My laptop is acting funny. Please Help!!?

Question

My laptop is running VERY slow. And my one live care system wont let me check why it is running that way. How do I fix it?

Answer 1

First, wait a bit and see if your laptop is downloading an update for some of your software (for some reason, Windows won't tell you it's doing this anymore....drives me crazy). Then, try restarting your computer. If you get that far, try disk cleanup and disk defragment (Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools). Windows disk cleanup and defragmenter won't harm your system...but they can help it run faster. Finally, consider registry cleanup software (surf online for some examples).

Last idea...have you added some new software recently?

Answer 2

when the laptop bearly starts, do a ctrl+alt+delete, and open up task manager, then go to the processes tab, sort by user name and any of the titles w/ur loggin name delete except taskmgr.exe cause then u have to ctrl+alt+delete again. after all the extra programs are gone, u can locate the program and run it w/out explorer.exe by goin to the aplications tab, new task then manually locating, or new task and type in explorer, to bring back the main screen. also probably consider getting ccleaner from ccleaner.com to clean out unusued files, and it's nice since it lets you clear all the registry files that aren't usuable in the first place

i do this all the time since my computer is being sluggish, and being able to have extra memory available usually lets me do other things

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it could be a RAM issue, try going to the manufacture site, locate model and find out if you can have more memory installed

Answer 3

1. Run 1 good Free Antivirus program like: Antivir PE, Avast or AVG Free and check for viruses.

2. Run some good free Antispyware programs like: Superantispyware, A-Squared Free 3.0 or Spyware Terminator to check for infections.

3. Run a good free registry cleaner like: Iobit Advanced Windowscare or Ccleaner to clean up your registry and such.

4. Run a good free auto defrag program like: Iobit Smart Defrag

Answer 4

if you have a dell computer/lap top you'll have to run a diagnostics test. these are the steps, i'm pretty sure these same exact steps will work, reguardless of wheather it's Dell, HP, or even Apple.

RUN DIAGNOSTICS TEST
1. turn computert off
2. restart computer and tap f12 when dell logo is shown
3. boot menu-boot computer from
4. select diagnostics and press enter. pre boot system assessment
5. press any key to boot into utility position when asked
6. select custom test to run an individual test on computer components
7. select the designated device to run test on and click run test

Answer 5

probably your laptop attacked by virus or worm. you may reformat your laptop for this probs. else, maybe your ram is too small. try to upgrade to a higher size such as 1Gb or 2Gb ram.
Or, there is lot of program running at a time, stop some program that not needed when you use your laptop.

Answer 6

For a extra suited answer, ought to you furnish with some information: -what antivirus are you utilising? -what virus is clinically determined? -please additionally try this: in initiate menu decide on execute and sort msconfig. A window with countless tabs will look. Then visit start tab (the final one), and checklist all the courses you notice there (perhaps approximately 20). it particularly is to work out if any virus is loaded while commencing homestead windows.

Answer 7

the system performance ie cpu usage
following are the some reason for the slow running
check for the memory status if it is near full it amy happen
check for whether you have installed any new software
check you have installed a new high ended graphic game