My computer is soooo.....slow!!!!?

Question

Ok I have high speed internet
I haven't downloaded anything in at least a month

Then about 2 weeks ago it stopped working what's wrong with it?

Answer 1

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 CA.

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

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...




All programs are FREE!



After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.

Answer 2

have you been online at all? spyware installs itself all the time. you could have a virus, or something like kazaa running in the background.

you should use a spyware remover and virus remover. see if you can get a host watching program. get

Whatsrunning at www.whatsrunning.net it's freeware and will tell you what things are in memory and what is accessing the network.

run an optimizer on it. check the drive space and see what it says, also check the page file.

on the inside of the machine, check to see if your fans are on, and that they are free of dust, hair, etc.

and make sure to check each thing in memory, you probably don't need half of that stuff.

Answer 3

I recommend that you go to http://www.download.com and get AD-AWARE and SpyBot Search & Destory. Install, run, update and scan your computer with both programs.

These are cleanup tools. Ad-aware cleans files, and SpyBot cleans the registry,

You might run your Anti-virus scan.

Go to START and pick RUN. Type MSCONFIG and go to the startup section. Uncheck the programs that you do not need. Keep your Anti-virus checked.

Good luck and Happy Computing!

Answer 4

Is it your computer that's slow or your high-speed internet connection?

Answer 5

maybe u got virus or check for how much free space u got on ur C drive...

Answer 6

give it a few wacks and it will work just fine

Answer 7

It may have viruses and/or spyware.