How can you fix a computer that’s so slow?

17 thoughts on “How can you fix a computer that’s so slow?”

1. yupp says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   There are some softwares you can download to speed up your computer.
   First,You should Fix Corruption and Errors within your registry.The registry is a main part of your computer’s Operating System. With time, as you use Windows and install and uninstall programs, your registry will get congested and full of errors. So your computer could slow down. So, if you can clean it up this problem can be solved.Sometimes you can speed computer up by 300%. To clean up registry,You can download a software called regsitry cleaner—Clean registry,remnant,corrupt files and temp files,history,cookies,etc.. This site:
   http://fix-slow-computer.info
   lists top 5 registry cleaner,you can download and scan for free.
   Second,Get rid of spyware/adware in your computer.spyware/adware hamper your computer’s performance.It use system resources and slow your computer down.

   So, to speed up your slow computer, use a registry cleaner software and clean your registry files first. It will make all the difference, and provide you with the immediate fix you need for your slow computer.Then,download a good anti-spyware to get rid of spyware/adware in your computer.

2. MasterRaffi says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   u can have a faster processor so it can process all data faster!!!

   and if you want, you can get a 128, 512, MB of ram, and you will see a difference

3. ray_8128 says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   1) Disable programs that can be disabled to improve computer performance using msconfig. Run PCPitstop "full tests" and "running programs" to find out what programs can be disabled.
   http://www.pcpitstop.com/spycheck/scan.asp

   2) Eliminate malware on your computer

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   Update your antivirus and run a full scan

   If you do not have virus protection install:
   AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition
   http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
   http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10669237.html?tag=lst-0-1
   or
   Free antivirus – avast! 4 Home Edition
   http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
   or
   AOL Active Virus Shield
   http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
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   Install Windows Defender (full time spyware protection)
   Perform a full scan.
   http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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   Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

   Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
   http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

   Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
   Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
   After installation: update + scan + immunize
   http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

   SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
   http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

   SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
   http://www.superantispyware.com/

   CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
   Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
   In options.
   Set to run when computer starts.
   Place cookies you want to keep in save list
   http://www.ccleaner.com/
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   Additional run this time and as needed.

   Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”
   Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports
   http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

   Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)
   http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
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   Online Free Scanners:
   Run Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan now.
   Run a different one each month.

   Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)
   http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
   BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
   Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
   McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?affid=294
   Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?
   Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_eula.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=ALUFRHYTINMHDKDCWLL&vc_scanstate=2
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   3) Run "check disk" check both options and restart. Run Disk Cleanup then Disk Defragment.
   4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer’s Performance
   http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx

   4) Update your drivers

   5) Reduce resources needed for protection:
   Replace Norton with NOD32, AVG, Avast, etc.
   Use the Windows Firewall (very light on resources)

   6) Add more ram

   7) Faster video card

   8) Faster Internet service

   9) Faster computer / processor

   10) Format drive and reinstall everything

4. smartguy says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   Do the following:
   defrag
   spyware scan
   adware scan
   anti virus scan
   do an msconfig:
   (Start->run->msconfig-startup-> disable all)
   If this does not help
   add ram

5. handsome_roshan says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   change the RAM and increase the RAM size

6. Britcop Jim says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   Well, you have your options:
   1. Delete programs/files/documents that are of no importance to you anymore
   2. If your computer is old enough, you have to install more RAM (1 GB recommended; it’s the new standard)
   3. Do a scan with an anti virus/anti spy program that is in your possession (and IS installed on your PC, nonetheless), and see if there’s a nasty series of viruses/malware clogging up your system
   4. If all else fails, it’s time to get a new computer.

   Good luck!

7. michelle says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   do a disc clean up this will remove all the unnesecary downloads that are slowing your computer down. if not try a system restore

8. kandoo0 says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   There are many ways to speed up a computer. The most commmon of them being a lack of RAM(Random Access Memory) or a slow/faulty Processor. RAM is like a short term memory for a computer, it stores all the immediate processes, if you lack this it will take time for your computer to free up space to run a new application. The processor could also be a problem, this is the bit in the computer which decodes information and encodes it, almost like a nerve center, if this is slow/faulty your computer will overall have low performance. Or of course you may just have a virus. If you do have one or are suspecting you have one, you can always just download "AVG Antivirus" and run it, it will fix any problems. to change RAM without knowing a thing about the inside of computers can be tricky, so I reccomend you take it to somewhere like PC World and ask them to change it for you, ditto for the processor. Most computers now days have about 1.5GB RAM and a 3.2GHZ processor.

   hope that helps!!!

9. Lady D says:

   August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

   The first thing that you should do is make sure that you don’t have viruses, adware or spyware. These can all slow your computer down drastically, even if all components work perfectly.

   Grisoft offers a free anti-virus program called AVG Free.
   Lavasoft offers free Adware removers. Get Adaware SE.
   Next you want Spybot Search & destroy.

   All of these are free downloads. The first time you run them you may be shocked at the amount of crap on your PC that you never put there. We had one friend who had well over 200 spyware programs alone.

10. Brian T says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Run Disk Defragmenter. Go to START and scroll up to PROGRAMS. then go up to ACCESSORIES. look for DISK DEFRAGMENTER. Running it takes a lot of time but its worth it. Click on MY COMPUTER on your desktop and right click the HARD DISK icon. Choose proprities and look for disk clean up and error check.

11. jacovkss2 says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Do what quarme wrote AND install a virus scanner if you don’t already have one. I like avast, which you can download here:

    http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
     
     
     

12. laura says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    if you dont mind losing your existing files you should reformat your computer and start from scratch, use the reinstallation cd that u usually get with your computer and reformat your hard drive.

13. sherry r says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    take it into a pc place u need more memory and a bigger hard drive thats why it is slow hope u get it fix

14. lwcomputing says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    It depends on what’s wrong it.

    *Clean the spyware that may be on it.
    *Add RAM (If you have less than 512 MB, you NEED to upgrade RAM)
    *Defrag the hard disk
    These are some of the more common ways to improve performance.

15. quarme says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    download this cleaner http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
    use it to clean ur system and uninstall softwares u dont use and get an external hard disk or flashkey and save some or your files there

16. mynamehere says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Add RAM.

17. paul q says:

    August 1, 2009 at 8:56 am

    get rid of screen savers..they slow down the computer

    reinstall the original windows..I have windows xp and took everything off my hard drive and reinstalled the windows xp home edition..this brought back the speed of my computer..but i should have more memory as I run 128 for ram and it should be 256 or 512 would be better but I am not going to spend two hundred dollars on a six year old computer..even with 128 ram..it is fast enough once i got rid of a lot of stuff that was just slowing down my computer.

    also ..defrag the hard drive occasionally and run a program called Ad-Adware by Lavasoft..a free service offered via the internet..good luck

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