~~~ Please help me make my computer a little faster?? ~~~?

Question

~~~we pay double for internet service so we could have cable fast "Cheeta" which is suppose to be 20 times faster than dial up.
About two hours ago,,I deleted temp internet files,,,cookies,,,history,,,and defragmented,,,still,,,it takes at least 30 to 60 seconds or more to get to where I want to go,,,when I click enter, or search ,,ext,,,,I know 30-60 seconds isnt long,,,but if were paying twice as much to go twice as fast,,,do I need to do more in my computer,,,,We have only had the computer about two months,,,Its an HP with 512MB , 200GB ,, 820 Intel Pentium ~~~
I would appreciate any imput,,,,,~~~~

Answer 1

cable is at least 20 times faster than dsl, don't blame them.
weekly deleating files/defragmenting definitely helps.
have you simply rebooted to clear your ram;
have you run free ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com)
to insure that you have no spyware slowing things down;
have you used free avast or avg anti-virus to make sure
that you have none that are cause (http://www.avast.com - http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1)

Answer 2

Internet explorer is now notorious for allowing all kind of spyware, active x, and java transmissions. I went to the Firefox browser about a year ago on an old laptop. It zipped along, so I installed it on my desktop. My computer is 6 years old but has the specs you now have. I paid top dollar then to keep up to date for years. Firefox is the answer. Also, download CCleaner to get rid on useless files after you are done surfing. I was using zone alarm which is excellent for blocking programs, but it slowed my DSL too much. I got rid of it and use Earthlink's protection instead.

Bottom line, Firefox is the answer, trust me. You can keep Internet Explorer on too I suggest as some pages are written specifically for it. Maybe 1 in 1000. But you still need it installed as Firefox piggybacks off it.

Answer 3

Cleaing up files on your hard-drive and defragmenting is all good. But it won't really help you change your internet speed, if you are using something that still dial-up, no matter how fast it may be, it can really only achieve 56-128 kbps.
If you are using DSL/Cable then you should try another company like SBC, $12.99 for 1.5 Mbps.

Answer 4

First tip: don't use Internet Explorer - it's big, slow, insecure and out of date.

Firefox is what I personally use - it's sleek, fast, more secure and up to date. It's also incredibly customizable!

But if you want fast and don't care about being able to customize / tweak... Opera is for you.

If you do think it's a redirect - find different ad-ware scanners. Each catch and miss different ones. I use Ad-Aware and Spybot.

Answer 5

Cable is not a dedicated connection. You are sharing the line with other users. The more people get on the slower it becomes. If it is constantly doing this then you may want to check with your cable company. They may have to add more lines.

Answer 6

Yeah programs like that arent worth it to me, Im on dial up. When Im online Im not so much worried about website load times only downloading programs, etc etc time, which I dont believe those programs cover just the website load time.

Answer 7

Try FreeRan XP pro
http://www.download.com/FreeRAM-XP-Pro/3000-2086_4-10516960.html?tag=lst-0-9
Also download TweakNow RegCleaner
http://www.download.com/TweakNow-RegCleaner/3000-2094_4-10553321.html?tag=lst-0-9
They are freewares
First one enhance your ram and second one cleans ur registry

Are you sure that you don`t have virus or spyware?If u have then ur pc will be very very slow

My laptop(compaq) has 40GB HDD,256ram,and lots of software installed on it but it is very fast,I also use cable connection

Answer 8

Disk cleanup won't make a important distinction although in the journey that your no longer easychronic is thoroughly complete it could make distinctive distinctive. additionally you choose to objective defragmenting your no longer easychronic. And the perfect overall performance benefit you may get is to purchase extra RAM.

Answer 9

Call your service provider and have them come out and test your computer so they can see what your running.... They will be able to tell you if it is your computer or their service.... It can be their port so call first thing in the morning....

Answer 10

Use free versions of Spybot search or Adware to find and kid rid of spyware, etc... That helps some.