why my pc is very slow?

Question

configuration pentium 4 3.06ghz 256 ram win xp professional sp2
80gb hard disk and newly put windows no virus

Answer 1

256mb of ram is not a lot try upgrading your memory to atleast 1gb

Answer 2

well it depends if you delete temp files and do disk clean up and disframent here i will give you a few things to work on ylour pc if this works great and that it is required to do once a week to keep it up running i use to have this problem alots but after i researched on this i learned more and askign others i learned alot so listen


1. first if you have windows xp professional great then next on the internet exploxer if you have version 6 that is old so search for the free down load on internet exploxer 7 then after you down loan that great easy step once a week for you then i find that was really easy for me to and i know it will be for you then after you down load that and restart your pc then all you ahve to do is go to
the part where it says tools above on the yahoo top below the http area and above the search area

click on tools see the delete browsing history click that then let that finish up that will take care of this problem and also do these things as well .

go to start click on all programs then accessories then click on where it says system tools then click on
disk clean up then after that is done then go back therw the same steps and click on disk disfregment and after that is done great and restart your pc then your pc should be running a little faster if not then try to get a different hard drive 80 gb(gega bites ) it is good but the new updated pcs are coming with 80,100,120,160 and that the 120 or 160 is the best and the ram you have 256 the new ones coming out are 512 and 1 gb and that i would try to add a memory chip in the pc i would add 256 more if you can afford this it is cheaper to build on to yours instead of buying a newer one trust me . thanks

Answer 3

it might be because of any of these :

1- you got lotso f programs that loads at startup .

2- you may got many memory resident programs .

3- this also maybe caused by bad windows version , for me i have seen windows versions that load faster than other versions .

4- you may have adware , use spyware & adware remover to get rid of it .

5- your processor fan is not working proberly , the more hot the processor gets the more slower it functions .

6- try to clean your PC case , dust may degrade or damage your PC .

7- try to check the processes that run on your PC by pressing
Alt + Ctrl + Del ---- > then go to " Processes" Tab , and see the processes that are currently running ,,, Disable those processes you don't need & stop the services that you don't use .

Good Luck

Answer 4

Here are my recommendations to keep your PC running 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

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 6

Try to run disk clean up or disk defragment. You may also want to check you PC if it is runing window update. This most of the time slow down the PC.


Hope this helps.

Answer 7

1) First speed depends on RAM and your Hard Disk Type and memory

2) Secondly I think you have hell a lot of programs on your startup menu, which also slows down your computer

3) You may have desktop background as a big file.

Try these or feel free to contact me at [e-mail]

Answer 8

Before changing Ram once Re install Xp and checkup and Change RAM and Try.

Answer 9

How slow do u mean? Anyway, have u installed the cd supplied by the manuactures when u bought it. It helps in running pc faster.

Answer 10

Your harddisk might have bad sectors..

in command prompt do a chkdsk C: & chkdsk D