My computer is generally slow any ideas on how to fix this?

5 thoughts on “My computer is generally slow any ideas on how to fix this?”

1. Peacemaker says:

   April 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm

   First, backup all your data to an external medium.

   Then, if you have no hardware problems, do this:

   (1) Run a FULL anti-virus scan with a good virus scanner. Get free editions of Avast or Antivir. Use the latest virus definitions file. But don’t install or run more than one anti-virus at the same time.
   http://www.avast.com
   http://www.avira.com

   (2) Run anti-spyware scans with Super Anti-spyware and malwarebytes free editions.
   http://malwarebytes.org/
   http://www.superantispyware.com/

   (3) Ensure all Microsoft security updates are applied.

   (4) Run disk cleanup to delete old temp files and other junk

   (5a) Run chkdsk once to scan for file system errors. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

   (5b) Run a thorough disk defrag. Use a good defragmenter for this, and also run a boot-time defrag to fix the MFT and page file if they are fragmented. Check out Diskeeper 2009, which is widely acknowledged to be the best defragger around. Their website has free 30-day trial versions. http://www.diskeeper.com

   (6) Disable unnecessary background processes and services that take up memory.

   (7) Make sure all the hardware components have the latest and most stable drivers. Video card performance in particular is strongly dependent on drivers.

   You do not need to clean out the registry or mess with the registry in ANY way whatsoever. Deleting a wrong key from the registry can damage your operating system.

   Good Luck!

2. Ebghsb says:

   April 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm

   The Windows Registry is the master control center for your operating system and applications it runs. Corruption or overload registry issues can cause all sorts of pc performance problems, including poor application startup times, slow Windows start-up, extremely slow shut down, inability to resume from computer sleep and more.Cleaning, compacting, and optimizing your Windows registry can go a long way to dramatically speeding up your computer’s performance, start-up and shutdown speed.
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3. Kevin says:

   April 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm

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4. mike H says:

   April 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm

   there are lots of ways to speed up vista

   defragment the hard drive
   run a registry cleanup
   set vista for performance
   recreate your profile
   http://www.computer-adviser.com/vista-speed-up.html

5. Normal says:

   April 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm

   Computer errors:
   Infect spyware
   Registry problem

   You are infected with spyware if:

   * You see too much pop-up advertisements.
   * Your browser has toolbars that you haven’t installed.
   * Your homepage has changed (and you can’t change it back).
   * Other settings have changed without your permission.
   * Your computer is slow.

   To get rid of spyware and keep your computer clean you can use an antispyware or even more.
   You can download a antispyware software.
   http://top5antispywarereviews.com/reviews.htm

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