How can I make my computer run faster for all around use

Question

Here is the setup:

AMD Athlon(tm) processor, @999mHz, 512mb RAM, 18.6GB of 76.3GB of hard drive space left. I've already done numerous virus scans, spyware scans, spam scans, anti-theft scans, pretty much every type of scan that is possible.I've also ran countless disk defragmentations and disk cleanups and its still very slugish and takes a very long time opening the simplest of programs such as microsoft word. Also, my PC is 8 years old. If I try running Battlefield 2 or Adobe photoshop my PC will literally blow up.

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

You need an all around upgrade. But seriously, that cpu aint all that, the memory is limited...just try to add more memory to it, but i would just suggest to try and save some money and get a newer pc. If possible.

Answer 3

Check http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.com

With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.

It will help improve your system performance.

Answer 4

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.

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You can download and scan your computer for free.