I notice it slows down whenever I play music on Windows Media Player 11 or when I view media clips online. I have Windows XP Home Edition running on my computer.
2006-07-25 17:56:21 · 16 answers · asked by Larry 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Its a Pentium 4 2.20 GHZ 512 MB Compaq Computer.
2006-07-26 12:37:28 · update #1
You need a major cleanup of your system..
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot-search_destroy
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware
http://www.belarc.com/programs/advisor.exe
the first one is a tool to clean the crap off your hard drive. the second two are spyware removers, and the last one is a system analysis program. also run disk cleanup program that comes with computer, and defragment your hard drive. If you need more help, run the last one and send me a copy of the output file.. I would be happy to try and help you more. good luck.
2006-07-25 18:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by technical_13 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try this...
download windows washer... clean everything out
or something free that does the same CC cleaner
after this click start then run then type msconfig
click the startup tab and then deselect anything that shouldn't be running at startup.
scan for adware and spyware and virus's
trendmicro has a website for this
Also you should list your specs so people can tell you if your computer just needs more RAM or your processor could be a weak one and RAM wouldn't really help then...
but if you have any less than 512MB of ram... get more.
if your processor is less than 1.6 Ghz... you should get something better... ex. I have a 2.4 Ghz it does pretty well.
oh and if you have dial-up and your trying to watch a video... heh if its longer than 10 seconds it will take awhile.
2006-07-25 19:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey friend......U must have given the RAM of your system....to find the RAM of your system in the desktop right click the "My Computer" icon click "Properties" tab and in that console u will find how much MB's your RAM is.......If it is 128MB or lesser....u need to upgrade it...to 256MB...I recommend u to upgrade it to 512MB...well and good if u are able to make it 1GB!!...
Well...If the RAM is 256MB or more......Ur harddisk may be overpopulated with too many programs....Do delete the temporary files and cookies then and there when u use the net......
For better results let me recommend u go for Windows XP Professional than Home edition....
Wish u faster access!!!...bye...
My yahoo id is "timepass454" hope we can meet in chat!!!
take care
2006-07-25 18:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by Prabu . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A defective demonstrate screen isn't a rationalization for pc freeze. yet a defective photos output per chance area of the issue. right here is what i imagine you should do. the first ingredient is to study the CPU temperature. in case your motherboard CD has a hardware monitoring device, you could deploy it to study CPU temperature. If the temperature is going up and down frequently and if this happens in the course of the freeze-united statesthen you fairly favor to interchange the CPU fan. If the above reported isn't the case then you fairly favor to study memory modules. you could eliminate them and use a circuit purifier to spray away the dirt debris on the contacts. If that would not remedy, then it must be a tough disk failure. verify no matter in case your hard disk is giving occasional click sounds. If each and every thing reported above would not help, then you fairly favor to study your motherboard. A defective motherboard ought to lead on on to many undetectable topics. be conscious: less than any circumstances do no longer use textile or brush to sparkling digital circuitly.
2016-10-15 05:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clear the junk. Remove unwanted program to have more spaces. Increase RAM.
2006-07-25 18:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by ypl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, defragment your hard drive. Then, you might need more RAM if it still gives you problems.
2006-07-25 17:59:32 · answer #6 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Computer Slow
Download and then run startup.exe (FREEWARE) at:
http://www.mlin.net/startupcpl.shtml......
Can't live without it and windows...
Then disable and/or uninstall whatever u don't need.
Other things to try:
1 - Disk Cleanup (removal of temp files, cookies, etc.)
2 - Defrag
3 - Registry Cleanup (CAN BE VERY RISKY!)
ALL ELSE FAILS - RELOAD YOUR O/S (WINDOWS) AND THEN REINSTALL ALL OTHER PROGRAMS YOU NEED/USE!
Joe...
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Computer Virus/Spyware/Adware/Malware/etc
All FREE...
Download and then run Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic at:
http://www.free-av.com/
Download and then run Spybot - Search & Destroy at:
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Download and then run Ad-Aware SE Personal at:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Joe...
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2006-07-26 09:11:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
delet unneeded junk from ur C drive
2006-07-25 19:37:34 · answer #8 · answered by lilmissgoodgirl93 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try upgrading your hardware to high if currently its low end.
otherwise try defragmenting your system.
try to remove unwanted softwares,
2006-07-25 18:01:03 · answer #9 · answered by reeavees 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to upgrading your ram, and scan for spyware and adware.
2006-07-25 18:44:34 · answer #10 · answered by matt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋