Sometimes the mouse will lock up or in the middle of whatever you are doing it justs locks up and won't budge for anything. I have to reboot it all the time to get around this. I am very new to this so please any help would be appreciated.
2006-12-27 23:55:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.
Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from Trendmicro. When I have tested it it takes some time to run it but it may be time well spent if it can fix any problems.
Download and run http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/ . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.
Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/products/select_your_product.php
Now lets clean up your registry.
Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.
Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!
Now lets clean up your disk.
Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.
Now lets tweak your connection. There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.
Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php...
You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/
The second one is Cablenut.
Windows XP tested and approved
CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.
http://www.cablenut.com/
Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p...
2006-12-28 00:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is very hard to answer correctly with out the computer on a workbench.
However common causes are:
1 - A Virus
2 - Tasks running in the background using up your computers resources. Press the Ctrl Alt Delete keys to see what is running.
3 - A dying Hard Disk Drive. No matter how young/old your computer is.
Try a System Restore to before the problem occurred in the first instance
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore and follow the prompts.
2006-12-28 10:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by Gowrie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First up... tune it. Make sure that you regularly run Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter and your Anti-Virus. These programs help you keep your PC in top shape and safe from nasty software. You must also install anti-spyware like Spybot S&D from www.safer-networking.com or AdAware from www.lavasoft.com. These programs help you fight malware.
Make sure that your PC meets the harware specs laid down for your OS. Sometimes, low end PC tend to slow down and freeze just because the hardware is not upto the mark.
2006-12-28 08:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by Bhargav 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not have enough memory in your pc. First check for spyware (as an earlier person stated) second, get rid of any old files that you no longer want by doing disk cleanup. After running disk cleanup, run a disk defragmenter. See if this speeds up your system.
2006-12-28 07:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing that may be causing this is if your CPU usage goes to 100%. To see if it is or not, you need to open Taskmanager.
To do so, go to Start, Run and type taskmgr.exe press enter.
Now minimize it. There will now be a little green box with a moving green bar. The higher the bar the more CPU is used. If you move your cursor over it ,it will tell you exactly how much of your CPU is being used.
2006-12-28 08:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by wdy_67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too much information probably stored for your computer.
2006-12-28 07:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by kimberly k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ go here and follow if your computer runs slow
2006-12-28 07:56:50 · answer #7 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have spyware on the computer
2006-12-28 07:56:35 · answer #8 · answered by wiz_on_line 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋