Computer is S L O W.Help!?

Question

I have defragged,cleared history,and cookies,but my computer is still slow.I probably have programs running that I don't need or want,but I'm not sure which ones to uninstall.|Can anyone give me any guidelines.Thanks alot.

Answer 1

Uninstall the programs that you do not use. It should be fairly obvious.

But Norton Anti-virus shows multiple programs, such as LiveUpdate and LiveReg.

But Windows shows lots of updates... just ignor all of those.

But maybe you have many programs that startup automatically, which makes it run slow. Go to START and hit RUN. Then type MSCONFIG and hit GO. Go to the startup section and UNCHECK the programs that you don't need. When you restart, try things to see if they work. Many of these things are not needed, but your Scanner or CD Burner might need those. So just CHECK them again to get them working again.

You should have an anti-spyware solution on your computer. I recommend that you go to http://www.download.com and get AD-AWARE and SpyBot Search & Destory. Install, run, update and scan your computer with both programs.

This double whammy will help keep you safe and running faster.

If you have less than 512MB of RAM, then you are SLOW. Look up your computer at http://www.coastmemory.com and look up your system. If you have 256MB of RAM, you might take the jump and get 1GB. This will help a great deal.

Good luck and Happy Computing!

Answer 2

(1) If you have not already scanned your comp with spybot do that now .Update it and then run it so it gets rid of all the spyware and trojans in safe mode
(2) Do an online virus scan to check if you still have any other viruses in your computer. And let us know if the online virus scan still finds any virus or spyware .
(3) Get you self a good antivirus or a free one if your present anti virus is not protecting you .

Answer 3

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
run a scan with trendmicro housecall it should get rid of most things

then if the problem presists try a scan with windows live which has a lot more than just virus and spyware scan, includes defragmenting youre drives and other tweaks. here is the site: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm click the full service scan

that should solve the problem: then after that i recomend geting spyware terminator for real time monitoring of spyware and also has HIPS http://www.spywareterminator.com/

if you don't have an antivirus i recomend avira anti-vir becasue of it's high detection rates compared to avg and avast http://www.free-av.com/

Answer 4

Hi birdlover,

You dont need know which software to uninstall. Using registry cleaner can fix your pc and then make your pc fast,Why?the reason is that there are some regsitry errors in your PC to cause "Computer slow".
Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the pc registry.You need to scan and clean your PC with registry cleaner to make it fast.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 comparisons and reviews of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://www.registry-Cleaners.info

You can download and scan your PC for free.

Answer 5

ok try these things
1- uninstall the program u dont use it " i dont know what u use or what u dont " but if u dont use msn uninstall it ,
2- go to start/run type msconfig and choose setup then uncheck on the program u do not like it to start with the computer
3- then go to service box and do the same uncheck unwanted program then ok and restart ur computer
3- get a registry cleaner like cclean it's free http://www.ccleaner.com/ run it after that
*** i know u dont know which program u have to uncheck it but it'll be safe if u uncheck any program but the one with MICROSOFT COROPRATION dont delete them

Answer 6

Maybe there are programs running background. Use CCleaner to remove startup program.
Or maybe you have low memory. Upgrade RAM.

Answer 7

1.Go to control panel & u will find all the softwares installed. Whichever u want keep them & one u dont want uninstall them.

2.Increase RAM.

3.Increase Cache memory

Answer 8

Did you have a sudden speed loss. If so, it could be spyware run some scans here are free ones http://www.basicspywaretips.com/spywareremovaltool.html

Answer 9

Run your computer through the test at http://www.pcpitstop.com/. It will give you a list of running programs that are not necessary.

Answer 10

Try scanning for viruses and spyware, if you don't have any tools to do this, use the following:

Spyware Tools:
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/adaware/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender
http://www.merijn.org/programs.php

Anti-Virus:
http://free.grisoft.com

Cleanup:
http://www.ccleaner.com