My internet has been running V-E-R-Y......S-L-O-W. Sometimes, there is no connection at all. We've run a virus scan and it came out clean. I've heard of people rebooting, but not sure exactly what that means. Doesn't it just mean to shut the computer down without turning it all off, first?
2006-09-19 02:43:49 · 10 answers · asked by Inquisitive 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Rebooting is restarting the computer.
Start Menu > Shut Down > restart (not shut down)
2006-09-19 02:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Please note that restore may lose all your data (eg pictures e-mails etc) unless you know what you are doing.
I would suggest running a spyware killer as this could be part of the problem.
I use windows defender which you can download from www.microsoft.com (windowsmarketplace.com also lists other free spy killers.
Have tried running defragmenter or disk cleanup from the system tools menu under accessories. These may take a while, but it may pay dividends in speeding up your PC.
Also if you have a large number of shortcuts on your desktop or a lot of programs run at start up this will also caause PC to slow down. Delete non essential shortcuts (Program will not dissappear) and save documents only to C drive or My documents and not to desktop!
2006-09-19 02:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First do a clean up, right click on your Hard drive do a disc clean up remove all temp.files and internet temp files whatever is listed remove it.
Then click on your start button click swich off select restart if you wan't to get straight back again otherwise turn off.
other things to do are at the Microsoft Website brause there for more advice.
Take care!
2006-09-19 02:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the term 'rebooting' is used innaccurately by people who don't know the difference - rebooting is indeed shutting down and restarting your pc.
what they mean is to 'restore' the computer from a restore cd - if you were supplied with one when you bought your pc. if you weren't supplied with one then you're out of luck because you can't just make one.
you just insert the cd, restart your pc and follow the prompts.
you can try using system restore to roll back your computer if there are restore points, but if there aren't it means having someone fix it for you.
2006-09-19 02:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by piquet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Click on the Start Button
Select Shut Down
In the window that opens select Restart
Click OK
2006-09-19 02:46:36 · answer #5 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to Start, all programs, accessories, systems tools, Disk Clean up. All boxes checked Clean all your files.
Repeat, goto Disk defragmenter, hit the defrag button let it run.
Reboot is just restarting your computer which wont help any.
2006-09-19 02:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by janice28 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rebooting just restarts your computer!....Most computers run slow when the internet is busy.
2006-09-19 02:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by expatriot1000 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rebooting means to restart your computer, but if your internet is slow, contact your ISP (internet service providers) to see what the problem is, if the problems still exists, then change your ISP.
2006-09-19 02:54:07 · answer #8 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all are you on a baterry back up here?? okay if your not not tooconfuse you here, okay your on the internet here okay, go to your, litle bo x in corner on computer that pops up, in the corner, and it gives you a set of options, too turn of computer completely, or just, restart thing hit that thing restart-- okay,, when it goes threw the motions it will come up or pop up bye it self, ertc!!
2006-09-19 02:50:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just restart your computer
Make sure you closr all windows first
2006-09-19 02:51:37 · answer #10 · answered by Ang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋