My computer is really slow. Can I download any softwar for free to make it go faster?

Answer 1

just like cleaning house makes it easier to find things,doing a little housekeeping to your computer makes a world of difference. first clean up the .tmp files windows creates and never seem to get deleted... download/install C***Cleaner. http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ you'll be amazed at the amount of .tmp files and the like that are clogging up your computer.

next streamline the number of programs loaded at startup. press start,go to run,click... type msconfig and hit enter. look at the programs loaded at startup. don't uncheck the ones you're not sure of because you can cause major problems but some like quicktime/itunes and the like can be unchecked so they don't load at startup. if a file depending on them is run,the dependent application quicktime/itunes will launch automatically at that time. there's no need to load them at startup.

next,increase the amount of RAM in your computer. check here if you're not sure of which chip(s) you need... http://www.crucial.com/index.asp . be forewarned,if you have a dell and increase the RAM beyond two gigabytes,it will default to 256 megabytes and you'll need to disable OS install mode in the system BIOS. http://docs.us.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ws530/en/ug/html/2codes.htm i became aware of this on a repair job i went on for a dell 4600 recently.

download/install spybot http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html or lavasoft adaware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php and scan for spyware/adware that could slow you down. another great download is microsoft defender http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en for keeping spyware to a minimum...

run scandisk and defrag on your harddrive... partitioning off any possible bad sectors and cleaning up the organization of your harddrive will speed up the seek time across the harddrive.

these steps will put you on the right road to a faster machine and increase the life of the computer...

Answer 2

Try some simple housecleaning:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

-When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.

Answer 3

The better way to make your computer much faster is to remove unwanted or non used programs,
upgrade your RAM.
Disk defragment . this helps too
Maybe because Drivers (sound , video) aren't installed correctly.
Or maybe a virus may slow your computer.



if you are looking for software download Tweak Xp but it's not free

Answer 4

NO.

Clean up your computer and uninstall unneeded software. Free up all the memory you can and get rid of all malware.

Believe it or not, having a dusty computer slows it down. So crack open your hardware and check if it's dirty and dust it out.

Answer 5

Too much downloaded software could be one reason it's running so slowly. You might consider cleaning your computer off first.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

If your computer is already slow, downloading another program will probably just make it go even slower.