I have a laptop and it is running really slow, does anyone know how to speed it up?

Question

I have a laptop and it is running really slow, does anyone know how to speed it up? I have had a look on the processes andd there seems to be a lot running even thought I only have one programme open. Is there any software that would see which processes i could cancel?

Answer 1

Using registry cleaner can fix your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there are some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".
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Answer 2

has the laptop suddenly started running slowly, has it changed after installing a piece of software.

if the performance was acceptable historically but has become slower over time then there are several possible pointers

1) your computer may be short on system memory.. if its a fairly modern laptop then there is a chance you could increase the amount of system memory (RAM) quite cheaply.

2) free up tasks or processes that you don't actually need (look at the tasks started up at boot time (RUN msconfig and analyse every task being started). A lot of hardware manufacturers want to install a bit of software that runs all the time (scanners, some display cards, sound cards, and motherboards etc.) usually you dont need the software.

3)make sure you don't have any virsus or worms or other malware. If you are running a competent anti virus then you should be OK (personally I use Norton (£20 from microdirect). Make sure you use a firewall..

4) consider removing the fonts installed on your system.. some you need but if you have got hundreds of fonts then archive them off (using say winzip) and then delete all those excpet the ones you or the system uses (font don't delete tahoma, fonts prefixed with MS, and Arial.. most of the rest can be ditched. get rid of duplicate fonts (eg the smae fnt in bold, xtra bold or itlaicised

Answer 3

Disc clean and defrag are probably worth having a look at - but I always used to do these and still found that my PC 'clogged up' I took it to the computer hospital and it turned out that it was the downloads from my anti-virus software!

McAffee taken off and AVG (free) installed the PC now works like a dream! It was like a £200 upgrade!

Strange how your anti-virus software can affect you computer in a similar way to a virus, isn't it?

It might not be the answer - but it is certainly worth looking in to!

Answer 4

Run the disk cleanup prior to defragging.

You can also increase your pagefile.

Lookup the recommendations for size, likely no more than twice the size of your physical memory.

Another thing, if you have never defragged your system or it's been a long time, run multiple defrag sessions until the system completes the defrag almost instantly.

Answer 5

The lengthy but the best way to speed up the laptop is
backup your important files to another place (hard disk ,usb,cd etc) and then
reinstall ur operating system.
It will definitly work , no doubt about that.

Answer 6

You probably have some virus on the computer which you need to clean up. viruses slow down the speed.

Answer 7

try using the disk drefragmenter tool
start>all programs>accesories>system tools>disk defragmenter