computer going really slow, can you help fix it?

7 thoughts on “computer going really slow, can you help fix it?”

1. KK says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

   The reason the computer gets slow is due to the registry files becoming corrupted, or messed up, in simple terms. These files tell the computer or laptop how to operate the software installed on the system. If any of these files get messed up, the computer is not sure what to do and this will really slow down the computer. The other scenario is where you download other software, screensavers, pictures, videos, or even music, and this will somehow change the settings on a registry file. When this happens, the original program that needs that file now has the wrong instructions in it. So, it will cause the computer to run slow, or in a worse case, crash.

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2. rip says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

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3. doubledowntrent11 says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

   Well the best thing to do is buy a new computer or spend money to upgrade the processor speed or RAM of your current computer. If you can’t afford to do that then you must fully optimize the speed of your current computer. The best way to do this is use a program to help. I use one that scans my computer and offers a diagnosis of what is wrong with it. You can scan your computer for free and try it yourself at

   http://www.registry-clean-up.net

4. ataraxia3k says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

   Well, this could be a LOT of things. First thing, run a chkdsk on your boot drive to see if it contains errors. DO NOT use chkdsk /f yet! You’re just LOOKING! Ok, file that away…

   I’m also ASSUMING that you have tried a System Restore from Safe Mode and picked a date in the past when the PC was working OK. If not, just go to the Help and type in System Restore and it will walk you through it. You may lose some recent settings, but not any data files.

   It MIGHT be hardware, but making the HUGE assumption that it is running "OK" in Safe Mode, I’ll jump right over to a software issues. And you mention downloading things from the internet, so right off the top of my head, I’m GUESSING you might have a malware infection.

   If you can’t get to the Internet in Safe Mode (Have you tried Safe Mode with Networking Support?), then your BEST bet is to find a friend with a working computer (I’m guessing that’s how you sent this question since you state you can’t get online) and use that to download my personal current favourite anti-malware tool MalwareBytes. It’s free, and I have used it to remove trojans pricey pay-for software could not touch. The link is: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (short enough to write down) Click on download, follow the redirect to Download.com, save the file, then burn it to a CD, take it to the broken machine and run it.

   It may not get everything, but it will probably get you about halfway there, and hopefully on the Internet where you can get some help with your computer at any number of sites. I like the free help site Tech Support Forum at http://www.techsupportforum.com/ but there are plent more, and almost all of them will start you off with a HijackThis run…

   Now, with that HUGE ASSUMPTION aside, there is another software issue. It could be some Windows file or drive has been damaged. Here is where the real fun starts 🙁 Assuming that you have the ability to burn a CD/DVD or use USB and have a USB drive, BACK UP ALL YOUR IMPORTANT FILES BEFORE YOU TRY TO REPAIR WINDOWS!!!! If you CAN NOT do that, then it is probably better for you to take your computer to a repair place and have them back up your files and try to fix it. I’m not saying that you lack the skills to fix it or anything, but i have NO IDEA of your skill level or what hardware/software utilities you have at your disposal.

   As to WHERE to take it? Well, try to find someone that is locally recommended. If all else fails, I do personally know some Geek Squad people who work in Best Buy who are actually quite competent, so ignore the 90% of people who tell you otherwise as they are not ALL idiots. BE SURE to pay the extra for the backup!

   Other than those things for starters, your question is pretty vague. And in reality if you called me professionally for help, I would have you bring the computer to me, but I can’t do that anymore, else I’d just give you my phone number and go from there 🙂

   I could go on for pages, but a scattershot approach is never a good idea. If you want to try some things and post back, I can check this thread back and post more help (I think). I’m new to this whole Yahoo Answers thing, but I’ve been working with computers for 25 years or so…

   Hope this helps! 🙂

5. John L says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

   Have you ever defragged your computer?

   Hard drive fragmentation will severely affect the speed and reliability of your computer. Fragmentation is often the cause of system slows, malfunctions such as system hangs, program errors or a complete crash.

   So defrag your hard drive, better yet, install an automatic defrag like Diskeeper, you can download free trialware at http://www.diskeeper.com.

6. Arnak says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

   Hi,

   That is usually an indication that it is not happy with something that is loading in normal mode.

   If you can get into normal mode try using start, run, msconfig.

   In there you can disable what runs at startup, turn of as much as you can and see if that helps.

   If it does then carefully re-add the disabled items until you find the one/s that is causing the problem.

   Arnak

7. Helper says:

   November 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

   Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some registry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".
   Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you’ve installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it’s Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Registry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!
   There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
   http://www.make-pc-fast.com/
   You can download and scan your computer for free.

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