i have norton anti virus but still my pc is working very strange.it keeps on lagging whatever task im doing.i have dell xps brand,pls out there i need some help
2006-12-09 01:58:19 · 7 answers · asked by taz 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Well Norton will lag your system. Remove it and replace it with something like Avast antivirus from www.avast.com. It's free and faster than Norton. You should also download an antispyware program like Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.com. Use that to clean any spyware out of your computer.
Some other things you can do are running a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter. Both are available via your Start menu. Click Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools. That is where they will be.
The only hardware you didn't mention is your processor. If you are using an Intel Celeron processor that will cause your system to lag, especially if you are attempting to multitask.
2006-12-09 02:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by taskr36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you're using Microsoft Windows. The longer you use Windows for, the slower it gets. It gets really noticable after about 6 months. Within a year you'll have to re-install.
There are some measures you can take to speed things up, like defragment the hard disk drive. If you haven't done this yet, then this is a first step.
Also, the defrag tool that coms with Windows isn't up to the job. You'll need to get this one as well, and run it afterwards:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/PageDefrag.mspx
Norton AV isn't the best in the world. Grab a free copy of superantispyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com
And run that through once.
2006-12-09 02:00:59 · answer #2 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 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
2006-12-09 02:32:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance>Free Up space on hard disk.
This gets rid of stuff that is taking up space and that you do not need. Doing so might speed up your computer a bit.
2006-12-09 02:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by caballero5792 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a free with "no bull installed" program called advanced windows care get it and run it. if you don't use a program un-install it you can always put it back in fine tune the start ups code stuff starter is another good free program get it and use it stop all those updaters, reminders and such from starting
2006-12-09 02:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by zippo091 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have a lot of spyware on it, also you might have a lot of programs connected to your start up. You can go to task manager to check on that.
2006-12-09 02:10:07 · answer #6 · answered by April M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably your internet connection..
2006-12-09 02:06:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋