Hi, My computer is really slow to start up and install programs?

Question

i have wiped the hard drive many times using recovery disks, at first it is really fast but as i install more basic programs it slows down and the start up takes about 15-20mins and sometimes just switches itself off. it is an acer aspire 1360 notebook and is running service pack 2. I took it to a local repair shop but they dont even kow what is wrong with it, he tried different memory, he tried and different hard drive but it still does not wokr.
Any ideas, i ersonnally think it is something deep in the system.
Thanks
Tom

also the last thing i did on the computer when it was running really fast before it started slowing down was a adaware spware scan. Would this have something to do with it?

Answer 1

1)Stomp auto-starting programs. Click Start > Run and type "msconfig" at the prompt. Click the Startup tab and look at all that junk that loads when you launch your PC. Do you really need "Adobe Reader Speed Launch"? Probably not. Turn off anything else that looks useless, but be careful not to disable Windows system components.

2) Clean up the disk. Uninstall unneeded programs (especially those that run at startup and/or put something in the system tray), run Disk Cleanup, and defragment the drive. This is a good first step that will almost always take a few seconds off boot time and application loads for any computer.

3) Run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan. I would recommend using AVG Free Anti-virus, AVG Anti-Spyware, Spybot, Ad-Aware.

4) Clean up the registry. This is controversial, as some experts claim registry cleaners don't really help. I've seen evidence to the contrary, so I recommend doing it if you've got a major slowdown. CCleaner is free and worth running.

5)Delete old network connections. Your computer may be trying to connect to shared hard drives that no longer exist. In Windows Explorer right-click on any network shares you don't actively use and click Delete. Under Tools, also click "Disconnect Network Drive" to see if there are any others lurking about.

Those are the easy and free things you can do. If your computer is still slow you need to move on to the bigger guns.

1) Upgrade RAM. This is the one killer trick that will make almost any computer run faster. With an older PC, you will rarely have enough RAM to run today's memory-hogging operating systems and applications, and adding a high-capacity stick or two of quality RAM will give you a quick speed boost. Adding RAM is fairly simple, even for a novice, and you should be able to do the job in 5 or 10 minutes.

2)Reinstall Windows. If the above tricks haven't helped, it may be time to wipe the slate clean and start again, reformatting your hard drive, reinstalling your applications, and restoring your data files from a backup. You'd be surprised how much more responsive a freshly reinstalled Windows system can be, as you've wiped out years of temp files, garbled registry entries, old versions of software programs that have been upgraded repeatedly, and all sorts of other electronic junk. Reinstalling is easy if you have the "recovery disk" that came with your PC, and only a bit more involved if you're using a retail copy of Windows XP. Just be sure you back up everything you want to take with you before you pull the trigger!

3)Upgrade your hard drive. This is a more complicated solution, but if you're reinstalling Windows (per the prior tip) you might consider upgrading to a bigger and possibly faster hard drive, too. Hard disk storage is a performance bottleneck on every machine, and magnetic disks degrade over time. Some performance issues could be caused by a failing hard drive, even, and upgrading to a new model could really put some zip back in your system. As a bonus, you can use the original hard drive for backups or occasional storage, if you put it in an enclosure.

Answer 2

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".
Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!It even can speed up your computer by 300% or more!
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Answer 3

.just try all of what BountyJack said and also install programs in a different drive other than C: say F:. This can be done by choosing the customize option when installing softwares. My personal experience shows that the less cluttered your C: the more effective your comp

Answer 4

By the sounds of it you are asking the computer to work quite hard when booting up, and possibly when installing, switch off your anti virus checker when installing as this can really slow your computer down.

Get a clean installation of Windows and see if that fixes it.

And upgrade your ram, I recommend www.crucial.com/uk

Answer 5

Cleaning the register is a good way of improving the performances of your pc and eliminate malwares and trojans. A program I trust is CCleaner http://j.mp/1sW26zN
It works like a charm.
Regards

Answer 6

Try getting a new computer with a faster processor. Something above 2.4 gigahertz.

Hope this helped

Answer 7

hi,have you got norton anti virus, if so get rid of it. ihad the same problem, idont have anymore.

Answer 8

Quit downloading so much illegal porn