Why is my computer running so slow lately?

7 thoughts on “Why is my computer running so slow lately?”

1. Ceg says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   Firstly, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
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   Try optimizing Internet Exlorer Browser
   a. Check first the version
   Click Help
   Click About Internet Explorer

   If you are using IE7 or version 7
   a. Close IE
   b. Click on Start
   c. Click on Control Panel
   d. Open Network and Internet Connections
   e. Open Internet Options
   NOTE: If Network and Internet Connections is separated just try to look for Internet Options
   f. At Internet Options
   Click on Advanced on the upper right
   Click on Reset at the bottom portion
   Click on Close
   Click on Apply and OK

   If you are using version 6
   Click on Tools on the upper verions
   Click on Internet Options
   Under General Tab Delete Files, Delete Cookies
   Then Go to Security Tab, Click on Default Level
   Then Go to Privacy, Click on Default
   Then Go to Programs Tab, Click on Reset Web Settings
   Then Go to Advanced Click on Restore Defaults
   Click on Apply and OK

   Use the following tools

2. Hilda says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   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.Put programs on other drivers ,not C driver, because commonly C is for operating system. And defrag hard disks every 2 months.

   Good luck.

3. Person says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   Get better internet security norton is bad and slows down your computer.

4. ridelights says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   Check your network card…. nothing will slow down a PC more than when it is constantly searching for a good network connection…..

   Check both the wireless adapter and the ethernet card you have….

   Best wishes….

5. Ricky B says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   keep only one antivirus, clean hard drive and get rid of crap (if harddrive is less than 5% free, things get sluggish). could also be dusk clogging fans and lining internal parts. make sure you clean your machine every 6 months-year. more if you smoke etc.

   lastly, i don’t know how old your machine is, but every computer deserves a format and fresh install every so often.
   buying new hardware will also fix your problems, but then, so is buying a new machine altogether 😛

6. James says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   Clean the hard disk (diffrent from defrag) in the control panel also delete all temp files and cookies as they can take up virtual memory and cause lagging
   also try updating your drivers as they may be old you video driver should be checked first

7. G. says:

   July 9, 2010 at 12:50 am

   First, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
   http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html

   2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:

   1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
   2. Click Start, click "Control Panel", and then double-click "Internet Options".
   3. On the General tab, click "Delete Files" under Temporary Internet Files.
   4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the "Delete all offline content" check box , and then click OK.
   5. Click OK.

   3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:

   1. Open your Start menu.
   2. Click Run
   3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"
   4. In the "system configuration utility",click either "service" or "startup" tab
   5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
   6. Click "OK"

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