why is my computer slow.?

5 thoughts on “why is my computer slow.?”

1. mohit khanna says:

   November 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

   Windows XP is much better than Vista..

   Try these things:

   1) Open msconfig and disable all startup menus. (except dock, if u need it)
   2) Make sure that you dont have more than 2 antiviruses installed. If so, then chances are that they would clash with each other and then cause system problems

2. Young Runner :) says:

   November 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

   Did you restart your computer? You might be going on a site with a lot of pop-ups and you don’t know it. Go to Tools on the top left hand corner of your screen and click "Delete Browsing History" then click "Delete Cookies" If this doesn’t work, take it in for repairs. It might be that your computer is just old.

3. AJ says:

   November 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

   if it’s not a virus then it could also be that you have too much data stored in your C drive

4. me123 says:

   November 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

   It could be old RAM. If it is, then you have to buy more RAM. There is a program called MalwareBytes AntiMalware that you should download. It’s a virus scanner, but as doesn’t protect you in real time, it won’t affect your other antivirus. It is free, and very well known and trusted. Search for it in google and then download it from their website. Then update it and perform a full scan. It can find a lot of malware that other programs don’t even notice.

5. G. says:

   November 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

   If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don’t always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.

   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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