What should I do when my PC runs very slow?

Question

My PC Contains:
P4 1.7 GHz - 256MB Ram - 80GB Hard Drive - 64MB VGA
Windows XP Professional ( Original )

Answer 1

First of all, you need to upgrade your memory. 256MB is the minimum to run Windows XP. I suggest upgrading to at least a total of 512MB. You will notice a difference, but to get even more speed you may want to go all the way to 1024MB. Other than increasing memory you want to perform a Disk Cleanup and a Disk Defragment at least once a month. This will get rid of useless files and make accessing from the hard drive quicker.

Answer 2

Run msconfig, click on startup tab and de-select all unwanted programs.
Search for*.tmp and *.$$$ and delete all these files.
Get a registry cleaner.
Manually delete unwanted files.
Keep the desktop as clear of icons as possible.
Since you have just 256MB RAM, choose a simple dektop background and don't select stretch.
Perform disk cleanup and defragment often.
Install an antivirus that doesn't eat up too much of RAM. AVG is a good option.
Finally, do a google search.

Answer 3

1. Defrag your files
2. Delete your temporary files. You can use CCleaner for this purpose
3. Download registry cleaner. Use RegSeeker and Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
4. Download Ad-Aware SE Personal and scan for adware
5. Download Spybot Search & Destroy and scan for spyware
6. Download and run Msconfig Cleaner and remove any unnecessary startup program
7. Download Windows Defender and run it
8. Uninstall all the software that you don't need
9. Adjust your computer for best performance. To do this, go to control panel->system->advanced->performance setting->adjust for best performance.
10. If after you run all the above steps and your computer still running slow, upgrade your RAM

Answer 4

Actually dude 256mb is preety outdated now...get 512 mb atleast else ur comp really drags esp with heavy applications like Microsoft Word etc...

Answer 5

up your RAM to 2 Gigs if possible if not 1 gig, as for the rest, try the Task Manager and clear up some programs running in the background that are RAM Hogs like yahoo messenger AND msn messenger if you're not using it for example

Answer 6

Hi,

Learn how to tweak XP there are several tweaks just for xp users that will make it much faster.

Article on the page http://www.machgoo.ws

Karl

Answer 7

Format C:/,upgrade ram,upgrade video in AGP slot to share with VGA. Will run better than you ever thought possible!!!

Answer 8

http://bartman1.blogspot.com/- Try that- worked very well for me.

I would defiantly recommend buying more RAM- this will boost the speed of your computer so much, make sure its the right type though.

Answer 9

Check it for a Virus.
Delete unnecessary files,pictures, etc.
Defragment

Answer 10

first you clear the temp files

click start
select run
type %temp%
click ok
it displays lot of temp files select all files and press shift +del key in your keyboard.