My computer is running slowly - Please give me a solution.?

Question

My computer is running slowly. Too slowly that I can't work. It is even hard to put this question.. please give me a solution.

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Answer 1

If i get a penny for every question like this being asked, i will be a multi-billionare by tommorrow. Anyways, reasons can be millions, it might because your computer have really slow and old hardware, or it can because of virus ruining your PC. This is what i usually do:
1) run a complete virus check with a reliable Anti-virus
2)run a complete spyware check with a reliable Anti-spyware
3)close some unneeded process from Task Manager
4) Reinstall Windows
5)Buy more RAM
6)Buy a faster CPU
7)Buy a better graphic card
8)Defragment your hard drives

If your computer is still slow after buying some upgrades, reinstall windows.

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If you did all that and still very slow do the following:
1)Disconnect all cables
2)Take your computer to a roof of a high-rise
3)throw it down to the ground
4)burn all survived parts
This "thrick" always makes your computer works one trillion times faster!

Answer 2

I'll bet your computer is chock-full of background applications, as well as lots of spyware.

You will need to eliminate the spyware. Use a free program like Ad-aware, or Spybot search-n-destroy.

Then go into your startup routine ( START, RUN, enter "msconfig", then the STARTUP tab ), and uncheck all the programs that are obviously useless.

Go to www.processlibrary.com to see what processes are needed, and what are useless.

Go to this URL and read all about it:

http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/08/22/how-to-remove-startup-programs.html


To finish the job, empty your recycle bin, and de-fragment your disk drives.

Answer 3

Give my tips a shot. They will help a lot.

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 4

First do a virus scan. Then unistall and the stuff you dont need. then restart your computer.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

get a new one