how can i get my computer to stop doing this?

Question

it just seems that whenever i command my computer to do something it will stop doing it's job and nothing else it won't shutdown unexpectedly or anything like that it will just stop following orders how do i get it to stop
(without buying anything expensive) i have a hewlett-packard pavillion 6330 that originally ran on windows 98 and was updated to windows xp thats it.

this is optional but this computer is slower than molasses do you have a solution for this one if not you don't have to answer to this problem

Answer 1

How do you command your computer to do something? Your question does not make any sense.

Answer 2

You probably have a whole plethora of problems with your computer right now. For starters, your computer is very old (by computer standards). This means that it, running todays applications, is gonna be slooooooooow. This comes with the territory, nothing you can do outside of buying a new computer.

Another problem might be that XP might have system requirements too high or right around your systems specifications. If thats the case, XP might run out of memory or run sluggishly slow in many situations. Again, outside of buying a new computer, not much you can do about that.

Another problem might be that you may have a virus. I don't know if you use the internet or not, but if you do (or did in this case), you may have picked up a mean virus in the process. Unforunately, virus scanners are intense programs, do you're probably out of luck on this one.

One thing that might help is that too many unnecessary programs may start up when your computer does. If this is the case a solution is simple (providing your computer allows you to do this). You can go to start -> run. Type "msconfig" in the box. This will bring up a few menus; go to the tab on the right (labeled startup) and look at all the checked boxes. These are all of the programs that start up with your computer. Uncheck anything you dont want (probably pretty much everything) and click apply. This might help.

Unfortunately though, your ultimately best solutions lie in reinstalling windows or buying a new computer. As per the second one, there are a great many options to do such a thing at a relatively affordable price. Many computer companys offer computers (without monitors if you wanna save even more money) for super cheap. Thats my best suggestion.

Answer 3

I doubt you want to hear this, but you're trying to run the Indy 500 in a Model T. The Pavilion 6330 is an AMD K6-2 300 MHz processor, which just isn't enough horsepower to run XP. If that's not enough, maximum memory is 256 MB - barely enough for XP in the best of circumstances, which you ain't got. Your best bet would be to reinstall the earlier version of Windows that came with your computer, because it's never going to run XP properly.

Or you could shell out $300 or so for a new system that comes with XP. It would be the best $300 you've spent in a while, trust me.

Answer 4

Sounds like it could be as simple as low memory. How much memory does your computer have? To find out you can:

1. Right click on the My Computer icon
2. Select Properties

In the window that appears, the amount of memory will appear in the lower right corner.

XP should be a minimum of 256 MB but more is preferable.

If you don't want to buy memory than you may need to readjust how you use your computer and get accustomed to running one application at a time.

And just in case... if you haven't done so recently, restart your computer. If you keep your computer up and running without a restart, memory isn't fully reallocated from applications you've closed.

Answer 5

Go to annoyances.org. I have also read that upgrading to xp from windows ME causes lots of problems too, which is what I have, so for now, I'm keeping my ME. Apparently they have not worked out the bugs for a smooth transition from other windows to xp. Hopefully it will be solved soon as I got notice that I will no longer be getting updates. I think I'll wait until it really goes and get a new computer.

Answer 6

It sounds to me that you might benefit from a ram upgrade. Windows XP is more demanding on the memory than 98 so that may well be why you are freezing.
I would also advise you to down load System Mechanic (free download available) and run the various scans. This utility will allow you to fix registry and disk problems that could well be cause of the slowness of your computer.

Answer 7

Well, you can try a few things like running anti-virus and anti-spyware on it, defragging the hard drive, and also adding more RAM to the system. You mentioned using Windows 98 prior to the XP installation, so I'm guessing it may be an older pc. If the RAM is low, (256MB minimum for XP), it'll run poorly. 512 MB of RAM is recommended. Good luck,

Answer 8

Updating a 98 to XP is not a good idea. You might try maxing up on ram, or just buy a new computer

Answer 9

Many little "home remedies" we can try to increase speed:


When online, go to Tools
Internet Options
Delete Cookies
Delete Files (offline content)
Clear History
Close and Restart your computer

Periodically, click Start, Run type IPconfig renew (IPconfig space renew)

Regularly:

clear your Recycle Bin
Double-click My Computer to open
Right-click and select Properties
click Tools
Run an Error Check
Run a defrag

These will give you more speed.

Answer 10

domicile windows XP and Im uncertain on domicile windows 2000 you may Defragment the problematic disk whilst your utilising the computing gadget that's on domicile windows XP for helpful. yet in domicile windows ninety 5 ninety 8 98SE and domicile windows ME you need to no longer use the computing gadget in any different case the Defragmenter will shop restarting. you may nicely be waiting to apply a third occasion disk gadget to defragment whilst utilising the computing gadget yet you will see some slowdowns or lagging.

Answer 11

Search the web for some free virus detector and if you have a virus, download a free trial of Antiviral software