Computer Goes Slow. How Can I Fix This?

7 thoughts on “Computer Goes Slow. How Can I Fix This?”

1. John L says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   Defrag your drive. HD Fragmentation causes slows, program hangs, freezes, etc. Defragging will greatly increase the speed and reliability of your operating system. Try Diskeeper 2009, it is the best! You can download 30-day trial-ware at http://www.diskeeper.com

   Clean your registry. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, uninstalls etc. so this needs to be cleaned. This will optimize and remove redundant or unwanted items.

   And practice good maintenance…
   Delete any unused or unnecessary programs and files. These may be taking up space, memory and resources, thus slowing your computer. Also delete your cashe/ temp files, empty your recycle bin, clear your internet browsing history, etc.

2. victor says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   That depends on whether its arising from insufficient memory or the HDD. Check your HDD free space. See if its overloaded and fragmented. Run a diskcleanup and defrag. You can download the free 30 day trial of Diskeeper and set it to defrag in automatic mode. It defrags thoroughly even under less than 15% free space.
   http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.aspx

3. Mickey L says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don’t always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.

   First, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
   http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html

   2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:

   1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
   2. Click Start, click "Control Panel", and then double-click "Internet Options".
   3. On the General tab, click "Delete Files" under Temporary Internet Files.
   4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the "Delete all offline content" check box , and then click OK.
   5. Click OK.

   3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:

   1. Open your Start menu.
   2. Click Run
   3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"
   4. In the "system configuration utility",click either "service" or "startup" tab
   5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
   6. Click "OK"

4. Rommel Olido says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   Defragment your PC at least once a month, go to programs, then accessories, system tools then select disk defragmenter.

5. Michael G says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   Can never have enough RAM! http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=147&name=Desktop-Memory

6. Mastayugi91 says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   yea increasing the ram memory will fix ur prob

7. Jeff says:

   January 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   There are a several reasons why your computer is freezing/slow. First question is when the last time you cleaned your registry. Having a corrupted registry can cause a whole host of errors and problems. Freezing up is one of them. If you have a lot of unnecessary registry keys that are hogging up your computer resources. Your computer is bound to choke. Scan your registry with a good registry cleaner. If you pull up more than 20 errors or duplication, clean your registry.
   Go to:http://downloadlk.com/themosteffectiveregistrycleaner.htm get one to free scan your pc

   2. Depending on your RAM specs and your computer usage. This could also be the issue. Having an insufficient amount of free space does not allow your RAM to function properly. If you are using a lot of RAM by net surfing or other activities without enough empty space your will get freezes. You don’t need to buy new RAM but you should increase your free space by removing unnecessary data and perhaps increasing your virtual memory. The below link will show you how.

   3. Spyware could be the culprit, so do a scan and see if your computer is infected.
   Get the best one from: http://toptenantispywareviews.com to scan your computer.

   4. That last area is a hardware driver. This could be the problem if new hardware has been added to the system. So, the drivers should still be up to date. So try the first two suggestions and see if you can get your computer to stop freezing/speed up.
   Check your drivers. Hope this helps.
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