my laptop is a toshiba satellite m70 sr2
2007-05-15 07:23:55 · 9 answers · asked by unyo27 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Hard drive space generally doesn't have a whole lot to do with performance, until you fill it nearly all the way full. Though fragments on your hard drive can cause slowdown. To keep your hard drive running smooth, it should be defragmented regularly. Try to avoid the windows defragmentation program, as Diskeeper Lite is much faster - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207
The cause of your slowdown could also be due to too many running processes, or spyware/viral processes that are running. If you have too many processes on start up, run the command 'msconfig' and go to the startup tab. Uncheck any unnessesary programs that start up and you don't use. Next, make sure your antivirus and antispyware programs are up to date and scan regularly. Spybot - Search and Destroy and AVG Antivirus are both free and available to download for personal use.
2007-05-15 07:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That can be cause by a small amount of RAM (Random Access memory). Also by a slow processor. If your system was running fast before, then it also could be that you have several applications running in the background, or even spyware.
Spyware is malicious software that gets downloaded onto your computer and then monitors your activity. Use either:
AVG Free spyware remover
AVG Free Anti-virus
Spybot
Windows Live One Care
Good luck! ;-)
2007-05-15 10:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try defragmenting the hard drive and doing a disk cleanup. If you have Windows Vista, especially Home Premium, it uses a lot more RAM than is required, which would make it slower. If cleaning and defraging the disk doesn't work, you might consider getting more or upgrading your RAM. If you have any more questions, email me at christopher.cobble@yahoo.com.
2007-05-15 07:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by urbancowboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok first go to your add/remove programs part of your computer and delete anything you no longer need or use. next do a disk cleanup on the computer.Then do a disk defragmentation this should help a whole lot.
good luck
2007-05-15 07:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by JesseNevaehsMommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movies are talkin up too much RAM, I suggest you go buy an external hard drive. they are prety cheep at walmart for like 120GB for likr $100. and store all of your movies pics music on that hardrive. and the hard drive is usb supported. good luck
2007-05-15 07:28:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might want to go through your programs and delete some some of the programs you don't use or that might have been trown in to your system while visiting other sites. that might free up some more space.
2007-05-15 07:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
defrag it and turn off some of the little tray icons ... run an adware scanner like ewido or adaware ..
2007-05-15 07:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should run a virus scan, spybot scan. Also defragment your hard drive.
2007-05-15 07:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by Scottofthedead87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope!
sorry just being honest
2007-05-15 07:26:25 · answer #9 · answered by roxy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋