Especially Dell's... Slowdown despite constant maintenance with adaware, spybot, security task manager, defrag.
I fear a conspiracy by Dell and other manufacturers to force people to buy replacement computers as current PCs become unuseable.
2006-10-21 05:28:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
A combination of more complex programs installed, messy installations in the windows registry, less efficient memory allocation, and more start-up programs. Improper shutdown can complicate/corrupt the registry, or damage the hard drive (bye bye to all of your important files).
Increase RAM, clean the registry, avoid free programs which tend to really mess up your registry, stop programs from running in the background, remove programs from the automatic start-up directory, and shutdown Windows properly every time.
2006-10-21 06:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that Dell and the other big brand name PC makers have a conspiracy in this regard (In other ways, likely, but not this way.) ;)
Have you tried a fresh or clean install of Windows? Brand name PCs like Dells often have a system files partition on your hard disk that can make this an easy task. If not, you'll need some good information as how to go about doing a fresh or clean install of Windows.
So long as your hardware is up to the task for running today's software, and you'd be surprised what older PCs can handle, you can squeeze the most performance from an aging PC by wiping the hard disk and installing the OS. Here's a couple links to get you started (The later link assumes you're using XP, but you will find info for other OSes on the website.):
http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/3766D094A6F3FD83CA256EA80021C82D
http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/3D2F91493F7B80D5CA256EA80038C9A7
A quicker but not absolute fix for your slow PC is to bump up the RAM. It's always a good idea to do this if you're not happy with your PC's performance. Older PCs especially benefit from a RAM upgrade. Contact Dell or visit their website for assistance with the proper RAM upgrades available for your computer.
2006-10-21 12:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by Bruce Almighty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was recently doing alot of research on this and it's because of all the changes made once you start using it. You would be surprised what is hiding in your computer. Check out CCleaner. I just did it and freed up over 600 MB by getting of rid hundreds of things I dont need or use.
2006-10-21 12:51:30 · answer #3 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is to back everythink up you want to keep and reinstall windows with the recovery disk. Your registry is filled with to much junk. Most computer geeks do a reformat and reinstall at least once a year.
2006-10-21 20:37:56 · answer #4 · answered by billy f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they might just get a little older and worn down as it grows older, but I also think that the new fast computers make the old ones look slow also.
2006-10-21 12:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by Blueconno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one over time the programs are getting more complex thus more calculations, also the more programs you add to the system the slower it will get.-- that's just been my experience
2006-10-21 12:31:50 · answer #6 · answered by author 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
computers get slower because with time you put more and more programs in it and that slows it down
2006-10-21 12:31:13 · answer #7 · answered by luiz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep there is a conspiracy :) windows vista is one of them :)
2006-10-21 12:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋