slow computer?

9 thoughts on “slow computer?”

1. tyler b says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   The reason for a slow computer and stop responding issues are due to limited resources for the computer. There are many hardware programs that run in the background that uses up the resources, such as printers, scanners, webcam, etc., even if they are not being used. Also many software programs, such as the AV programs and Quicktime, run in the background. Your computer will only has so much resources. When the resources become taxed, the system will slow down creating your problem.

   To fix it, you can try and change the settings of these programs so they do not activate until needed. The other solution is to purchase more RAM, one of the system resources. This will help improve system performance.

2. Perfectest says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   There are lots of problems which make your pc slow.
   Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!
   Spyware/Adware
   RAM
   De-Fragmenting
   Etc.

   Below can help you speed up your pc:
   From IE, click Tools, Internet Options delete cookies delete files (offline files) clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want) click o.k., and Restart

   De-Fragmenting
   1. Right click of C Disk.
   2. Click properties.
   3. Click tools tab.
   4. Click "Defragment now".
   5. Click Defragment.

   You can search which process full use you cpu, and end the process.

   Under steps:
   1. right click on the TaskBar.
   2. click the Task Manager.
   3. click the processes tab.
   4. double click the CPU.
   5. find if the "System Idle Process" is max.
   6. if not right click and click end process.

   Use the tool: http://downloadlk.com/themosteffectiveregistrycleaner.htm
   Learn more information "why is my computer running so slow": http://downloadlk.com/WhyIsMyComputerSlow.htm

3. Tell me says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.com
   With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
   It will help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.
   Good luck!

4. Lois A says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   The best guide I have seen:

   http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Speed-Up-Slow-PC

   Hope this helps…

5. July girl says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   Learn how to clean up your computer and speed it up here:
   <—http://fix-slow-computer.remove-junk.com
   Good luck!

6. Peacemaker says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   Iexplore.exe is internet explorer.

   IexploRER.exe is malware. Get rid of it IMMEDIATELY.

   Did you connect to the internet without having a firewall and anti-virus in place? You should have AVG free or some other good anti-virus installed at all times.

   Since it’s an old computer, it will also benefit greatly from regular defragmentation. Here is a list of what you can do:

   (1) Run a FULL anti-virus scan with a good virus scanner and delete any malware that crops up. be sure to use the latest virus definitions file.

   (2) Run anti-spyware scans with Spybot S&D and AdAware, and remove any malware if found.

   (3) Ensure all Microsoft security updates are applied.

   (4) Run diskcleanup using Ccleaner to delete old temp files and other junk

   (5) Run a thorough disk defrag to cure the drives of the fragmentation ‘disease’. Use a good defragmenter for this, and also run a boot-time defrag to fix the MFT and page file if they are fragmented. The easiest and most effective way to manage defragmentation is with an automatic background defragmenter so that you don’t have to waste time defragging or scheduling defrags. The automatic defragger will do everything quietly in the background. Google for ‘fully automatic defragmenter’.

   (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.

7. Darren says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   Update your anti-virus
   http://free.grisoft.com/ [If you do not have one]

   Update your anti-spyware software.
   http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx [if you do not have one]
   or
   http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html [free home edition]

   Restart your PC in safe mode
   http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

   And run a full scan with both.

   You may also want to have a look at your start up items by using msconfig.
   http://www.netsquirrel.com/msconfig/

   Be careful with the items you uncheck, you can have a look here to see if they are necessary
   http://www.greatis.com/appdata/index.html

   You should also have a look at your IE Add-ons.
   http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/web/sp2_addonmanager.mspx
   Disable any you do not use.

   After you reboot back to normal mode, down load and install ccleaner to fix any registry problems.
   http://www.ccleaner.com

8. Simply_Trans_Amourous says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   You can run the msconfig.exe and find all those running applications in the background. Copy the names of those items into google and find what they do and determine if they can be turned off or removed. I also like to consult with http://www.pcpitstop.com.

   It’s a great site that checks your computer for free with many valuable suggestions for what it finds.

   Best of luck!

9. Jenny says:

   June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

   Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".
   Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you’ve installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it’s Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!
   There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
   http://www.make-computer-faster.com/
   You can download and scan your computer for free.

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