Slow computer!!?

Question

My comp is slow. I want to fix it. THe comp is a good dell and maybe a year and half old.

I look at the processes that are runing and i see there are alot of them open twice. Why is this?

Svchost.exe is open like five times.
USRMLKA.exe is open twice.

Why are they like this? Any one know how to figure out the ones u need and dont need? I have tryed to google them all.

Answer 1

no, svchost it's a normal thing

well there are a lot of reasons why your computer is slow,first how much RAM you have...you should have about 1 GB
your video card is also very important...how many GHZ you have it's also very important

just try uninstalling ALL the programs you don't need then use "regcleaner"
also Make a lot of space on the partition where you windows is(probably C:)_

Answer 2

Hi

there are several thing you can do to free up Memory (time), and I will attempt to answer your question about your services in Task Manager, However the solutions do not answer the questions you ask.

Click
Click
Click (Administration Tools> You might need to add this from your OEM disk distributed to you from dell
Open Administration tools, start the Application

Click on the Column that says Description
look and read each on of the services and determine if service is needed, If not disable and the processor will not be labored down

Answer 3

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!
There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://www.fixslowpc.info
You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 4

each svhost.exe is for different thing (they control the network system and all the other stuff) if it runs slow get boost speed and click on optimize. Avg anti virus - fullscan, ad-aware, and defrag your hard driver. Start>accessories> System tool (or right in the accessories) > De fragment

If you do all of that i guarantee a faster computer

Answer 5

svchost is used to run different services on your PC
if u r using norton ot quickheel anti virus remove them and use any other anti virus (kaspersky recommended) .Both of those antivirus eats up a lot of resources.
to stop the services which u dont need
run services.msc at run command
there u will get a list of all the services with their descriptions
u can stop the services which u dont need

Answer 6

You need to install another RAM card. Until then, get a free memory manager (Free Ram XP Pro) and prevent programs from running at startup using Autoruns. Both can be downloaded for free at http://www.majorgeeks.com .

Answer 7

A PC is like a sport car.... YOU'VE GOTTA MAINTAIN IT !!!

Don't worry about svchost.... several is normal....

Here are my tips for helping your pc perform it's best.


A major cause of slow PC's is fragmentation of the hard drive. You need to defragment the HD at least once a week if not more depending on how much you use your computer, and what you do with it.

One way is to use the defragment utility built into Windows XP. It is slow but does the job rather well. Go to:
Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and then click on System Defrag to run the tool. It may take several hours, so let it run overnight or simply walk away from your PC for a few hours.

A great program for defragging automatically is Diskeeper. It costs $30 but is well worth it. Go to http://www.download.com and search for Diskeeper. Read the Publishers Description and the Editor and User reviews. It can be scheduled to run automatically as the program deems necessary, and if you are using your PC and the program launches itself, it will take a backseat to whatever you are doing and give you the priority for CPU usage. I think you'll agree it's a good program to have. It precludes your needing to remember to defrag at regular intervals.

Another major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool. It’s called Autoruns and it was written by SysInternals who were recently bought up by Microsoft.

Before you download the program create a folder under program files called Autoruns. Leave Windows Explore open.

Launch Internet Explored and go to the following Microsoft web page. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/autoruns.mspx

Go to the bottom of the page and download the Autoruns program. After it downloads unzip the file and you will see 4 files. Drag and drop those 4 files to the Autoruns folder you created under Program Files.
Once you have the 4 files in the C:\Program Files\Autoruns folder you can double click on the file titled “autoruns”.

This will bring up a window with several tabs at the top. Click on the “Logon” tab. It will list the programs that are running on your PC and eating up resources. Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running. Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name. Clicking on it will remove the check mark. Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK.
NOTE: Leave items that show Windows; System 32; Program Files; etc. alone. Shutting them off may cause some things not to work. Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect.
WARNING: Don’t go into the other tabs and start deleting things. You will probably give yourself major headaches if you do that. Stay focused on the “Logon” List only.

Also a great utility for telling what those “.exe” files are in your Task Manager > Processes listing are is this one. It’s another SysInternals program that Microsoft now owns. Download it and run it to easily see what program/software an .exe is associated with. The download link is at the bottom of the following page.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx

Regularly clean up your browsing history, files, cookies, temp files, etc. A good program to us is Ccleaner and it is FREE. Get it here: http://www.download.com

Also, you need a “registry cleaner”. The registry can get “defragmented and clogged” with various data that you simply don’t need. The only effective way to clean this massive list is to use an automated cleaner. Go to http://www.download.com and search for Registry Cleaners. There should be several FREE ones there for you to use.

Another good thing to have is a little program called FreeRAM XP Pro. It is free and is available from http://www.download.com This program puts a little RAM meter on the System Tray and shows how much RAM you have remaining that you are not using at any given time. I think you may be surprised at how little RAM you have to run other programs. Also, once it is installed you can right click on the little meter, then click on RESTORE and it will open the RAM display window. You can tweak the settings so it will display your CPU usage also. Then just click “Minimize” and then “To System Tray” to return to the Task Bar.

What happens when you run out of or run real low on RAM is that the OS recognizes the low or no RAM situation and starts using a section of your hard drive as memory. This is called virtual memory, or a swap file. The PC is constantly writing and reading from your HD. Comparitively, it is a very slow process. Check your motherboard manual and determine how much RAM each slot can hold. It will also tell you what type of RAM you need. You can also go to http://www.crucial.com or http://www.4allmemory.com and run their analysis utility to determine what kind and how much RAM is installed in your PC. Depend on your MoBo manual to determine the RAM limits of each slot though.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

download ccleaner and reg cleaner ccleaner will get rid of useless items like unused cookies and reg cleaner will rid you of the things you dont need on start up including one of your usrmlka.exe

Answer 9

run a full system scan

Answer 10

sounds like you could have a virus