i av gone onadd remove in con panal i clicked on set programs access default then there was 3 options 1 microsoft windows
2 none microsoft
3 custom which 1 do i check
2007-01-07 03:34:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
It depends what progtrams you use, if all your software is MS then the first option but if you want Firefox as your default browser then you'd use Custom.
But theat won;t speed up your pc.
- Uninstall any programs you don't need, especially if you have the installation disc.
- Delete any old files you don't need, back up others to external storage.
- run an anti spyware.
- Run Ccleaner, use the Issues tool and the cleaner.
http://www.ccleaner.com
- Then defragment your hard drive from start - programs - accessories - system tools - disc defragmenter.
- Use Winpatrol to stop some of your software loading on startup, leave your anti virus but you don't need everything to load it just uses up RAM.
http://www.winpatrol.com
- Install more RAM.
Theres a list of software on my blog if you don't have an anti spyware.
2007-01-07 08:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you're trying to do in control panel won't solve your problem.
Once a year or so, I format my computer and reinstall Windows and everything else from scratch. It works a treat but might be a bit drastic for some. Your PC most likely came with a rescue disk that will restore it to factory defaults. You might like to look into this.
Other than that, try
i) Defragging your hard drive
ii) Pick Run from your Start Menu and type msconfig into the window that appears. You'll be able to see what programs start up when you load windows. You don't need to have all of these running and they can slow you down. The beauty of msconfig is that if you're not happy with what you've done, you can go back
iii) Run a program like CC Cleaner (freeware program)
iv) Delete unwanted files. If your computer's hard disk is filling up, it'll slow you down.
v) Run anti-virus and anti-spyware programs (e.g. Spybot, AdAware, Ewido) - these can wreak havoc.
vi) I use a program called Registry Mechanic which is quite good at cleaning out shrapnel from the registry. It's not free though...
2007-01-07 04:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could Run MSConfig and try Disable All in Startup. If OK enable a few at a time to find which is responsible. Clues can be via Task Manager, Processes to see if any are using excessive CPU time. Then by adding View, Select Columns, Memory options, see if any are using lots of RAM. Also, via Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager, Disk Controller (IDE Channel?), Advanced Settings, check that disk is running in DMA mode and not the very slow PIO mode. Windows can revert to this if disk errors have occurred.
2016-05-23 03:08:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have tried everything and nothing worked, would strip it completely (backing up any files you want to keep to disk beforehand), clean it and reinstall everything.
If you don't want to go that route, check for any unused files or programs, delete them, run a thorough virus and spyware program, then defrag.
Good luck! :)
2007-01-07 03:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by polishedamethyst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which like thing do you have:
If you have apple click custom and none microsoft
If you have any microsoft click microsoft windows
2007-01-07 03:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can defragment your computer Start>All Programs>Accessories>system tools> Disk defragmenter
Then hit defragment.
If that doesnt work then you can upgrade youre RAM or Prossessor
2007-01-07 03:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by mak60062 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
right mate go to www.freecreed.com on the tool bar go to freecreed then help and then important maintainance its all there to clean up and make you puter go faster hope this helps worked real good for me also down load adaware and spybot if you havent got them these will take a lot of junk off you puter that slows you down good luck
2007-01-10 08:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by bojomarriott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main reasons for computers running slow is because they normally always have only one drive(PARTITION) and everything sooner or later gets to be fragmented. just go to the following website cause it has very good computer tips.
2007-01-07 03:45:56 · answer #8 · answered by computer_guidance 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wen my PC is runnin slow i virus scan, spyware scan and then defragment using AusLogics defragmenter, which is the best i no of & is free :D YAAAY lol...u can get loads of 3 stuff from download.com includin defragmenters & anti virus
2007-01-07 03:41:36 · answer #9 · answered by ben s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try defragging your computer programs-control panel-performance and maitnence-rearange items on your hard disk to make programs run faster
2007-01-07 03:37:07 · answer #10 · answered by Greg G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋