I defragment it, use disk cleanup, and use ad-aware almost every day
i checked mxconfig to see the startup programs and it doesn't seem like a lot
i have 510 MB of RAM and 62 GB of free space (more than 75%) The computer is a 2004 dell with windows XP
2007-01-04 12:04:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
the internet and computer are both slow. takes a long time to load websites and also to browse files and such
2007-01-04 12:12:32 · update #1
you need more energy transfigurers
pretty sure that's the problem
2007-01-04 12:07:57 · answer #1 · answered by mikehowes1 3 · 1⤊ 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...
2007-01-04 12:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this it worked for me. Plus its fast.
1. Click the start menu
2. Click Run
3. Type in msconfig and press "OK"
4. Click on Services top right, next to start up.
5. Click on "Hide all Microsoft Services" (Programs needed to run windows)
6. Click on "Disable all"
7. Now click on Startup (top right)
8. Disable All(Disabling all Stupid programs not needed to run windows.
9. Click Apply then close.
10. It will ask you to restart for changes to take effect. "RESTART" You will notice the difference as it boots. If no Difference. More than likely Hardware issues.
2007-01-05 18:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
load winpatrol and look in to start up menu and you will see all the hidden things at start up you cna disable not needed to do that also you may have a trojan not a regular virus also check your memory you may need more ram ..at start up in configure there are hidden files so p-erhaps also in most cases a missing driver is lost
2007-01-04 12:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by gypsygirl731 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, it could either be random programs running in the background or spyware slowing it down. go to system information under system tools and accessories to check how much memory is currently available. as you fix the problem, keep check on the memory to see if anything helps.
2007-01-04 12:09:34 · answer #5 · answered by atvguy250 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you might have a unnessary file that uses a lot of space even if u have over 75% of space.
2007-01-04 12:14:20 · answer #6 · answered by bulldragon8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have many Temporary Folder's that disk cleanup could not delete. Please download CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com and run it. Or maybe just get more RAM.
2007-01-04 12:09:26 · answer #7 · answered by Tom K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is your internet or computer slow?
because most people consider the internet a "computer"
2007-01-04 12:08:08 · answer #8 · answered by srokanator 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maybe u need to get high speed internet
2007-01-04 12:12:23 · answer #9 · answered by deshatown_93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋