My desktop runs real slow. is there a download that will help increase the speed?

Question

My desktop runs real slow. is there a download that will help increase the speed?

Answer 1

reformat your PC which means you have to install your OS and everything again.. i did it a lot

Answer 2

you can do a Disk Defragment it may speed up your OS.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_defragm...

Answer 3

defintely need more info than that, like manufacturer, hard drive size, mobo/cpu, amount of ram, operating system,  

Answer 4

Download and install this software. It is free to use for life-time!

http://www.download.com/Advanced-Windows...

Answer 5

Usually downloads dont increase the speed... When you want to increase speed you really have to upgrade some parts of your pc. eg. processor, ram... Well it depends on your needs. If you want better graphics, then video card upgrade is suitable...

Answer 6

Check out http://www.pchelpdoc.com

Found it very helpfull maybe it can help you too.

Goodluck!

Answer 7

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/w...

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"

Answer 8

sounds like it needs a good cleanup, temp files, defrag, switch off operating systems extras, plus a registry clean, all you need below