my pc is acting weird,?

Question

when I close down windows rather than it just going away it slowly drains from top to bottom? Might not be a great explanation I will try again. When I click the x to shut it, from the top of the window it just disappears down down and down it goes. Not unlike a egg timer. I have McAfee which is up to date and I have scanned for viruses and never find anything.

Any Ideas anyone?

P.S Might be imagining it but it seems slower than it used to be and there is only about 30% disc space used up.

Answer 1

I know why. Your computer is not infected with virus. Its normal. You need to speed up your computer by going to the start menu, click on all programs, click on accessories, then on disk defragment. When a window pop up click on defragment. This will make your computer run faster and you will see better results from your computer.

Answer 2

Clean Out Your System Tray

If you have a new PC, this is something to watch. If your PC is a few months (or even weeks) old, here’s a helpful tip: Eliminate every unnecessary application. These apps drain your processor’s cycles and memory. That means a gradual slowdown, until you’re crawling.

Update Your Drivers

It’s easy and fast, yet most PC users never bother. Keeping on top of video card and chipset drivers by visiting the manufacturer’s site frequently can deliver amazing performance benefits. We recommend a once-a-month checkup of drivers. You’ll be happy you did.

Enable DMA For Your System

First a definition of DMA: Short for direct memory access, a technique for transferring data from main memory to a device without passing it through the CPU. Computers that have DMA channels can transfer data to and from devices much more quickly than computers without a DMA channel can. This is useful for making quick backups and for real-time applications. So, here’s our recommendation: Go to the Device Manager of your PC and take a look at the Properties of your Primary IDE Channel. On the “Advanced Settings” tab, make sure that DMA, if available, is checked for both devices. Do the same thing with the “Secondary IDE Channel.”

Visit windowsupdate.com Regularly

This is a big one. Also very fast and simple. The “patches” that are made available on a weekly basis not only provide protection for your PC, they are also designed to improve performance. We recommend at least twice per month.

Convert Your Drives To NTFS

If you want to get the most from your drives, you may want to convert them to NTFS. Here’s how: Open a command line and type:

Convert x: /fs:ntfs

…Except you will replace the “x” with your drive’s letter-name.
NOTE: Back up your important files before attempting this conversion.

Use Quick Launch

Common problem. Simple fix. Instead of cluttering your Desktop with shortcuts, just right-click the Taskbar, go to Toolbars, and make sure Quick Launch is checked. Then drag your favorite shortcuts to the Quick Launch bar for easy access, anytime.

Speed Up Your User Interface

Today’s PCs often come to you with many graphical bells and whistles, and while they’re cute, they rob your system of fundamental power. Faster is better. Here’s our recommendation: Go to the Display control panel, click the Appearance tab and hit the Effects button. Uncheck the first two options, as well as “Show shadows under menus.” Use minimal graphics and go faster.

Create One-Click Access To Device Manager

To open Device Manager in Windows XP without the hassle of going to System Properties, just create a shortcut to “devmgmt.msc”

Did You Know Windows XP Has An On-Screen Keyboard?

Another XP secret revealed. You may need it if you can’t get to your keyboard. Here’s how: Open My Computer and browse to C:/Windows/System32 then double-click osk.exe. The keyboard operates with simple point-and-click commands.

Defrag. Defrag. Defrag.

A “must” for busy PC users, made simple. Here’s how: Regular defragmentation can improve your machine’s hard drive performance by massive amounts. To begin defragging, right-click your hard drive in My Computer, select Properties, go to the Tools tab, then click defrag. Do this religiously every month or so and you’ll enjoy smooth sailing.

Answer 3

you m ight have too many programs running at one time, OR you may need to defrag your computer, your computer will tell you if you need to defrag, if you have windows xp, simply go to the start menu, then go to all programs, then to accessories, then to system tools, then to disk defragmenter, and click analayze, it will collect info and tell you what needs to be done, but while it's defragmenting, you are not supposed to have any programs running, and if you haven't defragmented in a long time, it could take hours! that was the problem with my laptop, it also depends on how many gigs you are using and how much you have left, depends on the memory and lots of other stuff, but try the disk defragmenter, and when it's done restart your computer and that should help ya out a bit, good luck hope this helps!

Answer 4

It sounds like your PC might have problems with spyware, which is not something McAfee guards against. Check the list of installed programs in Add/Remove Programs in your control panel to see if there are programs that don't belong. Also use a couple of programs like Spybot and Spyhunter to dig out spyware programs. The stuff generally eats memory like popcorn, and slows your computer big-time.

Answer 5

Security systems, Norton on my pc, can really slow some actions on your pc. The more it works the slower things seem to work, talking to a computer boff I was told that the free memory is used on operating the security shut down routine and slows your pc down. The only way to remedy this is to increase your memory by installing another mamory card in conjunction with the one already in your pc

Answer 6

Check your memory and processor speed. Sounds like your pc is slow. You might want to run a disk cleanup by going to start, programs, accessories, and system tools. Run disk cleanup which will clean out unnecessary files. Then go to my computer and right click, go to manage, and select storage. Get your c drive and run a defrag. See if this speeds up your system and fixes the problem.

Answer 7

But if you are clicking on the 'X'you are not closing down windows, but a web page? Or do you mean when you shut down PC it does it? I should do more scans with different programs.

Answer 8

it is quite difficult to tell without trying a few things on your PC, however you can check if it is a problem cause by 3rd party softwares like anti- viruses, anti- spams etc.
restart your PC, as soon as you see the splash screen (usually the name of you PC/ processor manufacturer) at startup, press the f8 key over and over till you go to the advanced startup page
once there select safe mode and start your computer
once windows is up you will see a pop- up, select yes
now try opening and closing a few windows and see if the problem persists
if it doesn't, the problem is caused by a 3rd party software and the wisest thing to do is to start the computer as normal and try opening and closing windows by exiting the softwares one by one

Answer 9

Acting weird! My laptop is possessed by a demon!! Wish i could help but I'm trying to get in touch with a priest!!

Answer 10

you formated your harddrive's Files , Devices on your computer and your systems files got formated and can errors from the formating can damage your computer OS and you might need a new windows Cd Installer