So here is the deal. Apparently, my computer is supposed to be "the fastest one in the house" (according to my dad). But when I was younger, I downloaded Limewire, And all sorts of different fonts and cursors from sketchy websites (I was young and stupid apparently).
Now, my computer is really slow. It takes about 15 mins to boot up, and it takes about 10 seconds to just respond to my clicks.
I have removed Limewire since then, and tried to get rid of all of the fonts and stuff, but that hasn’t really helped much.
I have Spybot and Symantec to get rid of spyware and viruses, but it is still so slow.
I would ask my dad, but I don’t want him to know that I had Limewire. >.<
Is there a software I can buy that can help me fix it? Or should I just buy a new hardrive and start over?
Thanks!
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Filed under: Computer Optimization
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.
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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"
Maybe you could try a few more things before deciding to reinstall windows.
Reduce the number of items on your startup list.
Uninstall all unwanted programs and remove junk from the drive.
Use CCleaner or DiskCleanup to clear out the temporary files, internet cache, recycle bin etc.
If you HDD is overloaded and cluttered with fragments, everything including startup will take ages. Fragmentation causes performance deterioration by increasing file access time and drive activity. There are good automatic defragmenters like Diskeeper08 which you can try out to defragment even a drive that’s almost full.
How much RAM do you have? Atleast 1 GB is good if you have a lot of programs running.
Check http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.com
With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
It will help improve your system performance.
To fix a slow computer you can go to http://www.regcleandownload.com
Download reg clean for free.
It can clean your computer and restore your system to optimum performance.
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Hope that can help you.
First try defragmenting the hard drive.usually the "C" drive.
CCleaner could help you out- http://www.ccleaner.com/
Also, just so you know, reinstalling Windows will also wipe any information you have on the computer along with the viruses.
Along with the previous answer, you could also format the hard drive. To do this go into my computer, then right click on Drive C:\ and click format. Be careful though because anything on your computer will be wiped along with the hard drive (music, pictures etc.) so move them to another hard drive or a portable one. Unfortunately installing any firewall or spybot after having a computer that is infected traps the virus into the computer.
the simplest thing would be to re-install windows if you still have the CD. Just put it in, restart your computer and follow the directions. in 30 min you’ll have a brand new computer with no viruses. Don’t use Norton or McAffee, they’re bloated and slow down your computer and they don’t even work that well. Download AVG or Avast, they’re free and work just as well. Make sure you have them installed and running before you put any thumb drives or CDs back in your if you backed up your files because there’s a very good chance they are infected too.
You don’t need a new hard drive. However, it might be a good idea to re-install the operating system. If you don’t know how to do that, bring it to a computer repair shop to get done.