My computer is running pretty slow. It boots up very slowly. Im looking for answers that are not very techy. I am very computer illiterate and dont understand computer talk. I am looking for a simple solution to help speed up my computer. If anyone knows where I can see some videos or simple how to’s that would be awesome! Thank you!
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For running slow there are many causes:
Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!
Spyware/Adware
RAM
De-Fragmenting
Etc.
Below can help you speed up your pc:
For 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
For Firfox, press ctrl+shift+del, and click clean private data.
Manage your startup:
Open your Start menu -> Click Run -> In the command screen type "msconfig.exe" -> In the "system configuration utility", click either "service" or "startup" tab -> Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
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.
Learn "Why Is My Computer Running so Slow?" and "How to Speed it UP":
http://downloadlk.net/WhyIsMyComputerSlow.htm
Use the tool: http://downloadlk.net/themosteffectiveregistrycleaner.htm
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-pc-fast.com/
You can download and scan your computer for free.
Heather
Hi! I am glad you asked your question. It is a good one that many people should hear. Fortunately you are in luck as you do not need to be tech savvy to make decent headway on your machine. There are things even you yourself can do to perk up the pace.
Before I begin I will put my Yahoo IM name in case you would like my help. Feel free to ask me if you have any more questions . I am always here to help and I love doing it when I can. I am an IT engineer. It’s my love and my line of work. So, lets get started!
1. Malware – Okay, in plain terms, this stuff is bad! see the prefix of the word is "mal" you know that means bad in any other english word you see it in. Same goes here. Malware is any kind of software that does bad stuff to your pc in some way. It can be spyware which tracks your internet habits, to viruses which do a lot worse. In almost every case, this is the #1 problem with computers. Let’s find some free handy software to see if this helps our problem
The following programs are excellent choices to start with. I’ve used and recommended them for years.
1. Adaware SE
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10844457
2. Spybod Search and Destroy
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10804822
3. AVG Antivirus Free Edition
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=lst-2&cdlPid=10834624
There u go! You said you’re not tech savvy. Great! The beautiful news is you now have an array of great tools to get you started on speeding up your computer. Best part is you don’t need to know anything to use these apps. Just download and scan each program (scan one at a time only recommended)
Now there are tons of easy ways to really launch a faster computer and unleash the power all of them also free and also easy, so you’ve only really begun to scratch the surface. If you like my advice and if you want to know more, send me an IM sometime and I’d be glad to oblige.
Most of all have a wonderful night.
Happy computing
Sincerely
Brian R.
Indianapolis, 27
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As a tech, the top reason I see is "system tray bloat". If you see a lot of little icons on the bottom right of your screen, that’s prolly it.
All those applications are loaded up when you start your PC, trim the excess and you regain speed.
To do this you’ll need the MSCONFIG program and a site called liutilities. Click Start-Run and type "msconfig". Go to the Startup tab. All the checkboxes you see are things that run at startup. Start looking at the program name that is running. For example, ccapp.exe. By checking ccapp.exe at the liutilities site, you will find out that it;s part of Norton Anti0Virus, so you leave that ticked. By checking all these, you can decide what the bare minimum number of programs that are REALLY needed at startup.
For example, the Adobe updater, the apple updater, the Google toolbars, the java updaters, etc. all take memory resources that you could use for a faster PC.
Hope it helps.
Yves
well i just deleted some of the most unuseful things that helped out my computer.and also my sister said something about upgrading the software.(like i really know how to do that)i am computer illerate too.but my computer does go faster now that all that unuseful things are gone
the most simple way, at least in some respects, is to install more ram
There really are numerous ways to help speed up your computer. Its funny because the other day I was looking for a site that is very similar to what you are asking for. Its an awesome site and it gives you videos and screen shots of exactly what to do. It offers the top 10 ways to speed up a computer and other various computer how to stuff. Go check it out. Here is the direct link to the top ten ways to speed up a computer.
http://computerht.com/archives/97
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Good luck!