system running slow,typing takes ages to appair?

Answer 1

Clear history, cookies, defrag system, run anti-virus, anti-spam.

Answer 2

always the same answers lol delete your deleted files again i think you mean empty the recycle bin :P..... the reason that your computer is running slow is because of the number of processes running.. these are basically the programs that have been loaded into memory. Now alot of these are not needed, for example. microsoft office and works has a entry in there even if you dont use it so it's not needed, steam software, games, etc etc the only things that need to be resident there are windows programs like svchost etc. now go go to start>run and type in: msconfig this will open a window with tabs at the top. now click on the startup tab this contains all of the programs that run on startup and stay for the most part in memory. now in you need to go down the list and see what is running anything that is coming from programs can be disabled by unticking the box. Now getting the spyware is a good idea (but you should have that already) and defrag should be done about once a month. you should also run disk cleanup about once a month too this is in start>all programs>Accessories>system tools as is defrag. disk clean up will get rid of most of the temporary, back up and old files but not all. also use the other tabs as you have other options there too such as clean system restore files which is fine to do once a blue moon. and also if you have programs on your computer that you have never used or are not using then uninstall them saves disk space which speeds your computer up :)

Answer 3

ok to stop some of the confusion - and may go andf repeat some of the answers

+ yes get some spyware sweepers for your computer - download from www.download.com - trusted site and will not have any false positive programs on there - they test them you know

+ do a disk clean up as mentioned before



+ yes do a defrag BUT do it in safemode because not so many programs running in the back ground (when starting up press the f5 or f8 - select the safemode)

+ check the programs that startup when windows start - these may be running in the background and will slow down your computer - click start then run - type msconfig - click on the tab for startup - this should produce a list with ticks in it - these are the programs that start when windows start (this process is totally reversable) you can disable what you wnat you can create a short cut on your desktop instead- try disabling them alll then click ok and restart - I bet this will speed up you computer - try to leave the you anti virus etc running



+ do a check on your hard drive for bad sectors - goto my computer - right click on the hard drive - then properties - then tools - then check your hard drive for errors - make sure that both the check boxes are checked - you'll get a error then restart - this will take a while

+ if you are comfortable with the registry - click start - run type - regedit - navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/ControlPanel/desktop - modify the MenuShowDelay and reduce the value 400 - (this milliseconds) this will make the start menu display quicker

+ you can also speed up your pc also by cutting down on some of the special effects - right click on my computer > select properties > then click on the advanced tab then click settings under the performance tab > select the option for "adjust for best performance"

+ also try disabling the indexing services - this may slow down searches but if your not bothered about this this - this will speed up you system - click start then run type services.msc - scroll down the list until you find indexing services - double click on it - in the drop down box ensure the disabled is selected

+ also using the msconfig as before - check the services tab and then hide all microsoft services > check to see if there are any processes that you do not need - be alittle bit careful with this option

+ if you are a advanced user you can improve you speed by enabling NTFS and write caching - but may have already set this up when you installed windows

+ and lastly but a bit extreme - do a full system recovery - i.e reinstall windows - you will lose any data but at least this will give you a computer as if it was brand new

Follow these steps and this will speed up your computer

Beware if using regedit be very very careful

Answer 4

A few things you can try
1. if you can do it on your system do a system restore to a previous date. Remember to save all of your important stuff first.
2. Try a virus scan
3. Defragment and scan disc.
4. Go to microsoft and download some free programs that will check out your system: e.g. Malicious software removal kit
4. Do you have automatic updates turned on?
5. Or get rid of unwanted programs. You can get rid of most unwanted programs through your control panel.
Be careful doing these things you dont want to remove something that'll damage your operating system so only remove programsif you know what there used for.

Answer 5

could b alot of problems, ur pc could have a virus. U might want 2 try 2 defrage it helps. go under all programs, accessories,system tools, then disk defragment.if that dosen't help u can try system restore follow same steps except restore system good luck

Answer 6

1.Right click Internet explorer on desk top. select properties.delete cookies,delete files, delete history.
2.start,programme ,accessories,system tools,disk clean up.
3. start,search for files and folders. type *.tmp and search. delete all these files.
If the system is still slow defrag

Answer 7

sounds like you have a load of programs running in Your RAM... eg you have about 20 little icons sitting next to the system clockin the system tray....

yup...

well choose which ones you aint using and uninstall them through add/remove programs... youll soon be flying again!

oh and there is no harm in a good disk defrag!

Answer 8

Go to your deleted files and delete them again, this means everything you have deleted, everywhere in your sysytem. WARNING: This may take some time so be sure you don't have to work in the system while you attempt this!

Answer 9

as everyone else has said, but if it is a slow running system you may need more RAM. i installed 256mb memory and now my system runs a dream. (my system was 256mb to start with)

Answer 10

You need to run a spyware scan, then defrag. That should fix up good as new.