2006-09-12 22:22:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
First, you should run the disk defragmenter. That can be found under the start menu, programs, accessories, system tools, disk defragmenter.
You should also do a virus scan (you should have an antivirus program running on your computer). A good free antivirus program is AVG, you can get it here for free... http://free.grisoft.com
While you are there, also download Ewido. It is a very good spyware removal tool.
Run both of those on your computer and clean any viruses/spyware that you find.
2006-09-12 22:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by Geff L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to your Windows XP Accessories > System Tools and run a disk cleanup. That should remove useless temporary files, which should free up a lot of space on your computer. You can also manually remove files you don't need. Clean up your programs.
Next, defragment your computer - again you can find it in System Tools in Accessories. Leave it for a couple of hours for the computer to defragment. This should give a little boost in the computer speed. Slightly.
Lastly, run a complete checkup for spyware and viruses. Sometimes, viruses and spyware can cause your PC to run slower than it should
2006-09-12 22:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Sam, Vice President of the YAA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be your computer contact virus? Or you install unnecessary programs that activate the process during startup. U should check ur startup program and disable those not neccessary.
2006-09-12 22:32:56 · answer #3 · answered by lim bey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can run xp faster by disk defragmenting ,disk clean up ...... installing only necessary programs u need ....upgrading your ram.....
and having an updated antivirus ....
2006-09-12 22:53:51 · answer #4 · answered by darius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove unused software...or increase ram
2006-09-12 22:34:05 · answer #5 · answered by sudhir 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋