What makes my already slow computer say NOT RESPONDING on a regular basis? What can I do to remedy this?

Question

Almost always when I try to go to a website, the computer locks up and says Program Not Responding. This is very frustrating, and I need help!

Answer 1

According to your description,there may have some regsitry errors in your PC to cause "Computer slow---Program Not Responding".You need to clean you PC.
Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the registry.You need to scan and clean your PC with registry cleaner.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your PC and Internet performance dramatically.It even can speed up your PC by 300% or more!
There are some comparison and review of registry cleaners.
http://www.TheRegistryCleaners.info

You can download and scan your PC for free.

Answer 2

if you want to fix all of your problems this is what you do.

turn off your computer.
in the back of your computer tower.
unplug everything.
(keep it unplugged)
then hold down the power button for 10 seconds to drain out all of the energy.
plug back in only the keyboard,moniter,computer tower,and mouse.
then turn on your computer as it is turning on like i mean right when the screen shows up press and hold down ctrl and press F11 three times.
a screen should show up that says
restortion
and
reboot
click restortion
and then press
confirm when the next thing pops up
then watch the pregress thing show u it go up to 100%
then your done
alls you have to do next is
fill out a thing sence this makes your computer brand new out of the box
it deletes EVERYTHING you have ever downloaded on it. its worth it your computer will run SUPER FAST as well as your internet will to

note:when you turn on the computer to do this. if it goes to the log in thing you did it wrong restart your computer and do press ctrl F11 before you get to the login thing.

if your computer wont do this
go find the disks your computer came with
and find the one that says restortion dick on it
and put that in your computer and follow the directions on it

its very easy
and worth it

if you are having problems call your computer company (dell,apple ect.)

you can find there phone number on there websites in the link that says contact.
you will have to get the number for technocal support
it mite ask for a express number or whatever you find that on the side of your computer tower. if not ask the person you call.
hope this helps

its alot easier than it sounds

any questions just email me

i did this a few days ago cuz my computer was really crappy to but now its all fixed and it works like a brand new computer out of the box.

Answer 3

I would clean it up a bit.

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 4

Well
You can get your free copy of Ccleaner here http://bitly.com/UrAPrk It's by far the best program for cleaning PC
Try it out
Good Bye

Answer 5

GET A NEW INTERNET BROWSER!!

Flock Internet Browser--www.flock.com
Firefox Internet Browser--www.firefox.com

Install either of those and youre problem should go away.
If not, youre computer may have spyware or viruses installed on it.

Answer 6

What type of internet connection are you on?

How much RAM do you have?

Which program is not responding?

Answer 7

try reinstalling Internet Explorer and modem driver