What should i do to make computer performace faster? it takes extremely long to load pages?

Question

i have been having this problem for over 6 months. it goes away somtimes n works fast other times it is snail speed slow n it gets me really mad
i was thinkin about completely erasing the hardrive n reinstalling windows?

i tried using avast n it found one infected file n i moved it to the chest. i than ran spy bot search n destroy n fixed everything and what not

i then did disk clean up, n am in the process of doing my first defragmentation (im only using 31 gbs about froma 150Gb hardrive) so this seems to be something that will take some time

anyway

what can i do to make my computer faster?

and is it a good idea to reformat the harddrive n reinstall windows

last time i installed windows n accidently made it a diff folder not installing over the 1st one

so now i ahev two layers of windows on my hardrive i guess?

and plus when i reinstalled something happened n my windows media center wnt work

n this is a windows xp media center lol

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i have also run CCleaner

if you need more information you can ask n ill add it

and if you are an expert and can really help me can you please email me with an answer?

im desperate

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thank you very very much

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Here is my checklist which I follow regularly:

1. Set wallpaper and screensavers to blank or none — they run continuously in the background and use memory.
-----right-click on the desktop, select Properties
-----click the screensaver tab, on the left where it says "screensaver," select none.
-----click the desktop tab, for background, select none
2. Review your start menu – remove anything you don’t need on a daily basis — load games, etc. on an as-needed basis.
-----click Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu
-----click the Start Menu tab
-----select a program you do not want to load at Startup, then click remove.
-----Caution -- do not touch anything you are not sure of or you will mess up your computer royally.
3. From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options: delete cookies, delete files (offline), and clear history. (You can also set days to store history to 0.)
----- These actions will clear your computer’s cache. (For a description of cache, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/ph/yahoo/mail/access/access-27210.html )
4. Run Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, Defrag at least every two weeks (the more frequently they are run, the less time they take).
-----These can be found in Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools.
5. Periodically, click Start, Programs, Run — then type ipconfig renew
(that’s ipconfig space renew).
6. Optional: Speed vs Goodies — in the Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings — you can have visual effects or let Windows select the best options. I am using “Best Performance.” Your choice.
These things should increase speed and free up memory as much as possible.

Answer 3

1. Add more ram.

2. It also possible your windows installation has problems beyond media center not working.
I would back up your personal data and wipe the hard drive clean and then resinstall windows.

Answer 4

Check out http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.info
With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
It will help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.
Good luck!