my computer works very slowly for 4-5 min after i start my comp , after that it works properly.?
818881
probably you have too much startup programs so when they all work during the startup of windows they cause your computer to slow doewn  a little bit until they are fully activated, then your computer will work properly again.
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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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Alot of things could be wrong.  I usually spend an hour or more running virus/spyware scans on computers, installing updates, optimizing boot programs, running boot and file system defrags, etc when people are having this problem.  If you don't know someone that can do this for you, then you should take it to Best buy or a local repair shop... assuming it's out of warrenty.  \nIf it's in warrenty... call Dell.\n\n(And for the fellow who thought it would be funny to say Windoze is slow... my computer which is getting on 3 years old with XP sp2 boots from cold poweroff in 16 seconds.  It could be faster but I allow for a 5 second OS delay just incase i want to boot a diff OS.  Slow is all a matter of how you manage your startup programs.)
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It sounds like you have a virus.  Some malware may have hijacked the computer and might be using it as a server.\n\nEither that or the computer does not have sufficient RAM.  It's storing programs in use on the hard drive instead.  The hard drive is roughly 1,000 times slower than the RAM.  The cure is upgrading the RAM.\n\nIn either case, you're gonna need a computer guy to take a look.\n\nIf it's malware or insufficient RAM, just buying a new computer might not fix the problem because that computer will, without a firewall, just get infected again.
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Could be the cooling fan or the hard drive. Check both.
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mine did that. all u do is shut down ur computer and then give it a few hrs and then reboot it. mine was ok.
564002
there shoudl be a restart button on your cpu.  try that
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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
99806
ALL computers will begin to run slower and slower as time progresses because of a number of reasons! Viruses, spy-ware, fragmented files, accumulated programs that start up everytime you boot (you might not even know they are there), maxed out storage space, etc. The key to keeping a computer running like it did when it was new is “housekeeping”!\n\nFirst, do everything you can to clean-up your machine:\n\n1.Remove everything that is just “junk” on your machine.\n2.Make sure you are not running unnecessary programs or processes. You can double check this by running a start-up manager program. A free one is available at:\n\nhttp://www.windowsstartup.com/\n\n3.Run your anti-virus program.\n4.Run your spy-bot program.\n5.Run your ad-aware program.\n6.Defragment your hard drive. This is a really critical thing.\n\nWhen your machine is “lean and mean” like it was when it was new you may be back up to speed.\n\nIt’s kind of like a pick-up truck! You can only put just so much in the bed before it is full (or overloaded) and it will just barely move!
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99% of it doesn't work and will make your computer go slower.\n\nIf you want to speed it up remove the things that load on start-up, de-frag your drive, remove un-needed files, and un-install anything you don't use.
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More likely, your fan is bad.  If it was the power supply, you would notice more issues with the actual computer.
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check if the cooling fans are working properly.\n\nthing is, you might have to get a better cooling fan for your processor, or move your PC to a cooler place.
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It depains on what type of interent you have and how fast you computer is. But about 1 to 5 minutes
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I'd start by looking at the fan and giving it a clean if its necessary.  If you've changed memory sticks, then they could be defective - there's always the option of a virus infection as well
606121
Remove your CDROM and check ur system,if ur system still slow. Then may be ur system infected with a virus/spyware etc.\nOtherwise chage ur CDROM.
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Check your start up programs.\nSTART > RUN > type MSCONFIG > STARTUP uncheck things you really do not started at Boot up.
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have you tried scanning the computer for viruses and spyware? that's one reason.\n\nAnother is possibly that the capacitors in your mother board are bloated. That happened to ours and my father just bought new ones that matched the bloated ones and soldered them in. Now our computer works again. \n\nOR try to see if your memory cards connection thingy( sorry forgot the term) are clean. \n\nOr the cpu fan ain't working properly.