Why is my computer running so slow?

Question

I don't have any viruses, or at least my security program says I don't. It is driving me insane! Now sometimes my computer freezes. Can anyone help me? PLEASE

Answer 1

Follow the instruction on the link below to clean your computer

10 easy step virus and spyware removal using free software

http://www.review-ninja.com/2008/08/10-e...

Answer 2

your computer is having too much load on it so its taking too much time to load so you download system mechanic!!!!

Answer 3

could be that your security program is spyware itself

run spyware remover programs

check your msconfig startup menu

if its your internet connection that is slow - change the channel from channel 6 to 1 or 11

turn on encryption

make sure router is high and uncluttered

try with a ethernet cable connection to compare

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-De...

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/30...

http://www.download.com/Startup-Inspecto...

if xp

http://www.download.com/Tweak-XP-Pro/300...

if vista my condolences

Answer 4

Try out my video on computer performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lz4347pW...

Answer 5

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 6

Well what you can do is ctrl+alt+delete on XP or ctrl+shift+esc on Vista and see what some of your most used programs are and then if you add that up you can get a good idea on how much ram you use because if a computer is running slow the first thing to check is ram usage.

Answer 7

There are MANY reasons for computer slow downs: DUST ! 1st ! GROUND YOURSELF BEFORE EVEN TOUCHING THE TOWER.disconnect all cables. open tower sides. using a can of compressed air,blow those dust bunnies away! a] not enough memory

http://www.crucial.com

will set you up with specific type memory just for your computer at an inexpensive price. b] too many programs starting up with windows at boot up time.start,run [ or press Windows key--4 part flag-- plus the letter R ],enter text command: msconfig,start up tab,disable programs you don't need at boot up time. c] Alternate road: start,control panel,Windows Defender,tools,software explorer,disable self installed programs d] too many junk files: Internet Options: start,control panel,internet options,general,history:click clear history & set days to keep to 0.Temp files: click clear temp files,close window. start--all programs accessories--disk clean: run daily.from the same place,run Disk Defrag monthly. there are two Temp file folders.the 1st,you just emptied. 2nd is: start--my computer--local disk drive (c)--[ remember to ignore the 1st temp folder ] Windows--temp [ clear this and back out to Windows folder again ]--prefetch folder [ clear this folder and close the window ] e] too many restore points:open System Restore .System Restore takes up 13% of your hard drive! All Programs,accessories,system tools,system restore: settings--drive (c)--check OFF.while there,click--hold--drag slider to 3% and recover 10% hard drive space !close this window and repeat the process but this time UN CHECK the OFF box.what you've just done is wiped the old restore points from your hard drive AND recovered 10% memory space on your hard drive WITHOUT adding memory! right click Recycle bin--select properties--all drives,click--hold--drag slider to 3% and recover ANOTHER 10% of your hard drive space! these 2 operations allow you to INCREASE YOUR MEMORY ALLOCATION BY 20% .Ccleaner Options: clean up left over files.if you install Ccleaner: check all EXCEPT: cookies & autocomplete forms [ passwords ]

Windows Explorer: check all.  System: uncheck : recycle & desktop

Advanced: uncheck all

Applications: check all

Options: settings: if you check run cleaner at start up,that slows access to desktop applications. leave this unchecked and run it every time you shut down. the other options are up to the individual,secure deletion: check secure [ 35 ] passes.it's QUICK ! cookies: you can move cookies from to be deleted to be saved permanently.tools: start up: here you can manage your program start up list. REMOVING PROGRAMS FROM START,DOES...NOT......REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR COMPUTER. it will,however,speed up your "boot" time. be careful and remove only those programs you yourself added to the computer.there is also an uninstall application to delete programs that do not have an uninstall file. registry: check all,click scan for issues,click fix all issues,click fix,click ok

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Driver Updates: start,control panel,device manager.click driver to highlight,click Action,click update. Routers look for 802.11 for fastest wireless. Vista Aero:disable memory hog: start,control panel,personalize:Window Color & Appearance untick Enable Transparency.click ok

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Answer 8

Hi..

Computer may be slow due to various reason..may be for virus, may be for spyware and so on....You may check the following article.It may help you

http://itsupportcell.com/viewtopic.php?f...

Answer 9

You don't have Norton do you - that would be why. Make sure you only have 1 anti-virus running (like AVG, Avast or Avira - all free), then these are the things you can do to increase the "speed" of your computer.

1) Clean up the disk. Uninstall unneeded programs (especially those that run at startup and/or put something in the system tray), run Disk Cleanup, and defragment the drive. This is a good first step that will almost always take a few seconds off boot time and application loads for any computer.

2) Stomp auto-starting programs. Click Start > Run and type "msconfig" at the prompt. Click the Startup tab and look at all that junk that loads when you launch your PC. Do you really need "Adobe Reader Speed Launch"? Probably not. Turn off anything else that looks useless, but be careful not to disable your anti-virus and important system components.

3) Run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan. I would recommend using AVG Free Anti-virus, Spybot - Search and Destroy spyware remover and Ad-aware spyware remover. These programs are all free.

4) Clean up the registry. CCleaner, available at http://www.ccleaner.com is free and worth running. It will also remove unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space.

Those are the easy and free things you can do. If your computer is still slow you need to move on to the bigger guns.

1) Upgrade RAM. This is the one killer trick that will make almost any computer run faster. With an older PC, you will rarely have enough RAM to run today's memory-hogging operating systems and applications, and adding a high-capacity stick or two of quality RAM will give you a quick speed boost. Adding RAM is fairly simple, even for a novice, and you should be able to do the job in 5 or 10 minutes.You can run a free test at http://www.crucial.com and find out what kind of RAM (memory) your computer needs.

2) Reinstall Windows. If the above tricks haven't helped, it may be time to wipe the slate clean and start again, reformatting your hard drive, reinstalling your applications, and restoring your data files from a backup. You'd be surprised how much more responsive a freshly reinstalled Windows system can be, as you've wiped out years of temp files, garbled registry entries, old versions of software programs that have been upgraded repeatedly, and all sorts of other electronic junk. Reinstalling is easy if you have the "recovery disk" that came with your PC, and only a bit more involved if you're using a retail copy of Windows XP. Just be sure you back up everything you want to take with you before you pull the trigger!

3) Upgrade your hard drive. This is a more complicated solution, but if you're reinstalling Windows (per the prior tip) you might consider upgrading to a bigger and possibly faster hard drive, too. Hard disk storage is a performance bottleneck on every machine, and magnetic disks degrade over time. Some performance issues could be caused by a failing hard drive, even, and upgrading to a new model could really put some zip back in your system. As a bonus, you can use the original hard drive for backups or occasional storage, if you put it in an enclosure.

Answer 10

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