2006-09-09 13:29:49 · 11 answers · asked by Xhxhxhtfhhxgfhghfxxx 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Probably clogged with viruses and spyware.
Assuming you have Win XP Service Pack 1 or 2 - but the following advice is good for all Windows versions since Win98.
Do the following, in this order:
- run a decent antivirus e.g. Stinger
- run Disk Cleanup to delete trash and make some space
- deinstall any programs you don't use or don't remember installing
- remove all programs from Startup that you don't want e.g Messengers, RealPlayer etc. (these all use memory and slow boot time). Do this via System Tools->System Information utlity, then click Tools->System Configuration Utility and click 'Startup' tab. You will be amazed how much junk you find.
- reboot
- run Spyware-S&D
- run HijackThis. Remove any hostile registry keys. Leave things you're not sure of. Mark safe things as 'Ignore'. Make a registry backup before making any changes.
- reboot
- run Scandisk to detect any bad sectors on the disk
- run disk Defrag
- reboot
- install rollup of Windows patches (via windows update)
- reboot
- install SpywareBlaster, to prevent spyware reinstalling. Download latest protections and enable them all.
- run a utility like Registry Compressor 2.0 (free 30-day trial, well worth buying) and schedule it to run regularly (at least once a month).
- reboot
- if the computer is not 10x faster by now, then use System Restore to rollback your registry to a known-good date.
Then redo all of the above.
2006-09-09 13:31:39 · answer #1 · answered by smci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my PC taking 20 minutes to start up n reboot,whats wrong with my PC?
2006-09-09 20:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by PlAy_GuRl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try defragmenting your computer. It's easy and you'll find the instructions in the Accessories program. Also, be sure to install spy ware from a reputable company such as Webroot. Their website will give you easy to follow directions.
I hope you have good virus protection installed.
If your computer is getting old, do not spend money on upgrading it because it is seldom totally successful. Just get a new one.
2006-09-09 20:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by humble one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF i were you, I would ask the people in www.download.com.
They helped me when i emailed them about something wrong with my laptop. Plus how much software do you have? do you have the case where you get 100 pop ups when you are online... if so, you may have a trojan, spyware, and a virus. I strongly suggest you get a spyware scan and email the good people at www.download.com. To do this, you just put your story in "spyware horror stories" and they give you such good feedback that you'll be happy.
2006-09-09 21:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by Harry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this to help it go to start Accessories then system tools and click on Disk fragmenter and it should help you it take a while then restart your PC
2006-09-09 20:34:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason mostly r whether your harddisk are full of program that excess the memory capacity (lack memory ),your hard disk infected by virus / spam which slow down the process,
or your hard disk need to defragmented ( organize)
2006-09-09 20:35:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u might have too many programs installed which happened to me, u might also have a virus infection so recommended u do a virus scan n also reformat yr pc if poss
2006-09-09 20:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by larrysbt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably get alot of spyware, and depending on how old it is, you probably need more memory to run newer programs on your computer.
2006-09-09 20:31:52 · answer #8 · answered by troyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably need to defrag your computer, it's in your
accessories in system tools
2006-09-09 20:32:27 · answer #9 · answered by vrvmpp20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try putting plastic around the keyboard and computer when you look at porn.
2006-09-09 20:37:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋