when i switch on, there is a long time (5 minutes) delay before the computer responds to commands. The hard drive is doing a lot of 'clicking'. Once it stops clicking, then there is no problem with performance. What's going on?
2006-11-27 12:46:24 · 8 answers · asked by johnmooresafc 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Have you tried cleaning out all the cookies, and doing a defrag. If not try this.
When on Internet, click on tools at the top of the screen scroll down to Internet options, then look at the temporary Internet files. Click on the delete cookies button and wait for that to complete, then click on the delete file button, when that is complete click the delete history button.
When that is done disconnect from Internet, click start, then accessories, then system tools, then defrag and follow the onscreen instructions.
Also you could be running several programs in the back ground without realising it. If you know a little bit about computers, then click start, click run and in the box type in MSCONFIG and press enter, a new screen will open up, select Startup, then a whole bunch of computer programs will be displayed, all the programs that run on start up will have a tick in the box or it will say enabled, if you know that you don't need them, uncheck the ones that you don't want and select save.
2006-11-27 13:06:42 · answer #1 · answered by Justin H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would perform a disk defragment - it sounds like you system is finding it hard to locate files in your hard rive. This can be done through:
âStart menu
âAccessories
âSystem tools
âDisk Defragment
I would also do a virus scan to be on the safe side...
2006-11-27 12:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to 3 choices, #1 reinstall os, #2 system recovery if u have disks, #3 probably the one that u need is a new harddrive
2006-11-27 12:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by hunglow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a slow harddrive for 1 , and for two, its probably having some issues with things like spyware and a possible driver problem ...
2006-11-27 12:49:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am having the same problems to. some days my com responds faster than others.
2006-11-27 13:03:37 · answer #5 · answered by Hunny Bun... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be the battery or the operating system you have get core duo its fantastic
2006-11-27 12:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by kwatt40000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
delete about 60gb of that porn you downloaded
2006-11-27 12:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a trojan horse
2006-11-27 12:57:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋