Why is my computer being so.... sucky?

Question

I am the owner of a less-than-year old hp laptop. It's terribly slow and sometimes crashes. My guess is that it has some virus... any other suggestions?

Answer 1

First off, it's an HP. Secondly, it runs Windows. There ya have it.

Answer 2

run adware, run virus scan, defragment the hard drive, delete any unused programs (go to add and remove programs in the control panel).

this next thing is a little complex but will make your computer a lot faster during startup. go to "run..." in the start menu, type in msconfig
a window should pop up, on the top, go to the "start up" tab. there is a list of all the programs that your computer opens during start up. some are need to be left checked, like virus scan and some others. but a lot of them will be junk, so disable them. try disabling some of the ones that look unimportant and restart your computer. next time windows starts up it will have a window pop up, select the check that says "do not show next time" and click okay.

if computer functions good without these programs then its fine. it it doesnt, go back to msconfig and re-enable them

if everything fails, format the hard drive, it will also delete all your programs and will put your computer in the same condition it was in when you first bought it

Answer 3

If you download music it can cause the computer to slow down. try doing some windows updates and download spybot search and destroy. Its free and it will help remove any virus, trojan horse, worm, logic bomb, or whatever you may have. also download zone alarm. it is a free firewall that helps you track who and what tries to connect to your computer. You cannot stop every thing but these steps will help to keep your computer from crashing. Good Luck

Answer 4

You probalby have alot of malware and red flag software (AOell, limewire, banzai buddy, weatherug, bearshare). Uninstall the junk. This is a software issue, this is NOT bad hardware. Make sure youre not using more than one antivirus. Clean up your start up. Run antivirus and antispyware

Answer 5

best thing to do is,

burn all your important files to a CD, or better yet, transfer them all to a flash drive.

then, format your hard drive.

and reinstall your OS.

that should solve it.

Answer 6

looks like its time to clean
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these steps below will help clean up your computer and make it faster
In Internet explorer at top of window select tools - then delete browser history
- then another box will open - select delete all- this will not remove your book marks
-Then close explorer then open again .At first pages will be slow once
and then will load fast after it loads 1 time.Also email etc you will have to sign in 1 time with pass word etc.
This will create new cookies.

Also go to start at bottom of on task bar.
click start 1 time then select find or search depending on your operating system.
Select all files and folders - then type in defrag and click search.When icons come up double click
and new box will come up - select analyze then you will see how fragmented you are -
then choose defrag.You can put this program on your desk top by right clicking on the icon you found in search for defrag.
Right click choose create short cut.This will put a short cut on your desk top.Then you can use as needed in future.
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find search delete history
on key boad press ctlr H
no software needed
you have what you need
find search delete history
on key board press ctlr h first
In Internet explorer at top of window select tools
then delete browser history - then another box will open - select delete all- this will not remove your book marks
Then close explorer then open again .At first pages will be slow once
and then will load fast after it loads 1 time.Also email etc you will have to sign in 1 time with pass word etc.
This will create new cookies.
Also go to start at bottom of on task bar.click start 1 time then select find or search depending on your operating system.
Select all files and folders - then type in defrag and click search.When icons come up double click and new box will come up
select analyze then you will see how fragmented you are - then choose defrag.You can put this program on your desk top
by right clicking on the icon you found in search for defrag.
Right click choose create short cut.This will put a short cut on your desk top.Then you can use as needed in future.
if you want book marks removed click on star at top of screen
right click the ones you don"t want choose delete
GO TO THIS SITE TO
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
type in disk clean up

SEARCH

go start on blue bar (task bar)
choose search or find
then choose all files and folders
type in word you are looking for
when you see these icons
double click on them until you find what you are looking for
so you dont have to do this again
go back to same icon
right click
choose create short cut on desk top
close all windows
a new icon will be on your desk to
click to open
to not see all of your searches that began with a certin letter
Under internet options
clickcontent
turn off autocomplete for web addresses.

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add and remove programs
remove programs you are not using
click start bottom left on task bar
control panel
add and remove programs
find the program(s) you want to remove
choose remove
reinsall if needed
check status as you do it
be safe
don"t remove what you don"t what it is