Why do computers get slower?

Question

now it even has issues with running internet explorer. what should I do? why do they get so slow after some time? its almost new and I only have 20GB of used disk space out of 150GB. I dont think this is the cause of the issue. what else can make them slower?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

if you are having issues with internet explorer just download fire fox or safari  

Answer 3

computers can become slower by you download stuff (like games, programs....) it can also become slower if you have viruses...i would suggest getting an anti-virus program...it will really work...it works for me...good luck...

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Answer 4

Uninstall all those free web browser add-ons

Uninstall all the extraneous programs you got for free like Limewire & such

Run disk cleanup

Delete all your temporary internet files

Download Avira Anti-virus

Download Spybot Search & Destroy

Download Ad-Aware SE personal

Download ZoneAlarm personal edition free firewall

Reboot and uninstall all your anit-virus stuff, all your spyware stuff, and all your malware stuff. De-activate your Windows Firewall

Reboot and install ZoneAlarm, then install Avira, Spybot, and Ad-Aware. Update and scan your computer one at a time.

Edit your startup files and delete what you don't need

Run disk cleanup again

Run disk defrag.

Good Luck

Answer 5

Loadza files, applications and viruses.

Answer 6

Is it running Windows Vista? If so, that's the problem. Vista sucks.

If it's running Windows XP or 2000:

Maybe you now have too much unnecessary software running in the background that you don't ever use. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del and look under the Applications and Processes tabs to see what software is running, and how much of your CPU resources it's using.

Does the system tray (on the right of the task bar where the clock is) brim with a dozen or more icons when you open it up, and you don't even know what half of them are? That's one symptom of the problem.

Be ruthless and uninstall any applications you don't use. You can also configure the startup settings (Start->Run, then type msconfig.exe) not to launch certain programs when Windows starts up.

Install Firefox too, and use it instead of IE. It's a much better browser.

Answer 7

usually if u download thing like games and like messengers and stuff like that it get viruses and they can really hurt your computer um my best advice is take it to a computer place and get it checked out otherwise it can go completely dead on it wont work at all

Answer 8

Make sure your computer is virus and spyware free

AVG is one of best free anti-virus programs out there

http://tinyurl.com/5fwbx3

Ad-ware is a good free spyware scanner

http://tinyurl.com/57g3eb

Virus and spyware usually slow down your computer so download the programs above and run a Full Scan.

Also, get rid of programs that you don't use will also help

Defrag your hard drive

Use this free defragment program (Windows built-in defrag program is g*y)

http://tinyurl.com/55ackz

If nothin' changes after you've done what i said above then it's time for you to upgrade your computer

Add more RAM, Go with a faster processor and stuff

                     Good Luck

Answer 9

Well in my experience, bad brands like HP and Dell tend to just get worse and slower as time goes on for a reason or for no reason. A typical way to see if a computer is going to quickly become a piece of c**p is to look at how many "extras" it has. Since Windows and the computers that run Windows are made by different companies, it's hard for the computer manufacturers to make special fancy features for it that'll work on their computers. This is because they don't own the rights to the Windows OS, so they can't actually modify it. Instead, in order to make it work right away with printers from their brand, or to give it other features that sound good in the store that aren't in the OS itself, they add little things that run in the background to make it work. But that's highly inefficient because it makes room for tons of problems that shouldn't normally be there. I don't even know what kind of computer you have, but the problems you describe spell out one of these computers. If that's the case, there isn't really anything you can do.

Answer 10

Bandwidth, are u sharing your computer or internet with someone else? The processes, like if you are running so many programs at one time and also if it gets too hot.

Answer 11

Usual cause is buildup of junk files: much like a file cabinet full of paper that no one will ever use again.

Clean those out on a regular basis:

1- download CCleaner and use - it is safe and effective-free

2- Gary utilities is also good-free

3- Go to your browser and deleted cookies and history

4- Go to control panel, maintenance, start file, run "free up space on hard disk", also "defragment".  These will help some

Most computers tend to run slower in the evening.  I don't know why.

Answer 12

it can be a number of things so download this http://www.superantispyware.com/ and do a scan its a trial but its good for finding viruses and a nother 1 is your registrys try this http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic... this is the best for registrys can i ask how much ram u got  

Answer 13

Your PC could have a virus.  

You need to have a good virus protection program installed.

Trend Micro PC Cillin Internet Security is a good security program,along with this I would try spybot (spybot is a free)

Answer 14

go into:

C: document and settings, your user name, local settings, TEMP, and delete all the files in TEMP, and then go back into local settings and delete the "Temperary Internet Files". These files are small but tend to add up, and they will bog down your computer alot. I am an IT Tech, and this is the first thing that we do to a slow PC. Also run a defrag, this will help a bit too, and get a goo antivirus and run a spyware and virus scan. IF your can't afford one, download Ad-aware SE http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/30... it is the best free one out there.

Cheers

Answer 15

It has nothing to do with how much you download, and everything to do with what you download and install. Viruses and spyware slow down a PC. Also, more importantly, Windows' registry gets cluttered up after a while. There are applications you can use to try and speed it up, but the only thing that really works for me is the occasional reformat and reinstall.

Answer 16

You could try to clean up your pc

http://www.defraggler.com/

http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscare...

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Glary-Utili...

I have more than 15 starting up programs running. My boot time is a little slow, but it does not make my pc slower.

Answer 17

Too many applications and processes running at once, using up your RAM- not your hard drive. Sometimes a virus or trojan can use up ram. For a good cleaner (it doesn't help w/ram, but...) is BeClean- gets what most other cleaners don't.

To free up ram is risky if you don't know what you're doing. Message me and I'll write out how-to, or if you need more help, I'll walk you through it.

Also, if you're running VISTA- it has memory issues with IE. I recommend downloading the free, new and improved Firefox.  

Answer 18

temp files, recent files, c**p u dont need, lost registries, download ccleaner, also avg or avast and atf cleaner to delete ur temp browser files from internet explorer to opera good luck

Answer 19

Go into you IE then to tools, internet options, delete temp files, cookies and history and also run a scan disc to get rid of all you can once it is completed. Also run a defragment on your computer over night while you sleep since that takes a while.

Answer 20

because your hard drive may have too many files stored to it so the extra "weight" of the files slow your computer down.

Answer 21

It could be anything, your ram speed, how long you keep it on, what kind of stuff you put on there, wether you defrag it or not, viruses, spyware... just name it, just try to keep you computer clean and neat if you dont want it to happen but it will eventually

Answer 22

Since it's not memory, most likley a virus, try some sort of anti virus scan like spy ware or norton..also bring up task manager (cntl, alt delete) to see what you have running..

Answer 23

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 24

They get slower because RAM is being used. You can buy more ram, but first you should just take some c**p off it by doing a disc clean up ( start/ all programs/ accesories/ ?..) you'll see it, it's on the bottom some were in a folder called like utensils I think.

Answer 25

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  <--http://toptenantispyware.com

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 26

Run you defragmentation process, that will free up some RAM. Also, run virus and spyware sweeps to make sure that you are the only one using your computer. It is possible that you have a shatty internet connection and that is what is making your Explorer run poorly.  

Answer 27

could be a number of things.

but the basic stuff you can do to clean it up is to download ccleaner and run it. and defragment your hard drive.

Answer 28

Download advanced window care by searching in google and boost your pc speed

Answer 29

They get slow because you run out of memory or your computer is filled with c**p.

Answer 30

Because of Viruses...

Answer 31

The more you download the slower your computer gets