plz help with my slow computer?
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It sound like you are not maintaining the laptop properly.  You should run the defragmentation utility (search google to figure out where it is located), if you don't have an antivirus program download AVG and run and upgrade it regularly.  Download Adaware to get rid of spyware and upgrade it regularly and run it regularly.  If you are on a 56K modem then upgrade to DSL or cable modem.\n\nYour CPU is plenty fast and you have enough RAM.  You might also upgrade XP to the latest version of XP if you have not already done so.
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Read the sted by step article provided by Microsoft.\n\n4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx
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try updating ur graphic card from the manufacturers site and then run the game and u need to clean ur puter from adware and spywares coz these can slow ur computer good luck
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u r computer is slow only when u r accessing net..right?\nif so then the problem doesn't lies with u r computer.\nreasons:\n1. u r in a LAN and the server is providing services to others and hence takes a lot of time.contact u r system admin.\n2.upgrade u r browser.\nif for everything else also the computer is slow\nreasons.\n1. u r system is old ,hence can't cope to the advancements. upgrade the hardware and drivers\n2. upgrade u r OS
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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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Here are the standard remedies:\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 10. 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\nHope this helps
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double click on mycomputer\nselect cdrive and right click\ndo disk cleanup\ndo defragmentation\nscan your computer for virus,trozan,worm,spyware\nif found clean it\nget a registry cleaner (free download) and clean your registry.\ndelete all your .bak files\ndelete all files which are not required\ncheck your virtual memory setting\nif none of these solve your problem\nthen take a backup of your data\nand reformat your hard disk and reinstall software\nif this also does not solve your problem\nthen increase RAM, increase Hard Disk\nif this also does not slove your problem\njust open up your cpu and with the help of screw driver\nremove parts by parts and hit it with hammer.\nonce it gets spoiled, buy a new system
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the computer just might be slow
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Do you do regular maintenance on both computers?  Defrag-clean cache, clear out history?  I know when mine starts slowing down if I do those 3 things, it makes a whole lot of difference.  Just a thought, and good luck.  Nothing more frustrating than a sluggish puter.
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http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/pc-running-slow.html
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if your sysatem is really slow starting up you may have to many programs starting up when windows starts up\n\ndo this\n\nclick start > then run> type msconfig\n\nclick on the right hand tab for hardware\n\nclick on the disable all\n\nthen click ok and apply and restart\n\nsee if this helps\n\nif you system is still slow you may have been infected with spyware, adware etc\n\ntry downloading a spyware sweeper\n\nwww.download.com\n\ntry spybot search and destroy - its good and free
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The only way to sort this problem out is to reformat your hard drive and allocation the correct allocation ( set to auto ).\n\nYour hard drive has been formatted with a compressed filing system which not only makes your pc slower, but limits you to what you can do with your drive.
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here's the solution...!!\n\nMy experience with PC tells me either u hav bad data on your disk or you have plenty of registry errors anywayz you must look at the following points -------->\n\nhow to make your computer fast ... \n\na)increase ram if u have less than 256 MB..if ur on XP\nb)install windows registry repair pro.\nc)use anti-virus to keep away from viruses\nd)use windows defender to keep away from spyware and malware that affect your browsing speed.\ne)delete your temp. internet files\ncookies, and your history\nf)uninstall any unnecessary program on your PC\ng)You must defrag your computer from time to time ....\nstart>all programs>accessories>system tools>select disk defragmentor!!\n\nAdvanced -->\na)select the screensaver option to none.\nb)remove the wallpaper\nc)remove the windows effects while dragging\nd)remove the clock\ne)Don't use any themes.
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I think you may just need to clean out your PC.\n\n1. Defrag your PC.  (Start > Programs > Accessories > Systems Tools > Disk Defragmenter)\n2. Give your PC a good spyware cleaning.  Use Windows Defender for this (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx)
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If you want to go the pricey way, you can get more RAM which allows programs to run. However, it may be cheaper and maybe better if you try these:\n1) Clear your unnecessary files by right clicking on your C drive and clicking on disk cleanup. At least remove temp and internet files.\n2) Remove any unwanted programs by going to control panel then clicking on add/remove programs.\n3) Run a disk defrag by clicking on programs, accessories, then system tools.\n4) Check your startup folder and make sure your computer isn't running any pointless programs at startup. This could drag on if your computer is not very fast to begin with.\n5) Refer to the first sentence if this will float your boat.
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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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first-run disk clean up of your entire hd\nsecond-do a full (thorough)scan of your system\nthird-defrag entire system\n\nyou need to check that you have no spyware\nrepeat above......if that dont work you need to upgrade your memory or run smaller programs