slow computer?

Question

does limewire really slow down your computer and how.I have a 256 ram drive and I don't know what slows it down.After a while on my computer I noticed it was getting slower.Could this not be limewire and could it be when I put more things on my computer that contain more than 50 mega bytes (mb)

i've got a 40 gb hard drive and there is 33gb left is the problem losing more memory making the computer really slower.

Answer 1

I have used the free version of Limewire now for over a year. It has not slowed down my pc a bit. I am running a gig and a half of RAM and a 250 GB hdd. Your RAM and HDD are 2 different things. So from what you said, you have 256 MB of RAM(Random Access Memory) and you haven't specified how much HDD space you have.

You should definitely grab a 256 MB stick of extra memory for your pc. They are fairly cheap. Check out www.tigerdirect.com You'll notice a nice little boost.

And yes, the more information you have stored on your HDD the slower it will run. It takes it longer to search for the information. A few things to help this out; defrag your computer, update your pagefile size, windows does not have a program to defragment your pagefile so just first remove it to clear it and then reinstate it to have it grouped closer together. Update your prefetch (google this to learn how) it helps programs start faster by placing frequently used programs on the outer edge of the platter. Run virus and spyware scans. I use Adaware SE Personal, Spybot search and destroy, ewido antispyware and Kaspersky antivirus and firewall. I have had not trouble at all with spyware or viruses over the last year with this setup.

If you had the funds available, just think of maybe getting an external HDD for all you music or movies (the files over 50MB's). This will also help clear up your HDD and make things run a lot quicker. Just remember the more you have on your HDD, the slower it will work. It's just the way it is. But try at least a few of these things and I guarantee you'll be sailing along in no time!

Answer 2

If you are downloading P2P, I would scan for a virus or spyware. Spyware will slow it down.

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.

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http://www.safer-networking.org/

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Answer 3

256MB of RAM is not a lot...I suggest upgrading to 512MB. Also, check your hard drive free space, if it's low it will really slow down your computer. Limewire might slow down your Internet connection because of people downloading from you...be sure to put a bandwidth throttle on Limewire.

Answer 4

Yep, from experience I have found Limewire slows computers down. Or you could have just contracted viruses of Limewire which is very easy and can certainly slow down your computer.

Answer 5

any sharing files such as limewire, kazaa, ares, etc. slow down your computer when open. but there are other factors to consider: when did you last wipe your hard drive? have you cleaned out your temp internet files? a good way to clean up your comptuer is open My Computer, then right click on C: drive, then click properties. You can then view how much memory is taken up on your overall hard drive (the more memory used up, the slower it will run) Then click on Disk Cleanup. choose all 'tempoary files' but don't compress your harddisk (it makes it harder to read)click to perform these actions, and it should free up a bit of space on your hard drive.

Answer 6

Limewire does slowdown your PC, try and do a search for spyware and a defrag see links below.

Answer 7

Various factors slow your PC down. The things that are downloaded, updates, spyware and cookies, new progs, etc.

The best way is when it really becomes impossible to use is to start afresh.

Try using CCleaner to clear out. Remove unused programs and clean the registry and start up list

Answer 8

Limewire is a very bad program. It is full of viruses and spywear. The best one I have seen free is www.morphus.com it a great program.

Answer 9

its cause of viruses and spyware limewire is full of that...if ur planning to get a antivirus DONT GET NORTON ANTIVIRUS it slows ur pc down even more it sucks and it dosent really help norton antivirus is like for 1 gig ram computers

Answer 10

limewire sure slows down your computer. but if you purchase it , it wont. uninstall it and then try installing it again. that will be much better. u can store upto 57mgb in one content. that doesnt slow down at all. bye for now.