better said, is there a free tool that will help me fix it. For example, when I turn it on, and the little bar appears under Windows XP like its loading, it takes ages.
I am almost positively sure the computer is acting like this because someone has been downloading or just corrupting it by doing wrong stuff. (Like disconecting the power source everytime it freezes..... that's my dad, who also spends up to eight hours a day playing solitaire and pressing yes on anything that pops up)
I tried system restore and it is the same. So, I thought also I could create recovery disks and then restore the computer to its state when new, it's an option it gives me.
Any better ideas?
Thank you!!!
2007-05-30 16:30:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
When is the last time you have defrag., your pc. If you have not, I suggest that you go to start, accessories, system tools and defrag.
Download two cleaners that I use, first one will clean your HDD & registry. http://www.ccleaner.com
Registry cleaner only, http://www.eusing.com Look about five program down for the free registry cleaner.
Open IE, tools, open internet options and delete your history, temp, files and cookies.
Run your antivirus and antispyware, if there is a virus or spyware on your pc this will slow your pc down.
If you have Nortons, is a hugh resource hog and will eat you alive.
Use your keyboard, Ctrl, Alt, Delete, keys at once and open your task mgr., open processes and see what programs are using up all your resources. Remove programs you don't need that are resource hogs.
If you don't have antiviurs or spyware here are free ones to download.
If you prefer not to pay and wish to have a free antivirus program download the free AOL Active Virus Shield, powered by Karpersky engine Russia.
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
Antispyware I use three. You can only use one antivirus program or you will have serious conflict with your system.
Superantispyware, known to find what all other anitspyware will miss. http://www.superantispyware.com
A2Squard Malware out of Austria. Download their free version and you will be protected from, rogue dialers, worms, malware, keyloggers, trace spyware and rouge cookies.
http://www.emsisoft.com
AdAware SE Personal out of Sweden. This antispyware company has been around since computers became commerical. In June of this year they will come out with a brand new version. Right now it is beta testing. Download their free home for personal use. http://www.lavasoft.com
All of these program I have listed for you use little or no resources.
If all fails, you should see if you need more memory. You may have to purchase say 516MB of memory depending on how much you already have installed. As you don't say anything about your hardware.
Minddoctor, France
2007-05-30 16:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check what techniques are strolling in your laptop utilising Task Manager. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and click on at the Processes tab. Look down the CPU and Mem Usage columns for any system in which the digits are prime. Do a Google seek at the system identify to discover out what it does. Incidentally, anti-virus program makes use of up plenty of assets
2016-09-05 17:22:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how to fix it! yeah! a question i can answer! whoo! my sis showed me how to do it. ok here's wut you do. on your internet window, there should be a little toolbar and it has home, print, etc. if you don't have it, right click the top where the toolbars go and click on status bar. then under tools, click delete browsing history. A window pops up and it has a lot of choices on wut to delete. u need to delete the cookies, temporary files ur computer saves off the internet, and ur internet should go faster. it is easier to just delete all... it may take a while to delete.
if it isn't ur internet, just ur comp in general, then you go to the windows task manager (on my comp it is cont, alt delete) and go to processes. delete anything that has all caps, or you know for sure you don't need. just don't delete the explorer or the spools. if your computer starts shutting down, don't worry, it doesn't hurt it. learn wut you shouldn't delete and anytime ur comp is going slow delete w/e u can.
if you have norton on ur computer, scan for viruses just incase. this helps, too.
it may be just ur reception. do u have wireless, like me?
also, keeping ur computer on isn't a bad thing. your comp shouldn't have to shut down and start up every single time you get off.
hope this helps!
2007-06-02 07:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by DiKi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes if it has many problems, virus infections, spyware, corrupted registry, etc. I will skip with the scans and reformat and reinstall the OS.
2007-05-30 17:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by Robert H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,there are some tools that can help you fix it.
ccleaner--http://www.ccleaner.com free tool
And you can check out http://www.fix-slow-computer.info to download more tools.
2007-06-02 23:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋