Guest Gord Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Just wondering if anyone out there would like to help me speed up my computer. It is slower than the 2nd coming and hangs p on programs.
Guest Unknown Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Slow computer Do the normal things. Run disk cleanup, defrag, and then shut down virus programs. How much memory does your system have? "Gord" <Gord@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A7B102EF-0BD5-475E-B135-D5A710BAB1DA@microsoft.com... > Just wondering if anyone out there would like to help me speed up my > computer. It is slower than the 2nd coming and hangs p on programs.
Guest nass Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 RE: Slow computer "Gord" wrote: > Just wondering if anyone out there would like to help me speed up my > computer. It is slower than the 2nd coming and hangs p on programs. How many Disk space you have on the system? How many RAM you have on the system? Log into your Add/Remove Programs in Control panel and weed out unwanted programs/Games/Toolbars gained over the time. Go through these cleaning steps: 1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window you will see these Options: General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs | Advanced . Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called [ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on [Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [ Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites. = Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this: Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one later and see which is the culprit . How to manage Add-Ons: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256 Scan for malware from here: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm Windows memory: A whirlwind tour http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-memusage/ Quick Guide to Monitoring Memory http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/76098/jsi-tip-4792-evaluating-memory-and-cache-usage.html How to speed your PC: http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/supertweaks.htm Run disk clean up and then run this command: sfc /scannow HTH, nass --- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Slow computer On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:05:01 -0700, Gord <Gord@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Just wondering if anyone out there would like to help me speed up my > computer. It is slower than the 2nd coming and hangs p on programs. If you're looking for help, you need to begin by giving us some information. Your message above tells us next to nothing, and any "help" you get from someone based on so little information is nothing but an outright guess. 1. Describe the hardware configuration of the computer. 2. Have you always had the problem on this computer or is it new? If new, when did it start, and what did you do it before it started. 3. What does "hangs p on programs" mean. Describe the symptoms exactly, and if you get an error message, post its exact verbatim text. What applications does it do this on? Do is do it whenever they start or after some time? If the latter, what are you doing with the applications when the problem starts? Does it do it on all programs or only some? If the latter, tell us which ones. 4. Describe the speed problem clearly. What does "slow" mean? It is slow when doing what things? How slow? Don't tell us about the "2nd coming," but put an approximate number on its speed for each thing it does slowly. 5. What security software do you run? Tell us the names of your firewall, and anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. Do you update each of them regularly? 6. What programs do you have start automatically with Windows? Post the complete list. 7. What applications do you run? Is it slow while running each of them or only some of them? -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest JS Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Slow computer #1: A process that's loading down your CPU: It could be a sub-process or application that's running in the background and taking all the CPU resources, which could be the cause of your PC running slow. To find and display what could be the problem try Process Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx Note: Once you have Process Explorer installed and running: In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower Pane' options. Then expand the process named 'Explorer' (click on the + sign) In the column on the left named 'CPU', look for any high CPU usage. Next click on the CPU column to sort the processes by %CPU usage (Highest to Lowest). Move the mouse cursor over any process, you should see a popup with some detailed info. Then mouse over the process that's using most or all the CPU %. Then click on that process to highlight it, Now that it's highlighted, right click and from the options listed select: 'Search Online' This should display what out there on the web about that process. You can also double click on any process to open up a more detailed 'Properties' window. Note: some entries like Explorer, System/Services, and Svchost entries may need to be expanded to show the detail (sub processes), in this case click on the + located to the left of the entry. An alternate method using Process Explorer is to double click on the Graph just below the Menu bar. This will open the 'System Information' window, which has a larger display of all three graphs. Move your mouse over any spike in the CPU Usage graph to see what process/application or service was the cause of the spike. #2: Stuff that loads during boot or logon and then is always running in the background: If you want to list and explore what may be the cause then: Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot (Boot Execute tab), when you logon (Logon tab) and other programs that load (grouped by labeled tabs) for easy viewing. It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop any program (use with care) that you don't want to load. You can undo any changes you have made. Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you may need to highlight the item (right click) and use the 'Search Online' option to get the details, especially useful for the more obscure items in the list. #3: Viruses Viruses and malware can also cause your PC to slowdown or malfunction. Malke has an excellent set of instructions on what to do: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware #4: To much crap on the hard drive: Take a look at CCleaner as a tool to remove Internet history info, cookies, temp files, auto complete and other junk. Note that when CCleaner is first installed most if not all the options are checked which is far too aggressive. So I recommend unchecking all the items listed in 'Applications' tab and in the 'Windows' tab selectively place a check mark for only those options that are of some value in increasing the amount of free space on your PC. The 'Analyze' button allows you preview what and how much hard drive space you will get back. Also available is customization, see Options/Custom to add any other/additional folders you want files deleted from. http://www.ccleaner.com/ #5: Defragment your hard drive. JS http://www.pagestart.com "Gord" <Gord@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A7B102EF-0BD5-475E-B135-D5A710BAB1DA@microsoft.com... > Just wondering if anyone out there would like to help me speed up my > computer. It is slower than the 2nd coming and hangs p on programs.
Guest db.·.. > Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Slow computer the first step you should take is a simple one. boot into safemode and see if there is a notable improvement in performance. if so, then the solution is at your finger tips. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "Gord" <Gord@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A7B102EF-0BD5-475E-B135-D5A710BAB1DA@microsoft.com... > Just wondering if anyone out there would like to help me speed up my > computer. It is slower than the 2nd coming and hangs p on programs.
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