a couple years ago i got laptop with xp. at this time it is quite bloated and extremely slow. it is excrutiatingly slow to start up and takes ages to start up programs, or switch between windows, or anything really.
the basic things u do i have done. but i realy need speed on it, however i dont have time to methodically do a load of stuf so whats the best program to clean up and speed up computer back to when it was new, and remove the 'junkware' and etc. etc.
2007-07-13 02:10:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
tbh ive done almost everything here. this goes especially to the first guy saying 'you alreayd have a program its called defragmentator'.
ive defragged, ive done spyware scans and adware, ive removed all the programs i can remove, theres plenty of space, ive done disk cleanup, ive disbled the startup stuff in msconfig,
all i havent done is some of the stuff bsod said, which i will do know. what will i do after that doesn't work? i cannot format and reinstall for certain reasons which are not relevent here.
2007-07-13 02:40:09 · update #1
Try some:
Basic Computer Maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html {paying close attention to the startup programs}
Scanning for viruses/spyware
Getting Help w/ Spyware
http://spywarewarrior.com/sww-help.htm
How to clean an infected computer
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?4,27725,backpage=
And last but not least
How to Speed Up Windows Boot Time
http://www.pchell.com/support/how_to_speed_up_windows_boot_time.shtml
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1786122,00.asp
http://www.pcguide.com/opt/opt/bootSpeed-c.html
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=235571
More tools that will help
PC Decrapifier
http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/home
Free Registry Cleaners
http://www.ccleaner.com/
http://www.regsofts.com/
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/
2007-07-13 02:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by techchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several things make a computer run slow over time.
Firstly the registry gets filled up with all sorts of junk. Download this free program and it may help:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
I say "may help" because I run CCleaner and two other commercial registry programs every week to keep my machine clean. Each program finds different faults.
Have a look at the number of icons you have on the bottom right. Six or seven should be max. If you have more, you need to fix your Startup options, but that job isn't for the feint hearted.
Defrag your hard disk. Make sure you switch off your antivirus software before doing so.
Run only one antivirus program. AVG (free) is the only one you should bother with.
Install and run either Spybot or Adaware or both.
CCleaner will deal with all your temp files, so you don't have to clean them out unless you decide not to install the program.
Your computer is like your car, neglect it and it will come back at you with a vengence. Of course you have time to do things methodically, if you don't you will be waiting for ages for things to happen. Which is faster? Two hours housekeeping, or months of waiting?
AQnother alternative is to take your computer to a software specialist every twelve months.
2007-07-13 02:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by John K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I don't think there is any such program, but still I think you can try disk clean up from by right clicking your hard disk from that proparties and from that disk clean up, also open internet explorer and from tools>>internet options>>delete cookies>>delete files. Also if possible remove unwanted programs you have installed. One more thing from your task bar or from the below right corner see the programs loaded on that and try to close as much as you can. If all these does not work I think take the backup of your system and format the same with the help of a expert.
2007-07-13 02:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by vicky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use adaware and spybot to get rid of spyware- they are both free programs you can download. Remove any unnecessary programs under add/remove programs on the control panel. Type in "msconfig" into the "run" function, then you can choose which programs you want to run on startup. Finally, you can defragment your hard drive under system tools.
2007-07-13 02:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by Bloblobloblob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You want to optimize your laptop, this includes:
Deleting all temp files, defragmenting the volumes, and optimizing the OS for the best performance.
There are some How to's for this on my web site, the answer for your question is to long for this forum.
See my How to... pages
2007-07-13 02:16:45 · answer #5 · answered by rider200 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back up your data, format the drive, and reinstall Windows.
All the rest will only do part of the job.
2007-07-13 02:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you already have a program. Its called disk defragmenter.
2007-07-13 02:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try defragmenting with diskkeeper. try process explorer to view opened programs and close those you don't use. maybe your comp will work faster.
2007-07-13 02:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use tuneup utilities its very good .. download it from tune-up site and if you like it you can buy .. I have been using it since 2yr and feel its good
2007-07-13 02:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by Elite_Warrior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋