2006-11-25 17:18:55 · 11 answers · asked by caspian06 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
If you've tried all those things already, then go to START --> RUN and type in "msconfig" on the START UP Tab, uncheck unnecessary programs. This means, you can pretty much uncheck anything in there with the exception of your virus scanner and maybe a video driver.
If you first go there and there's abunch of stuff checked, go through and make sure you know what it is.. .if the line is blank, uncheck it. This can free up some memory for other stuff to work. If that still doesn't help, then look into upgrading some hardware.
2006-11-25 17:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by Say it like it is 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is perfectly normal. The scan is going to eat up resources and churn through your files on your hard drive (typically, the bottleneck is most modern systems) looking for infected files. While it's doing this, everything will seem slower. Try and schedule these runs during off-hours when you're not using your computer. Or if you shut down your computer in off-hours, try and do it when you're taking a break from the computer for a while. Some AV programs may have an option to shut down the system after the scan has completed.
2016-05-23 03:18:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uninstall anything Norton... that's probably your problem right there. That garbage slows down your computer big time. No, I'm not kidding. I fix computers for a living. Run a defrag, first and foremost. Download a program called Crap Cleaner (its free, Google it). Install and run it. You'll probably notice a huge difference just doing those 2 things (3 if you have Norton garbage on your computer).
2006-11-25 17:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lloyd 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Citiboy008 has an excellent idea, MANY programs are designed to launch when windows starts up. Most are not necessary. Deciphering the path and finding out which programs are important can be daunting. The people at Bleeping Computer have an alphabetical database that you can browse for free and it will even tell you which to disable.
2006-11-25 17:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by Leemo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Working with a slow computer can be time consuming as programs/ applications take a long time to start. This problem is more pronounced in computers which have been used for 6 or more months. More information at http://fixit.in/slowcomputer.html
2006-11-27 21:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by BU1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can see most registry cleaner freeware and some shareware to list on http://www.regsofts.com. Browse the categories, you will find something worthy of downloading onto your system. For example:
Free Windows Registry Repair http://www.regsofts.com/free_registry_repair/registry_repair.htm
RegSeeker http://www.regsofts.com/freeware/regseeker.htm
2006-11-26 14:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Lloyd told you, it is the programs you are running to catch spyware and viruses that are probably your problem! If you are running a spyware checker, just turn it off and run periodic sweeps instead. They poll every so often to check, and when they do that uses up ALL your CPU!
2006-11-25 17:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by clueless_nerd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this- on the XP start page, click on All programs, then accessories, then disk cleanup. after that go back to Start, All prog. and use disk defragment. This helps a lot.
2006-11-25 17:24:35 · answer #8 · answered by Kurt H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try spybot. No one anti-spyware program catches all of them, so try multiple programs
2006-11-25 17:26:00 · answer #9 · answered by S R 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
since you have not specified what pc you have, i assume its P4 - try using (that is if you do not like to reformat and re-install) Tuneup Utilities - am sure it will tuneup your pc....enjoy
2006-11-25 17:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋