My computer's speed has decreased greatly from when I first got it. It has been a few years since I purchased it, but it has only been slow for about a month and a half. I'm not sure if its spyware or virus, I doubt it as I have AVG, AD-AWARE, AVAST, SYGATE FIREWALL, SPYCATCHER, BAZOOKA SCANNER, SPYBOT, and a few others so what is slowing my computer down? If anyone answers this and gets my speed back to normal, I'll give you the ten, plus ask 2 more pointless questions and give you a couple more ten's. I really want my speed back.
2006-09-13 10:58:06 · 4 answers · asked by basketball25 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
you may have tried these things - but i'll give you step by step guide and follow these and this should speed up
you computer
+spyware sweepers for your computer - download from www.download.com - trusted site and will not have any false positive programs on there - they test them you know - when doing a scan turn off the automatic retore points
+ do a disk clean up - click on start then all programs > assessories > system tools > then disk cleanup
+ yes do a defrag BUT do it in safemode because not so many programs running in the back ground (when starting up press the f5 or f8 - select the safemode) again under safemode
+ check the programs that startup when windows start - these may be running in the background and will slow down your computer - click start then run - type msconfig - click on the tab for startup - this should produce a list with ticks in it - these are the programs that start when windows start (this process is totally reversable) you can disable what you wnat you can create a short cut on your desktop instead- try disabling them alll then click ok and restart - I bet this will speed up you computer - try to leave the you anti virus etc running - do you need any of these - if you don't know what any of these startup programs are or system files - just type the file into google
+ Get some more ram
+ do a check on your hard drive for bad sectors - goto my computer - right click on the hard drive - then properties - then tools - then check your hard drive for errors - make sure that both the check boxes are checked - you'll get a error then restart - this will take a while
+ do a system file check - click start > run > type sfc /scannow
+ check in the eventviewer for clues to see if anything is throwing out error codes > start > run > type eventvwr.msc - look under the application and system - look for any errors or warnings (double click on them)- again google the results
The next part only if you are comfortable with the computer
+ if you are comfortable with the registry - click start - run type - regedit - navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/ControlPanel/desktop - modify the MenuShowDelay and reduce the value 400 - (this milliseconds) this will make the start menu display quicker
+ you can also speed up your pc also by cutting down on some of the special effects - right click on my computer > select properties > then click on the advanced tab then click settings under the performance tab > select the option for "adjust for best performance"
+ also try disabling the indexing services - this may slow down searches but if your not bothered about this this - this will speed up you system - click start then run type services.msc - scroll down the list until you find indexing services - double click on it - in the drop down box ensure the disabled is selected
also using the msconfig as before - check the services tab and then hide all microsoft services > check to see if there are any processes that you do not need - be alittle bit careful with this option - again google if you need to find the prog
+ if you are a advanced user you can improve you speed by enabling NTFS and write caching - but may have already set this up when you installed windows
+ and lastly but a bit extreme - do a full system recovery - i.e reinstall windows - you will lose any data but at least this will give you a computer as if it was brand new
Follow these steps and this will speed up your computer
Beware if using regedit be very very careful
2006-09-13 11:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by FEN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Run the msconfig utility. Go to Start, then Run and type in: msconfig
Go to the startup tab
You will see a list of all the programs that are loaded when your computer starts up. Uncheck any that you do not have to have. (Usually you can uncheck them all). If you decide you to need one, you can go back and recheck it.
2) Check that you have a least 10% of your hard drive free. Go to My Computer and right click on the Local Drive (C:). Look at the properties. If it has less that 10% free space, you will need to delete some files, or move them off the hard drive and on to a CD or DVD. Start by running the disk cleanup, which will remove temporary and other unneeded files. Go to Start, then All Programs, then System Tools and click the Disk Cleanup icon.
3) Defrag the hard drive. Go into My Computer and right click on the Local Drive (C:). Select Properties and go into the Tools tab. Click the Defragment Now button to start the defrag program. If you have not defrag recently (or never) it may take several hours for the program to complete.
2006-09-13 18:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I notice you are using at least 2 anti-virus programs. Using more than one AV program will cause them conflict and not protect your computer. You must stop using all Anti-Virus programs more than 1. You can use more that one Anti-Spyware program.
If you have the WindowsXP SP2 firewall running along with the Sygate Firewall, chose one and turn off the other.
Now, use the one Anti-Virus program you chose to use and run a scan with it. Also run scans with you Anti-Spyware programs.
The free version of AdAware does not provide Active protection. It is only good for scanning.
Spybot will provide active protection if you turned on the Tea Timer feature during download setup. You can go into advanced mode and find the Tea Timer option and check the box for it to provide active protection.
2006-09-13 23:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
about the best way to speed up any computer is to buy mor RAM also removing old programs you never use anymore may help also defragmenting will help also(click my computer right click on your C: drive click properties, tools and select defragment now.)
2006-09-13 18:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋