It is ok on hibernate but if I reboot or turn back on from 'off' it is taking ages to log on and bring up the home page etc. Also it is running very slow at times and most of all, when I click the red cross top left to close off I get the screen saver page coming down in curtain like form, and sometimes parts of windows won't close? If I have an unwanted program running how do I get rid of it? I have gone to 'task manager' and tried to remove some high usage unwanted entries but get a box with a red cross saying I am unable to do this ??? Can anyone help? (( and dont try to send me to some free? not free type adware /spyware cleaning crap)) cos I am not a complete novice and can detect them. I already run Norton and Spybot regularly updating and do regular scans. Any good solutions please ?
2007-03-06 04:38:51 · 6 answers · asked by Thom Jo D 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
use awc personal Free software. It has one click function to do all sort of scanning and cleaning stuff. Easy to use.
2007-03-06 04:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rather than using Task Manager try using Process Explorer. I have been using Process Explorer for many years now because I got fed up with the limitations of Task Manager. As for the speed problem only thing I can suggest is defragmenting your drive but you've probably already done that.
Link below is to download Process Explorer, whilst you're there have a look at the main snapfiles website (freeware) and see if there's anything else that might help you.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/processexplorer.html
2007-03-06 12:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by ragingmk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have alot of programs running. After coming out of hibernation it has to start all of those programs. Stopping some of them should help. Also doing some general cleaning up will not hurt either.
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!
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.
2007-03-06 12:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1Clean up !
step 1 C; properties Disk clean up . other options Delete old
System restore points.
step 2 Try this One click program AdvancedWindowsCareV2 Personal from http://www.iobit.com. Under Tools use the memory cleaner program.Also you get a list of all programs running at start up. Uncheck the programs you don't want ..
Step3 : DiskSweeper Free 2
DiskSweeper Free finds and removes unnecessary garbage files from your PC. It removes temporary files, backup files, installation leftover files created by ...
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You will really see the junk files in your computer hogging disk space. Clear them .
Step4. Ccleaner from www.ccleaner.com for regular use.
Step 5 Defragment Disk C:
Screensaver is a new problem . will post answer after search.
If You are running a SS program which changes pics at random uninstall ( webshots ?)
Get a "Health" report of your computer from www.pcpitstop.com!
2007-03-06 13:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by essbebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried Windows Defender from Microsoft it not only removes spy-ware etc it can also check what programmes are running, tell you what they do , and disable them. It has an option to go to a website (spy net) to get further info. Also you do not mention how much ram you have got, my daughters machine has 256 meg and was quite fast when purchased but as she added more software it slowed right down. We doubled the ram to 512 and saw an immediate improvement. Hope this helps
2007-03-06 14:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn off automatic updates. This service has a mind of it's own hogging everything anytime it wants to. IT starts by itself even if it's not scheduled to. It makes your computer (at least mine) crawl to almost not moving. Just remember to turn it on once it a while to get your updates.
2007-03-06 13:15:58 · answer #6 · answered by mis d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋