My Mac has been getting slower and slower... whats wrong?
149313
Get a copy of PC World magazine and open to ad for new PC's. Leave in an area where your MAC can see it. I think the problem will cure itself.
1050787
Sounds like Spyware. Download Both Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy, install them and run both and see what pops up. \n\nThen after it runs defrag your hard drive and you should see marked improvement.
402921
when does it run slow? if it runs slow at startup, check out what programs are running at startup (run>msconfig>startup tab)\n\nmake sure you know waht you're doing before messing with startup utilities\n\nif your computer is slow while its running, run some antispyware or antivirus software, it is possible you may have spyware or viruses slowing you down with extra processes and tasks\n\nto clean up some hard drive space you can get ccleaner (ccleaner.com)
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Frequent causes for slow computers are ad & spy programs resident on your computer, and large amounts of files in your browser cache.  \n\nI recommend running Ad-Aware, Spybot, Windows Startup Inspector (assuming you are using windows), virus scan and cleaning your web browser cache (Optons --> Internet Options, Delete Temporary Files in Internet Explorer).\n\nThis should help dramatically.
1043972
First of all, you will start to notice that your computer is running slower and messing up.\n\nI would advise you to run a virus protection system.  They can help clean out your computer and rid you of viruses.\n\n\nHope this helps!
644720
Go to "start".."run"....type in msconfig and check out your settings under "startup" and uncheck anything that might be slowing your computer down.\n\nHope this helps
826333
it's probably your startup\nall these programs starting at once is what causes slow startup.\nalso an antivirus could be running at startup, that really slows it down.\ntry this before u mess with the registry
771012
I have about 10,000 songs in itunes, and my computer is not any slower because of it. You are just storing the files on your disk. This does not use any of the processor unless you are actually accessing the file.\n\nSo - the real question is why your computer is slowing.\n\n1/ Over time, you need to defrag your hard drive. Open my computer, right click on your c drive > properties > tools > defragment now. Do this every couple of months.\n\n2/ You have a lot of programs that have snuck into your computer at startup time. install winpatrol (free - use the link below). Check the 'startup programs' tab. if you have more than about 20 items, invistigate each item and disable anything you dont need. Liutilities.com is a great source for this.\n\n3/ If your antivirus is norton or mcaffee, dump them, as they are resource hogs. Just make sure you follow all the remove instructions to get everything out. Install Avast instead. Its free, small, fast, and more effective than the previously mentioned.\n\n4/ lastly, you can blame microsoft's patches every month to a small degree. Every patch they make adds a little bit to the overhead. Its the price we all have to pay for the innocent and not-so-innocent hackers.\n\nTaking care of the 1st three should speed you up considerably. regarding #4, and just overall performance, RAM is the best thing you can buy next to bandwidth. Forget all the accelerators you may hear about. Its just junk.
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A virus can cause a slow computer or if it is over loaded with to much crap. Go to Settings from your start menu and select control panel then select add/remove programs. Here you can clean up your computer and remove unwanted programs. If you don't already have MacAfee virus and firewall protection you can download free trial versions off the Internet. All you can also defrag you computer this compresses all your files. I am not certain how to do this but it does help your computer.
122537
Your computer probaly has a virus or is as slow as mine
895674
Did it just start to happen or is it been a slow slide to this point? If it has just all of a sudden started happening - it is a virus or spyware. If it has been a slow creep over a long period of time - then it is likely that you have too many junk programs running and that is slowing your system down. Run a spyware scan and anti-virus scan and if it comes back clean - you can either start removing programs (Add/Remove programs in Control Panel) or find a freeware/shareware program like Ace Utilities to remove unwanted programs
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Make sure you have a gig of RAM, it uses a lot of resources.\nDefragment the hard drive and run Ccleaner.\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com\n\nIf that fails, then contact MacAffee; you paid for the program they should give you support!
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There must be a virus on your computer that is slowing your pc down.I have faced this problem before of the pc hanging on using the internet.Use a good security software to clean up ur disks.
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proberly to many programs running in the background, eg if u have more than 10 icons near the clock on the right hand corner. \nu need to remove some of them from the startup options.\nalso do a scandisk, defrag, diskcleanup etc.. \nuninstall some programs u dont use etc
1080777
There are several things to check out regarding your problem.\n\n1. Perhaps your computer infected by a virus, worm, spyware or trojan. Check with your antivirus software and make sure the virus definition is updated regularly. Virus or similar things can slow down your PC performance.\n\n2. Perhaps there is corrupt data on your application. Please make sure to run the defragmentation tool regularly (once a month). This can be useful to monitor your hardisk performance.\n\nThanks.\n\nSony AK\nwww.sony-ak.com\nY!: sonyarianto
933984
I have just got rid..it slowed down and jammed up everything to such an extent!! I'm on an apple mac...if you have XP...go to the start menu....hit SEARCH...type in Limewire and delete all files it finds...give that a whirl !!!
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First question: are you on a network with other Macs? Get the tech who sets up the network to go through the set up and check all the permissions,etc. You won't have the administrative permissions to reset stuff. It might not be your fault at all and he/she can fix it as "Root." \nSecond point: You might not have enough RAM to run System10 and the applications. Getting more RAM would be a good thing to check on... check the Apple icon at the top of the screen and select "About this Mac" you should have more than 512K memory, lots more... like a gig of ram at least if you are running hefty programs like Adobe Photoshop or anything that deals with video or 3D.\nGrasping at straws #3: I had an issue once where the computer was recalibrating itself every 15 minutes. Wrong setting. No matter what I was doing, the machine crashed... made me crazy. A tech friend had heard of the problem, went in to the system folder and fixed it in two seconds. That was an older OS, but it could be something similar where a discreet function is seizing precedent.\nApple.com is a good place to check for faq and ongoing issues. I've used Mac for almost 20 years and have so little trouble with them it's noteworthy when I encounter a difficulty, especially now.