How do I fix my computer? Its slow?

6 thoughts on “How do I fix my computer? Its slow?”

1. Trent says:

   January 15, 2010 at 4:08 am

   Hi Luis,

   I get this question a lot. I work as a computer consultant and handle small businesses. The employees often pull me to the side and ask me personal questions about their home computers and "why is my computer so slow?" is a very common question.

   I understand your frustration with a computer that just continually gets slower each day but this happens with all computers. What you need is a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly maintenance schedule to follow in order to keep your computer in tip top shape.

   1. Backup those important files.
   2. Add more Memory to your computer.
   3. Optimize Settings for best performance.
   4. Increase Pagefile
   5. Remove startup application not needed.
   6. Uninstall unused programs.
   7. Update Windows.
   8. Install a Firewall program.
   9. Perform a Disk cleanup.
   10. Anti-Virus Scan.
   11. Spyware scan.
   12. Malware scan.
   13. Run Scandisk.
   14. Defragment your hard drive.
   15. Check your computer for Overheating.

   For more detail on this process, check out my latests blog post for a FREE Step by Step guide on speeding up a Slow Computer. This guide has detailed instructions and screenshots to help you speed up your slow computer.

   http://speedupmyslowcomputer.blogspot.com/

   Cheers,

   Trent

2. will79601 says:

   January 15, 2010 at 4:08 am

   DO NOT USE ADVANCE SYSTEM CARE TRUST ME use super anti spyware

3. ariel_kenji012 says:

   January 15, 2010 at 4:08 am

   my friend… i have already answered a billion questions like yours…

   you cannot fix a computer that is slow you can only optimize it…

   if you want it to be fast you have to invest some time and money…

   well anyway… try tuneup utilities 2009 its free and it can improve your computer…

   take it on me… old computer cannot be as good as new computer…

   windows has 46 million virus and counting…

   others: none…

4. Steve L says:

   January 15, 2010 at 4:08 am

   make sure your desktop ONLY has essentials on it and not internet links or songs

   more things on your desktop = SUPER SLOW

5. Turnip says:

   January 15, 2010 at 4:08 am

   sudden reduction in performance levels are often associated with malware being installed.
   I suggest you run a scan with malwarebytes .

   you can get malwarebytes here,
   this is a direct download link
   so you should have no trouble getting it.
   click on this link ↓ and then select run.
   http://www.malwarebytes.org/affiliates/2-spyware/mbam-setup.exe
   INSTALL IT TO YOUR DESKTOP, update it,
   then run a full scan and remove everything it finds.

   some viruses will try to disable it
   so if malwarebytes will not startup
   then go into the folder it is in and rename the mbam file to XXX
   then double click on the file you just renamed to start it up.

   after you have used malwarebytes then do this online scan.
   to make sure you have nothing else hiding away.
   http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
   preferably in safe mode with networking.

   then use this to clean up your pc
   Advanced SystemCare Free : http://www.iobit.com/

   ☺

6. Jeff says:

   January 15, 2010 at 4:08 am

   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.
   Go to: http://downloadlk.com/WhyIsMyComputerSlow.htm learn how to fix it.

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