my PC runs slow, why?

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1. Hilda says:

   November 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   Hi, you can speed up your computer by the following ways:
   1.run a antivirus software to scan your computer fully.

   virus usually impacts the speed of computer.
   If there is no virus, see the possible reasons that make computers slow down and solutions.

   2.Registry is the centre database of your computer operating system which contains information and settings for hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, and per-user settings. You must load the registry whenever you launch any programs on your computer. If the registry is too fat or with some errors, computer’s performance will seriously be impacted. So, you need to clean up registry and fix its errors.

   If you are not familiar with registry, don’t remove files away from it and clean up it easily for you may delete important things that will make your computer in trouble. You’d better choose to use a professional registry cleaner,personally,I like wondershare registry optimizer,it’s safe to operating system.

   3.There must be too many programs start up automatically when you start your computer.Run a registry optimizer or cleaner to stop those unnecessary start-up programs.

   4.Have you ever clean up your computer since you bought it? If the answer is never, I am sure that there are lots of junk files on it. Junk files is also one of reasons that will cause computer slowing down. You’d better delete them regularly.

   2,3,4 can be realized by a registry optimizer.

   5.If a registry optimizer doesn’t work, add RAM or do a fresh reinstall of windows. Before you do a reinstall, please remember to back up.However, you should know that frequent reinstall is harm to hard disk.

   6.If you have more than 1 driver,Put programs on other drivers ,not C driver, because commonly C is for operating system. And defrag hard disks every 2 months.

   7. do not run too many programs at one time
   Good luck.

2. G0lDii says:

   November 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   Neil=Retarded, graphics cards don’t slow down system performance.

   You know what’s slow? Windows 7 Ultimate might be too heavy for your system, try home premium (:

   If it’s still slow, try opening the laptop and cleaning the fans. I had a laptop, i opened it, saw my fans, the dust somehow turned into something like a brick! lol

   If you need any more info contact me:
   xxgaminggoldixx@hotmail.com (:

3. Neil says:

   November 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   you really need a better video card the card you have has only 128-bit memory GDDR4 deserves to run free with at least a 256MB interface for windows 7/ vista or pc will become slow trying to compensate using ram and cpu

4. Piers says:

   November 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   That type of system specification shouldnt mean a slow computer, especially with Windows 7.

   Firstly have you checked how much memory programs are using in Windows 7 Task Manager? Some programs can easily use lots for no particular reason (apart from maybe memory leaks!). Also how often do you defragment your hard drives?

   Defragmenting can reduce program load times and speed up your system slightly. Apart from that check your AV software, some are well known for eating system resources.

5. Worldwide2010 says:

   November 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   Follow these steps and you’ll have your computer purring like a vintage Porsche (or whatever your dream car of choice is). And the best part? Maintaining your computer is a lot less messy than an automobile. You don’t even have to roll up your sleeves.

   Clean up disk errors (Run once a week)

   Whenever a program crashes, or you experience some power outage, your computer may create errors on your computer’s hard disk. Over time, the errors can slow your computer. Luckily, the Windows operating system includes a Disk Check program to check and clean any errors on your computer and keep it running smoothly.

   Remove temporary files (Run once a week)
   Your computer can pick up and store temporary files when you’re looking at Web pages and even when you’re working on files in programs, such as Microsoft Word. Over time, these files will slow your computer’s performance. You can use the Windows Disk Cleanup screen to rid your computer of these deadbeat files.

   Rearrange your data (Run once a month)
   Don’t be shocked, but your computer can get sloppy. Your computer often breaks files side by side to increase the speed of access and retrieval. However, as files are updated, your computer saves these updates on the largest space available on the hard drive, often found far away from the other adjacent sectors of the file.

   Make Internet Explorer run faster
   The Web is a sparkling achievement of modern society. It’s everywhere—from the home to the classroom. We use it to communicate, to work, to play—even to waste time when there’s nothing else to do.

   Automate Microsoft Update (Configure once)
   Microsoft works constantly to release updates to Windows and other Microsoft products, including Office. At Microsoft Update, you can find and install all these updates—not just the critical ones. Often, these updates will improve your computer’s performance.

   Install antivirus and antispyware programs
   Computer viruses and spyware (hidden software that gathers information about you without your knowledge or consent when you’re using a computer) both reduce system performance. Computer viruses can not only reduce performance, but they can also destroy data. Any computer that accesses the Internet should have antivirus and antispyware programs installed.

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