what can i do about my extremely slow computer?

Question

ive installed avast and spybot search and destroy and i have deleted most of my programs its running only the programs necessary it has window xp on

Answer 1

I think there must have some regsitry errors in you PC to slow it down.Registry error is not a virus or spyware...
You need to try a registry cleaner to clean you PC.
Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer you create junk in the registry.You need to scan and clean your PC with registry cleaner.It is a powerful and useful tool to elinimate to the clutter and junk that builds up in your PC's registry from installing and removing programs, creating and deleting files and surfing online.Without regular system tune–ups, it's very likely your computer will slow,crash, full of error messages,leaving you with a costly computer–mechanic bill and lost data.
There are some comparison and review of registry cleaners
http://www.registry-cleaners.info

You can download and scan your PC for free.

Answer 2

Check to see how much ram is in the computer. Some computers are shipped with 256M or ram which is inadequate to run XP smoothly.

You might try a free trial offer from Iolo.com called System Mechanic Professional. You can use it free for 30 days. The software is a pretty comprehensive suite of utilities that will tune up your machine and keep it that way.

Answer 3

Ok do this.... go to my documents... then delete all of the things you dont need, make sure you don't delete things that are important. then delete your cookies... you do this by going to your start menu, on the right side you will see something on the bottom or near the bottom that says Run..... click on it then type in cookies. you will get a long or short list depending on if you deleted these before. Delete everything in that list. Make sure you typed in cookies... that exact work ok... then delete all of those.... then go to my coputer, right click on Local Drive C... then click open. You will see a folder labled temp... open it, look inside of it, delete everything in there unless you see something important. That should make it go a little faster. I am 13, my dad has his own computer bussiness, i saw him do something like this before, he deleted a lot of stuff and I did it to my own computer and it worked faster after wards, you must trust me, it that stuff doesn't work, sorry to say your computer is shot. You can to dump the whole thing and reinstall your operating system (Windows XP). I don;t know how to do that though, I am not the smartest person in the world but I know quite a few things. Ok well thankx and I hope i helped....PEACE!

ALSO YOU CAN DRFRAG YOUR COMPUTER AND CLEAN OUR YOUR HARD DRIVES AND STUFF! DELETE EVERYTHING YOU DON;T WANT! PEACE!

Answer 4

Here are the things I recommend to get your PC to run efficiently.

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.

Hope this helps

Answer 5

Get AD-aware Anti spy ware and AVG anti spy ware AVG free anti-virus and ccleaner free Registry cleaner and Eusing registry cleaner to go with your avast and spybot search and destroy.And run them every day.

You can get AD-AWARE AVG anity spy AVG anti virus and ccleaner at this address http://www.filehippo.com and Eusing registry cleaner at this address http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
P.S. Also defrag and use disk clean up.

I hope this can help you.

Answer 6

run defrag
run disk cleanup
install more Memory

Answer 7

also try deleting cookies.