my computer has ram 256 mb, yet it runs very very slow,suggest me how i can improve its speed ????

Question

i need adivise on how i can increase the speed of my computer.all the applications like word,excel,internet as well as opening and closing of computer is very very slow.

Answer 1

well ram is not always everything, the CPU clock seed matters the most. If it is low, then more ram is not going to do anyhtring, ram is more for making more resources for you computer so you can run multiple programs. I suggest buying a new CPU chip.

Answer 2

Like others have said, 256mb is not very much, and you won't be able to get much faster without upgrading. But, there are a few things you can do to help with the speed. Defragmenting is definitely a smart thing to do. Also, delete any unnecessary files you no longer need. Another thing that slows down computers is having a lot of programs running in the back ground. A lot of these programs don't need to be running all the time. Turning off realtime protection of virus blockers is a start.

Answer 3

First, eliminate any programs and/or files you don't use. Delete and empty trash first. Then defragment. If you haven't done a virus scan, do that too. Usually that helps speed things up some. More memory could help. Clean it thoroughly, making sure you get any dust out of the CPU. You don't say how old it is, so you may be looking at a mother board or hard drive on its last legs. Make backups for what you don't want to lose. Good luck.

Answer 4

Try windows one care. Also perhaps you have spyware so given a check list below for you to see if you need to add some software.

I have prepared this to aid you. Topics covered are: Anti virus, Anti spyware, Browsers, e-mail, Word processors, Database, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Photo manipulations. All programmes described are free to use, some even for commercial use.

Antiviral.
AVG free. Excellent protection available from: http://www.Grisoft.com

Don't use two antiviral products together as they may be incompatible. If your Antiviral trial has run out, then remove product from your computer and get the AVG installed.

Antispyware
Essential products are: Adaware SE from: http://www.lavasoft.com
Spybot SD from: Download.com or similar, Tucows etc
Spywareblaster “ “ “ “
Windows Defender - from Microsoft downloads.

Office Applications
Open Office has an extremely good free to use and distribute product at http://www.openoffice.org

It contains programmes fully functional in Word-processing, Database, Spreadsheets, Drawing and Presentation. It looks and feels like Microsoft Office and can even make PDF's

Photo-manipulations
For ease of use and management of your photo files try Kodak easyshare software or Picasso.

For advanced and fully functional photographic manipulation gimp2 is very similar to Photoshop and is available from http://gimp.org

Browsers and E-mail programmes.
Can recommend Firefox for browsing and has many safety features installed and is self updating and for a general e-mail programme, Thunderbird is very good. Go to:

http://www.mozilla.com/products/

Fun and helpful programmes
Have a look at Calendar Magic, it has lots of Scientific, Geometry, Factor and Expression calculators as well as Global distances, Sun and Moon Data, a Pregnancy Calculator, Time Data and Alarm clocks as well as an extremely comprehensive range of Calendars in about 27 different formats from Afghanistan to Vietnamese, including Chinese and Hindu.

C Cleaner.http://www.ccleaner.com/
This will tell you a lot about what is on your computer, such as running programmes,cookies, History, settings etc. and will help you clean up and remove unwanted items. Be careful how you use it as it is a very powerful programme and you should read the help index before you do anything with it.

Hope this information is of help to you and others.

Answer 5

Lots of tips.
Make sure your antivirus is running and updated. If you dont have antivirus....GET IT!!!!
Run scandisk and defrag on your computer.
Download Adaware adware removal and Spybot Search and destroy and run them both. They are also free.
Empty your files and cookies from internet explorer tools.
Delete any unused programs from your hard drive but only do it through your control panel. Dont delete it if you are not ABSOLUTEY sure what it is and you dont need it.
If that isnt enough to speed it up, I suggest either getting more memory expecially if you are running windows XP or Win2000. Anything under 512 and your asking for problems.
Good Luck!!

Answer 6

I wouuld upgrade the memory in it.

Rcthomas

Answer 7

Well, 256mb is NOTHING nowadays. I suggest upgrading to 1GB or whatever your computer's mothermoard can handle if it is less than 1GB.

Answer 8

Have you tried running disk cleanup and defragmentor??

Answer 9

Run startup.exe at:

http://www.mlin.net/startupcpl.shtml......

Can't live without it and windows...

Then disable and/or uninstall whatever u don't need.

Joe...