my p c  is running quite slow?
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There are several things you can do.\n\n1) I agree with the above answer; memory essentially leaks out slowly if your computer is on for extended periods of time. Restart the machine to zap back the memory.\n\n2) Clear the temporary files. Sometimes your computer misses temporary files its supposed to delete. An easy way to clear out any stragglers is to run a search on your computer for "*.tmp" This brings up all temporary files and allows you to delete them\n\n3) Check for spyware. Sometimes spyware gets on your computer without you knowing it. They are often hidden from view and can slow down your computer and even leak personal information. Clean out spyware with a spyware scanner. I suggest using both Spybot Search and Destroy and AdAware. (you can download them when you Google the titles i have listed above)\n\n4) Remove any unnecssary files and programs. Keeping your hard drive from being chock-full allows files to be accessed and saved much more easily.\n\n5) Defrag the hard drive. After deleting unnecessary files, run a defragment on your hard drive. This will allow the computer to access files much more efficiently. (Defragmentation could take a while; allow some time for this. Leaving the computer to do this overnight is a good idea)\n\n\n\nIf all of these have absolutely no use whatsoever, it may be time to upgrade your RAM and/or hard drive.  :-)\n\nHope this helps.
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There are many possible causes that may be causing your computer to run slow.  You definitely haven't run out of hard disk space if you have 59.8 Gb free.  If you have been surfing the web, it is more than likely that your computer may be infected with malicious software that is "chewing up" your computer resources and making it run slow. Without further specific details about your computers slow behaviour it is difficult to give you specific fixes.\n\nHere is a list of questions that would help to identify exactly what is happening with your computer:\n\nQ1. Do you get errors appearing? Is yes what do the errors say?\n\nQ2. Is your computer slow to start-up? How long does it take?\n\nQ3. Do your programs crash or hang? How often?\n\nQ4. How much RAM do you have on your PC?\n\nQ5. Does you computer slow down only after running a specific program such as a game?\n\nQ6. Do you have a firewall, antivirus program, spyware remover or other similar removers running in the backgournd?\n\nQ7. What type of programs do you use regularly?\n\nQ8. Does you computer slow down gradually, or almost immediately?\n\nGenerally this is what you need to check if your computer is running slow:\n\n1. Scan and remove all forms of adware, viruses, spyware and other malicious software that may be running on your computer without your knowledge.\n\n2. Make sure you have the lastest Windows updates installed\n\n3. Find out what programs are starting up on your computer automatically and disable the ones you don't want to start-up when you power-up your PC\n\n4. Use the Task Manager to find out how many processes are running on your computer and identify the ones that don't need to be running and stop them.\n\n5. Do a hard disk health check and defragment it regularly.\n\n6. Perform other regular computer maintenance checks and housekeeping such as deleting temporary files.\n\nThere are 3 approaches to this type of computer problem:\n(a) Read through all the tips and hints at the resource web sites below and learn to apply the advice on your computer manually; or\n(b) Spend a small amount of money on some of the commercial tools that will fix most of your computer problems with a few simple clicks of a mouse; or\n(c) Get a geek friend to help you out.\n\nIt is probably a good idea to learn a bit about what makes computers slow down so check out the resource web sites below as you can also use some of the FREE TOOLS as a first step to fix the problems.
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i have a very slow one
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Hello,\n    I suggest, uninstalling the programm, and re installing it. If the problem persists check your computer with;\n\n1: Spybot search and destroy\n2: Your Anti Virus Software\n3: Ad Aware 6.0\n4: AVG anti virus\n\nAll of the above are available via free download. If the problem persists after all these checks use the defragment in control pannel may also be under disc cleanup this will solve the problem. may i suggets doing all of the above and your computer will overall run 10x faster!\n\nHope This helps
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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
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thats in your system information.... my computer... contral panel...performance.... then look at your system details...
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My Computer > Properties > Performance
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http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ go to this site and follow the if your computer runs slow
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There is several reasons why your PC may run slow:\n- installed a lot of applications;\n- installed then uninstalled a lot of applications without using a third party tool to cleanup the registry files;\n- a lot of temp, temperary internet files, etc;\n- a lot of OCX/DLL files being registered by the Operating System (Windows) to be used by other applications;\n- insufficient memory (RAM);\n- PC requires defragmentation due to the presence of files that are segmented;\n- backdoor trojan installed on your PC that monitors keystrokes and mouse movements and sends them to others;\n- could be a problem in the Hard Disk - slow at reading/writing;\n- processor problem - if overclocked or being overheated;\n- have a lot of services installed;\n- running the PC as a domain, server, etc;\n\nThere are many other reasons...the list can go on and on...\n\nIf you have any questions, just contact me via mail through my Profile...\n\nHope this answers your question...
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Get more RAM Memory, and try to keep it clean from spyware and trojans, there are tons of anti-trojan and anti-spyware software. The one I use is Zone Alarm Security Suite. It is great, It has an Antivirus, Anti-Spyware and a Firewall. \n\nOh, another thing, check the free space of your hard disk, if you are short of disk space, your pc will turn slow.\n\nRegards,\n\nFreddy Gonzalez, Dominican Republic.
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1. Check the fan, if the cooling system is bad the processor will automatically step down its speed\n2. Remove all spyware and viruses by installing a good antivirus software\n3. Make sure you un install all software that you dont need. Any thing that runs in the back ground such as database services etc.\n4. Check how much RAM is currently being utilised and which processes are taking max cpu time. That might give you an indication which program is slowing it down.\n5. Check memory for consistency by doing a memchk from command prompt. Also check that CMOS setup detects the right amount of memory installed (2GB in your case)\n6. Try using Firefox browser. Its more resilient to spyware etc.
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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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Go to http://www.pcpitstop.com/ and run the full system test
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do you have enough system Memory to go around?\n\nAs in, what Operaing system do you have, and what amount of RAM do you have\n\nIf you have Windows XP, and only have 256 MB of system RAM, yeah youre going to lag\n\nHave you tried a disk cleanup?\nStart --> Programs -- Acessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup\n\nThat will delete your temp files, maybe you just have too much of that.  Perhpas you have too many programs running at once or loading on startup.\n\nBut let us know what O.S. you have and how much system RAM you have
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It sound like your system respond is too slow. \n\nTry to check what is the available memory left on the system. If you are running on Win XP, click on Alt+Ctrl+Del once. Choose Task Manager, click on Performance, Check on phyical memory. If you left 50MB and below, you need to upgrade your memory, or uninstall some of your software to give space for other problem.
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That should be fast enough. Maybe you have spyware or a virus.
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Here are my recommendations.\n\nA major cause of slow PC's is fragmentation of the hard drive.\nYou need to defragment the HD at least once a week if not more depending on how much you use your computer, and what you do with it.  \n\nOne way is to use the defragment utility built into Windows XP.  It is slow but does the job rather well.  Go to:\nStart > Programs > Accessories > System Tools   and then click on System Defrag to run the tool.  It will take several hours so let it run overnight or simply walk away from your PC for a few hours.\n\nA great program for defragging automatically is Diskeeper. It costs $30 but is well worth it. Go to www.download.com and search for Diskeeper. Read the Publishers Description and the tech and user reviews. It can be scheduled to run automatically as the program deems necessary, and if you are using your PC and the program launches itself, it will take a backseat to whatever you are doing and give you the priority for CPU usage. I think you'll agree it's a good program to have. It precludes your needing to remember to defrag at regular intervals.\n\nAlso, another major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool.  Go to Start > Run >   type in msconfig in the box and click OK.\nThis will bring up a window with several tabs at the top.  Click on the “Startup” tab.  It will list the programs that are running on your PC and eating up resources.  Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running.  Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name.  Clicking on it will remove the check mark.  Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK.  Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect.\n\nAnother good thing to have is a little program called FreeRAM Pro. It is free and is available from www.download.com This program puts a little RAM meter on the System Tray and shows how much RAM you have remaining that you are not using at any given time.  I think you may be surprised at how little RAM you have to run other programs. Also, once it is installed you can right click on the little meter, then click on RESTORE and it will open the RAM display window. You can tweak the settings so it will display your CPU usage also.  Then just click “Minimize” and then “To System Tray” to return to the Task Bar.\n\n What happens when you run out of or run real low on RAM is that the OS recognizes the low or no RAM situation and starts using a section of your hard drive as memory. This is called virtual memory, or a swap file. The PC is constantly writing and reading from your HD. Comparitively, it is a very slow process. Check your motherboard manual and determine how much RAM each slot can hold. It will also tell you what type of RAM you need. You can also go to http://www.crucial.com and run their analysis utility to determine what kind and how much RAM is installed in your PC. Depend on your MoBo manual to determine the RAM limits of each slot though.\n\nHope this helps