Realy good specs on the machine, really slow,HEEEEELP!!!?

Question

like when i double click, drag or open really small stuff it takes forever i.e. longer than it does on ANY other comp and the specs are a 2.7 Ghz Celeron with 256 MB Ram and and 80GB hard disk of which iv only filled about 8 GB, so i dont understand, should i buy more RAM? And when i drag windows it leaves that reeeealy slow trail, the same with videos, if i play any video, once i increase the size of the viewer the slower and skippier it becomes, even the sound sometimes...Help please!!

Answer 1

for this issue u can try this following steps

Step 1:
Start-Run
Type %temp%
clear this folder

Step 2:
Start-Run
Type msconfig
click on the startuptab
and uncheck all(disable all)

Step 3:
Start-Run
Type Temp
clear this folder

This May Work with u issue to the max since i am also using the same config of the computer try buddy this will work NO NEED OF INCRESING THE RAM

Answer 2

Dick has the right ideas! If your a "tight wad" like me, you may want to try some free programs to help you maintain your computer properly. AVG Antivirus, Spy-bot Search and Destroy, Windows Defender, Auslogics Disk Defrag, Ad-Aware, and Advanced Windows Care. All are free downloads and will need to be updated before you use them. 256MB of RAM is the bare MINIMUM just to run WinXP with. Start adding more programs, and the computer will slow down even more! I think that 1GB of RAM is what you need right now. If your planning on getting the new operating system "Vista" it requires 1GB of RAM as well as other hardware upgrades.

Answer 3

Usually, if a PC runs okay at first and then slows down over time a couple of things happen. The hard drive becomes very fragmented and or you may have too many programs running in the background.

Here are my recommendations to get your PC back in good working order.

A major cause of slow PC's is fragmentation of the hard drive.
You need to defragment the HD at least once a week if not more depending on how much you use your computer, and what you do with it.

One way is to use the defragment utility built into Windows XP. It is slow but does the job rather well. Go to:
Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and then click on System Defrag to run the tool. It may take several hours, so let it run overnight or simply walk away from your PC for a few hours.

A great program for defragging automatically is Diskeeper. It costs $30 but is well worth it. Go to http://www.download.com and search for Diskeeper. Read the Publishers Description and the Editor and User reviews. It can be scheduled to run automatically as the program deems necessary, and if you are using your PC and the program launches itself, it will take a backseat to whatever you are doing and give you the priority for CPU usage. I think you'll agree it's a good program to have. It precludes your needing to remember to defrag at regular intervals.

Another major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool. It’s called Autoruns and it was written by SysInternals who were recently bought up by Microsoft.

Before you download the program create a folder under program files called Autoruns. Leave Windows Explore open.

Launch Internet Explored and go to the following Microsoft web page.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/autoruns.mspx

Go to the bottom of the page and download the Autoruns program. After it downloads open the file. It is a Zip file. Unzip the file and you will see 4 files. Drag and drop those 4 files to the Autoruns folder you created under Program Files.

Once you have the 4 files in the C:\Program Files\Autoruns folder you can double click on the file titled “autoruns”.

This will bring up a window with several tabs at the top. Click on the “Logon” tab. It will list the programs that are running on your PC and eating up resources. Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running. Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name. Clicking on it will remove the check mark. Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK.
NOTE: Leave items that show Windows; System 32; Program Files; etc. alone. Shutting them off may cause some things not to work.

Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect.

WARNING: Don’t go into the other tabs and start deleting things. You will probably give yourself major headaches if you do that. Stay focused on the “Logon” List only.

Another good thing to have is a little program called FreeRAM XP Pro. It is free and is available from http://www.download.com This program puts a little RAM meter on the System Tray and shows how much RAM you have remaining that you are not using at any given time. I think you may be surprised at how little RAM you have to run other programs. Also, once it is installed you can right click on the little meter, then click on RESTORE and it will open the RAM display window. You can tweak the settings so it will display your CPU usage also. Then just click “Minimize” and then “To System Tray” to return to the Task Bar.

What happens when you run out of or run real low on RAM is that the OS recognizes the low or no RAM situation and starts using a section of your hard drive as memory. This is called virtual memory, or a swap file. The PC is constantly writing and reading from your HD. Comparitively, it is a very slow process. Check your motherboard manual and determine how much RAM each slot can hold. It will also tell you what type of RAM you need. You can also go to http://www.crucial.com or http://www.4allmemory.com and run their analysis utility to determine what kind and how much RAM is installed in your PC. Depend on your MoBo manual to determine the RAM limits of each slot though.

REMEMBER: A PC requires maintenance like any other machine. If you don't keep it fine-tuned you will begin to realize problems over time.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

256MB seems low to me. All my computers have at least 1GB of ram. I wouldn't be surprised if something else was slowing down your computer other than your ram though. Make sure your virus scanner is up to date and do a full scan. Then install ad-aware or Windows Defender and search for spyware that may be slowing down your computer.

And remember a lot of those peer to peer networks (bearshare, limewire, kazaa) are just programs that are used to sneak spyware onto your machine, DO NOT USE THEM. If you want free music try using IRC or Direct Connect.

Answer 5

More RAM would definitely help, also it could have some spyware or malware on it. Go to Majorgeeks.com and download some free spyware removal software and run them. That should help.

Answer 6

Check for viruses. Use the task manager to see whats taking up your memory and CPU cycles.

Answer 7

increase ur RAM, i think u've got built-in graphics card-so it should b slow, and lastly free up ur C drive by pressuring any other drive.
then make defragment.
check ur pc with antivirus.