

  3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:

  1. Open your Start menu.
  2. Click Run
  3. In the command screen type “msconfig.exe”
  4. In the “system configuration utility”,click either “service” or “startup” tab
  5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
  6. Click “OK”

• 8 Sunflowergirl // Oct 15, 2008

  This is an 8 year old Dell! You probably need more memory, and any computer shop will fix it.
  You're better off buying a new computer because this one is already 8 years old, and sometimes the cost of fixing these things just isn't worth it.

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