i have problems with my slow as he11 20 gig laptop and it says my cpu usage is 100%
internet explorer takes up 40,000k
avast anti virus and macafee take up 30,000k
and what is svchost and why does it take up 20 to 30,000k
another question...
is there a really good program other than avast that doesnt take up much space and monotors what limewire or any p2p is doing and making sure the files ive downld are safe?
2006-12-31 10:18:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services part of the registry to construct a list of services that it must load. Multiple instances of Svchost.exe can run at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services. Therefore, separate services can run, depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started. This grouping of services permits better control and easier debugging, but it also causes some difficulty for end users wishing to see the memory usage or vendor legitimacy of individual services and processes.
You should never have more than one anti virus on your PC, as they may conflict with each ther.
Mcafee is a resource hog andthat is probably at is slowing down your PC.
2006-12-31 10:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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...
2006-12-31 10:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 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
2006-12-31 21:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your internet and go to tools, go to Internet options, then click delete cookies. Happy New Year!
2006-12-31 10:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by Hales 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to start your system over. you have to many programs and you need to wipe it. but it also depend on what kind of cpu you are runing.
2006-12-31 10:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried " disc clean up '" and defragging the drives ?
2006-12-31 10:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋