My computer is running super slow help?

Question

my computer is running slow what can i do to stop it

Answer 1

Give it some Red Bull !

Answer 2

check start menu and get rid of unused programs, install more ram, run spy-bot remove your desktop icons, check screen saver, and wallpaper

Answer 3

For starters use the pc maintenance applications that your computer is programmed with. You can go online and download the PC doctor application or similar programs to help fix problems with your equipment.

Answer 4

In addition to running spyware and anti virus software, you might want to try uninstalling programs you don't use. Some programs when you install them, want to be loaded on start up, and its not needed. Also, delete old files, like temporary internet files or anything in the Temp directory. Check and make sure your hard drive isn't full, this would make your computer slow.

Answer 5

Well if it is already running slow that it won't take much to stop it.

I kid.

Download and run

-Spybot search and destroy

-Ad-Aware

And if you feel like running a registry cleaner it won't hurt.

Answer 6

First of all run a virus scan with your virus protection. Then, delete the virus if you have one, and then to make it run faster clear space. Go to your control pannel, and there's a few things that say clear space, free up space, etc.

Answer 7

Mine is running real slow too. I thought it was just Q&A but the whole thing is like slow motion.

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

Download spyware remover, virus scanner, activate your firewall, delete unnecessary files, and defrag your computer.

If that doesn't help, your comp might just be too old.

Time for an upgrade?

Answer 11

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:

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 12

This works sometimes, also if you have a wireless card you may not want to do this.

1) Go to start -> run -> type in 'msconfig'

2) Click on the start up tab and click 'disable all'

3) click on Services tab

4) click 'Hide all Microsoft Services" so that the box is checked

5) click disable all

6) click ok

7) restart computer

Answer 13

More RAM

Answer 14

INDEX

1 Viruses

2 Slowness/Lagg

3 Not Enough Memory

1. Viruses

If you just get a virus and it is noticeable try to remove it with your antivirus or antispyware.(If you don’t have one Download a free one off of Downlad.com such as programs like AVG ANTI-VIRUS, AD-ADWARE 2008, and etc.)If it does not work try to find any recent files that were downloaded anything suspicious . If all comes to fail you can use System Restore which will restore your computer to a previous day or week back when you didn’t have the virus. To get to system restore click START>ALL PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS> SYSTEM RETORE.

2. Slowness/Lagg

Slowness or lagg is mostly caused from lack for RAM (Random Access Memory). Which basically means you have to many programs running at once. The normal amount of RAM that most computers have are about 256mb or 516mb which is not good. The better range of RAM memory that you should have is 1Gb to 4Gb as in 4Gb being the best. 1024mb = 1gb. There are many different types of ram to find out how much you have or what kind you have go on http://crucial.com/systemscanner/index.a... which is completely safe and will tell you possible updates or upgrades. If you do not want to spend money and just improve what you have you can remove programs temporarily from running off of the task manager by hitting ctrl , alt , delete then clicking the Processes Tab and removing known programs such as photo, printer, music, file sharing, and browsers. Try not to remove useful programs like explorer.exe and svchost.exe and files like that cause they can shut down your computer. If you remove needed program you can restart you computer and they will be back. To permanently remove programs from starting up when your computer starts up click START>RUN>msconfig>Startup tab. Try to remove files that are from your program files and not from common setup

Such as windows, rundll32 or regsvr. This will greatly speed up your computer depending on how many programs you have running.

3. Lack of Memory

To gain more memory There are a few things you can do. First you can click START> MY COMPUTER> THEN RIGHT CLICK LOCAL DRIVE (C) AND GO DOWN TO PROPERTIES>DISK CLEANUP. Then you can uninstall any unwanted games or programs by clicking Start>control Panel>Add or Remove Programs then click the program you want to remove. Next is to defrag you hard drive by clicking START>ALL PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS> SYSTEM DEFRAGMENTATION which might take a long time. You should also delete any unwanted photos and songs which can take up a lot of memory. Finally always empty your recycle bin.