pc too slow?

Question

my computer is too slow but I do not know why. I have norton internet security.stopzilla, and windows defender. Is there anything I could do to it to improve this

Answer 1

Yes, remove Norton and use something faster, ie. PandaSoftware or Avast
Norton is slow as hell, not to mention it doesnt even fully protect your computer

Answer 2

Its is possible to keep your programs running. But you dont need three security programs. Each one of those programs fill your registry with duplicate keys. So, you probably have quite of bit of unnecessary information in your registry. This situation will eat up a lot of your PC speed. So you should scan you registry immediately. If you pickup more than 30 or so errors and duplicate files. Thats the cause of your slow computer. Here is a few more tips to speed up your computer.

1. Clear your Windows cache files, this your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.

2. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. The site below shows which programs are not essential. Here is how:
1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click Run
3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"
4. In the "system configuration utility",
click either "service" or "startup" tab
5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
6. Click "OK"

Other great tip is increasing your virtual memory to simulate more RAM. This will give you a bit more resources for multiple program use or CPU heavy programs. Check the link to alter your virtual memory spec.

Hope this link helps. Shows you how to do everything step by step. You should get a least 40% more resources and speed
if you follow the tips.
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/how-to-speed-up-my-computer.html

Answer 3

1. Make a disk cleanup, and defragmentation.

2. Remove unwanted programs that you don't need to use it in your computer.

3. Go to "start / run", and type "msconfig", go to "startup" and remove the tick from the program that you think you didn't install or use it in your computer.

4. Remove the norton internet security and try using Kaspersky Anti-Virus or BitDefender AntiVirus, then make a full system scan.

* Make a restart after every step you do it and check how is your computer doin'...

Answer 4

There are several primary reasons could cause your computer to be slow and also some softwares you can download to speed up it.
First,Corruption and Errors within your registry.The registry is a main part of your computer's Operating System. With time, as you use Windows and install and uninstall programs, your registry will get congested and full of errors. So your computer could slow down. So, if you can clean it up this problem can be solved.Sometimes you can speed computer up by 300%. To clean up registry,You can download a software called regsitry cleaner---Clean registry,remnant,corrupt files and temp files,history,cookies,etc.. This site:
http://speed-up-pc.info
lists top 5 registry cleaner,you can download and scan for free.
Second,Your computer is loaded with spyware/adware.spyware/adware hamper your computer's performance.It use system resources and slow your computer down.

So, to speed up your slow computer, use a registry cleaner software and clean your registry files first. It will make all the difference, and provide you with the immediate fix you need for your slow computer.Then,download a good anti-spyware to get rid of spyware/adware in your computer.

Answer 5

Update your firewall and spyware (I prefer using Norton 2007, which will blocks all type of virus and worms.
), and then you should scan your computer in safe mode.


after you remove the virus, I recommend you to use firefox browser.It's safer than IE.
It can prevent viruses such as worm,trojan etc. Firefox browser can be downloaded from http://www.mollzia.com

Answer 6

Do you have any good Anti spyware programs? I recommend using Spyware Doctor. On the other hand, you could just switch to a Mac and not worry about most viruses.

Answer 7

Windows defender is consuming a lot of power as well....

Answer 8

get rid off all of them. there all overkill use only one of them.

Answer 9

more ram and a better processor