Am using windows Xp on my computer, it has become very slow in processing What can I do to improve perfomance.
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This is one of the most common problems that PC computer users have and it frustrates them to no end.  There are many possible causes that may cause Windows XP to run very slow. Carry out the few basic checks below first and if they don't help, then try my other suggestions.  \n\nCheck 1:- How much Disk Space Do You Have Free?\nThe size of your hard disk is sufficient but check to see that it isn't full.  To do this open Windows file explorer select the C: drive do a right mouse button click and select "Properties" to see how much free space is on the C: drive. You need to have at least 2Gb free hard disk space otherwise Windows XP will strugle.  If you have been downloading videos and music files, you may have run out of hard disk space. If your remaining capacity of your C: drive is 7.75Gb then you should be ok.\n\nCheck2:- Is Your Hard Disk Performing At It's Best?\nDo a health check on your hard disk by running the Windows Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter tools.\nGoto start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Cleanup and after the hard disk has been cleaned up then run the Disk Defragmenter tool as well. This will allow Windows to find and retrive files faster.\n\nCheck 3:- Do You Have Enough Free RAM Physical Memory?\nWindows XP runs better and faster when you have more RAM memory for it and your programs to use. If you only have 128Mb of RAM, this could be the reason why Windows is running slow. You can use the Windows Task Manager to find out how much RAM memory is being used when you are using all the programs that you would normally run. Right click on the Windows Task Bar and select "Task Manager". Then click on the "Performance" tab. Look at how much physical memory you have available compared to the total. On my computer I have 256Mb of physical RAM and 15% or 40Mb available after running 3 programs. I would recommend at least 256Mb of RAM for Windows XP. If you need more RAM then you have two choices: (1) buy and upgrade the RAM or (2) use a RAM memory optimiser in the short term. Check out the resources below for more information and websites. Either way I would recommend you upgrade your RAM and your computer will run faster.\n\nCheck 4:- Has Your Computer Been Infected?\nIf 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? If 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
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first of all don't listen to these people telling you to upgrade to xp. That's great if you have a modern computer, but my guess is that's not what we are talking about here. Any computer that runs less than 700 megahertz is going to crawl with xp on it.\n\n download ccleaner at http://www.ccleaner.com this program will let you safely delete things you don't need and leave stuff you do.\n\n\nthen get rid of unneeded programs running in the background. click on start then run, type in msconfig and hit enter. in the app that pops up, click on the start up tab. uncheck  programs you don't need. reboot, that should speed things up and make things more stable. with windows 98, less is better.
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The new software is consuming too many system resources.. This can include CPU availability and RAM usage. etc.. Your system may not be up to par for the software demands. Check the minimum system requirements on the software and compare it to your actual system. You may need to add memory to your computer. Using START> ALL PROGRAMS> ACCESSORIES> SYSTEM TOOLS> DISK CLEANUP -AND- DISK DEFRAGMENTOR will improve performance... Follow the instruction on the computer to complete the drive cleanup and defragmentation process
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to increase the speed of your pc there is one option ...increase your RAM \nif you dont want to do that then you have to check out for the following things \n1-disk space try to free more disk space \n2- get rid of spyware the really slow down your pc (if they alredy there )\n3-try to close unwanted proceses .(for this you have to get this software tuneup software it wil help you identify these processes \n4-fragment your hard disk \n5-clear temporary files
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lmao, u can fix the problem by buyina ram yes, or changin the software but the best thing, the best of the best is to reinstall the whole pc program, if u got xp good, used it and don't give it a service pack or any mother stupid update, but the media player 11 and directx 9.0, that way ur pc will run fast fast, for a better look u can try going to crystalxp.net...u will love what u gonna find in that site, trust me
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Naah...not the fan...First of all..why did U reinstall XP?\nFor a CPU like that...256ram is kinda low...get atleast a gig for a good speed!\nU might have some harware issues...look at all the drivers installed...Then check the IRQs...there might be some conflict which is taking up resources!\nHope this helps!
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There are a few windows tweaks to improve the performance, but make sure the problem is with ALL downloads before you start messing with the registry. \nTry a site like download.com and check the speed there.\nMany sites have crappy internet connections or otherwise limit the speed they upload files to the internet.
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Hi there\n\nIf you are looking to increase the speed of your computer there are a number of things you can do.\n\nOne simply way is to check that your hard drive is well defragmented. This process tidies up files on your hard drive and and makes it run faster. This is because your computer can access these files quicker. To defragment your hard drive, click your start menu go to Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter. Select the dirve you wish to defragment and click on the Defragment button. The time is takes to complete this procedure varies depending on your computer's specifications.\n\nIf this doesn;t improve performance, you could try have a look and see how many programs you have starting up when your computer starts. The more programs you have running, the slower your computer may become, depending on how many RAM (memory) you have in your computer. Check the contents of your startup folder in your start menu by going to programs > Startup and looking at its contents. To delete items from here, click on them with your right mouse button and selecy delete from the menu that appears. Click on the Recycle Bin no your desktop to delete it from there too. Not all programs will place a shortcut in the startup folder so you may need to access the options menu for these programs and look for any settings relating to the program's startup.\n\nIf this doesn;t solve the problem, check your computer for viruses if you have virus scanning software installed. Also, check for spyware and adware software by using a spyware and adware remover. If you don;t have these programs, you will need to download them. Search Google for virus and anti spyware and adware programs.\n\nFinally, you may need update components inside your computer such as your memory, you may not have enough memory to run your programs efficiently. I would recommend at least 512 MB of memory if you are running windows xp. To check how much RAM you have, go to your start menu and click on control panel. If your control panel is in classic view, click on the system icon and it will show your system information, including the amount of RAM you have, for example 512 MB. If your control panel is in catagory view, click on Performance & Maintenance and then click System. This will show you the same information as explained above.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nScott
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Ok. You probably need to clean out your computer thoroughly. There are bunches of ways to do this, so let me give you a bunch of options. Keep in mind that you can get alot of this stuff for free, but if you want you can pay for some of the stuff too, I will signify that.\n\n1. You probably want to defragment the computer. There is an option for that somewhere in control panel.\n\n2.Yes, you probably want to scan disk too. To do scan disk & defragment, go into control panel, and there will be an option saying performance and maintenance (make sure your in category view, not classic view, you can tell in upper left hand corner). Then there will be a bunch of options, go through them and figure out what you want to do, a no brainer after you get into performance and maintenance.\n\n3. You might have virus's, spyware. I suggest downloading this, it's totally free. http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1\nand if you got to the page you will notice it got 5 out of 5 stars from the editor, and a average of 4.5 stars from users.\n\n4.You might want to try WinAso. this is only a trial program, it still works when it is free, but not as good. it's still a good program when it is free though. http://www.download.com/WinASO-Registry-Optimizer/3000-2094_4-10477738.html\n\nI haven't tried this one either, it's like WinAso, but it is totally free, it has good reviews, you might want to try this. http://www.download.com/Advanced-WindowsCare/3000-2086_4-10511244.html?tag=pop\n\n5. There is another program that frees up Ram on your drive, you might want to try this too http://www.download.com/FreeRAM-XP-Pro/3000-2086_4-10485945.html?tag=pop\n\n6. Other than that, that is basically all the stuff I use, my computer isn't well equipped hardware wise, but I clean it out so good it runs really well, I have WAYYY more programs than I should too. Haha. I hope that helps.
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Try getting a faster processor. I just bought a 2.4GHZ laptop Pentium 4 and office opens SUPER FAST! FASTER than my 1.3 GHz Laptop!Also, I have 512 MB RAM.
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Run Defrag. \nDownload and run spybot.\nDownload and run adaware.\n\nThat's a good start.
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In answering your question I will assume that you have a Windows XP computer.  It would also be very helpful if you could provide further technical information about your computer system and can describe the computer’s behaviour in more details, otherwise the most people can only provide you with general information. For an example of what information you can provide, visit my web site resources below.\n\nA slow PC computer is one of the most common problems that users experience and it frustrates them to no end! There are many possible causes why Windows XP would be running very slow. Carry out the few basic checks below first and if they don't help, then try my other suggestions or visit the web sites in the resource section. \n\nCheck 1:- How much Free Disk Space Do You Have?\nCheck to see that your hard disk isn't full. To do this open Windows file explorer select the C: drive do a right mouse button click and select "Properties" to see how much free space is on the C: drive. You need to have at least 2Gb free hard disk space otherwise Windows XP will struggle. If you have been downloading videos and music files, you may have run out of hard disk space.\n\nCheck 2:- Is Your Hard Disk Performing At Its Best?\nDo a health check on your hard disk by running the Windows Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter tools.\nGo to start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Cleanup and after the hard disk has been cleaned up, then run the Disk Defragmenter tool as well. This will allow Windows to find and retrieve files faster.\n\nCheck 3:- Do You Have Enough Free Physical RAM Memory?\nWindows XP runs better and faster when you have more RAM memory for it, and your programs to use. You can use the Windows Task Manager to find out how much RAM memory is being used when you are using all the programs that you would normally run. Right click on the Windows Task Bar and select "Task Manager". Then click on the "Performance" tab. Look at how much physical memory you have available compared to the total. On my computer I have 256Mb of physical RAM and 15% or 40Mb available after running 3 programs. I would recommend at least 256Mb of RAM for Windows XP.\n\nYour computer may be infected with malicious software or have too many useless programs starting up without your knowledge. If you are running memory intensive computer games, then you may also need more RAM. All programs have a minimum recommended system requirements listed on the packaging or in the game manual.\n\nIf you need more RAM then you have two choices: (1) buy and upgrade the RAM or (2) use a RAM memory optimiser in the short term. Check out the resources below for more information. Either way, I would recommend upgrading the RAM to at least 512Mb as it is a low cost option and your computer should run faster.\n\nCheck 4:- Has Your Computer Been Infected?\nIf 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? If yes, what do the errors say?\n\nQ2. Is your computer slow to start-up? How long does it take to start-up?\n\nQ3. Do your programs crash or hang? How often?\n\nQ4. How much free RAM do you have on your PC after it has started up?\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 background? These programs can make your computer run slower if they are all running in the background. Some versions of these programs may not be compatible with certain programs. \n\nQ7. What type of progra
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buy more ram, and install it\n\nDelete your temp internet files\n\nDelete your history\n\nAnd delete your cookies\n\nYOu can also take off programs that you are no longer using or wont use\n\nYou can also defragment your computer after all this is done, and I guarntee it will run faster!!
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you can defrag easily if you have XP service pack (it's standard) alothough someone else already said this here is a website that gives step by step with screen shots and also gives some other quick solution for speeding up your computer...http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx\n\nenjoy!
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Do a defrag on your computer...\nClean disk...\nAlso they have RAM chips you can add to your computer which will make it run faster..
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Only removing programs that run in the background (processes) will speed up your computer. Cntrl-Alt-Delete in Windows XP will allow you to see all of the processes in the task manager. Check the "performance" tab, if the Physical Memory (k) available is under 150,000... you might want to consider upgrading to more RAM. If the CPU is always running at %100... you might consider a new computer (or new processor/mobo, etc, but something tells me you're not going to do that). \n\nHope that helps. \n\nCommon programs that people run that eat up system memory:\nAOL\nInstant messengers\nUncessesary Anti-spyware duplicates (you only need one)
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One way, to make your computer faster, is to add more memory..It is not very expensive, and it will help your computer run better..You can never have to much memory..I hope this will help you..