Guest mare Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Hi I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire computer, but it is still slow. I have no idea what it could be, I have run my virus programs, and there was nothing found. Someone suggested I tried to defrag my computer? I was wondering how I do this?? And will this possibly help?
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: Slow Computer On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:08:00 -0700, mare <mare@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been > extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire computer, > but it is still slow. I have no idea what it could be, I have run my virus > programs, and there was nothing found. Someone suggested I tried to defrag > my computer? I was wondering how I do this?? And will this possibly help? Possibly? Yes. Likely? No. You say you run an anti-virus program, but you don't say which one. Please tell us. Also, do you run anti-spyware software? If so, which one? If not, my guess that spyware is your most likely problem. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Unknown Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: Slow Computer Have you run disc cleanup lately? "mare" <mare@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D67491D-80E6-4D7F-A241-B23877C14C16@microsoft.com... > Hi > > I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been > extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire > computer, > but it is still slow. I have no idea what it could be, I have run my virus > programs, and there was nothing found. Someone suggested I tried to > defrag > my computer? I was wondering how I do this?? And will this possibly help?
Guest Paul Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: Slow Computer mare wrote: > Hi > > I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been > extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire computer, > but it is still slow. I have no idea what it could be, I have run my virus > programs, and there was nothing found. Someone suggested I tried to defrag > my computer? I was wondering how I do this?? And will this possibly help? To get some information about your disk and its performance, download the free version (2.55, right hand column) of HDTune. http://www.hdtune.com/download.html The active mode for your hard drive, is in the lower right hand corner of the Info screen. http://www.handtops.com/images/handtops_com-flipstart-report-hdtune1.png If you use the benchmark option, the program will test the transfer rate of your disk. A typical 7200RPM disk will deliver 60MB/sec near the beginning of the disk, and about 40MB/sec near the end of the disk. The graph displays the transfer rate across the disk surface, and the results should be a curve. This picture is a benchmark of a laptop drive, and this is slower than a desktop. The desktop disk should be more than twice as fast as this (and still curved like this picture). http://www.handtops.com/images/handtops_com-flipstart-bench-hdtune1.png If your benchmark is a flat line, or if the Info screen shows a very low transfer speed mode is being used, that would explain the sluggish system performance (at least while programs are loading). You can use the Task Manager (control-alt-delete) and the screens in there, if the problem happens to be some piece of software that is using cycles and you don't know it. Defragging is an optimization, but won't boost things to the same extent, as figuring out what is really wrong. You say "extremely slow to load", so that sounds more serious. Paul
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Re: Slow Computer See http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/help-my-computer-is-slow.html -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ mare wrote: > I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been > extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire > computer, > but it is still slow. I have no idea what it could be, I have run my virus > programs, and there was nothing found. Someone suggested I tried to > defrag > my computer? I was wondering how I do this?? And will this possibly help?
Guest Gerry Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Re: Slow Computer Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mare wrote: > no how do you run it?
Guest Daave Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 Re: Slow Computer "mare" <mare@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D67491D-80E6-4D7F-A241-B23877C14C16@microsoft.com... > I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been > extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire > computer, > but it is still slow. What exactly do you mean by "I have tried restoring the entire computer?" Which method did you use?
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 Re: Slow Computer "mare" <mare@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D67491D-80E6-4D7F-A241-B23877C14C16@microsoft.com... > Hi > > I am not sure what is wrong with my computer. But everything has been > extremely slow to load recently. I have tried restoring the entire > computer, What exactly do you mean by that? If you didn't wipe the drive and start from a clean install, you are using the same registry, and won't have made much difference. By "slow to load", do you mean that the PC takes a long time to start or that once started, everything takes longer? > but it is still slow. I have no idea what it could be, I have run my virus > programs, and there was nothing found. Someone suggested I tried to > defrag > my computer? I was wondering how I do this?? And will this possibly help? Frequently, slowness is caused by either too many processes and programs loading at startup, or that at least one of those programs or processes take a long time to initialize. Firewalls, for example, can significantly slow down the system at startup. Also, if you have Windows Update or Microsoft Update - set to automatically download and install updates, this can be a problem. If you don't have a very fast system and connection, letting this run automatically can take control of the system away from you for varying lengths of time, up to ten or twenty minutes. There's a program from MS called Process Explorer, which can be very helpful in figuring out what exactly is taking the CPU cycles. It's worth downloading and learning about. Make a shortcut to it and run it first thing at startup, and make notes of what processes take a lot of cycles. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx Also, download and run CrapCleaner - ccleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds. Get the Slim build. Install, run, click Analyze and then let it delete what it finds (the Run Ccleaner button). Note that this may remove passwords and settings for things like banking sites. Finally, there is another issue. General slowness can be a symptom of a failing hard disk. HTH -pk
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