Computer extremely slow and lagging out.  Can't pin point the cause using task manager.?
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wow i think im seeing double!!
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Windows probs finks u need it or has just not updated in task manager. try restart. if not leave it. windows does normally do the best thing for speed
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I would say that you most likely have a bad CPU.  You've eliminated all other potental reasons except for the power supply.\n\nDo a quick check of the power supply, but I'd almost put money on a shot CPU.
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Have you installed any programs? Those programs could be running in the background eating up speed. I would recommend you try uninstalling them. Also you may want to download and run an anti-spyware programm. You may have inadvertantly gotten some  ad programs on your PC that could be slowing you down.
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Did you try clearing up your cache? Or may be you have some other programs running in the background that are consuming your CPU/Memory. Check memory and CPU usage of your computer.
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You might have too many programs installed. Your RAM and CPU Usage must've gone HIGH tending to delay your "SHUT DOWN" process. Try Uninstalling few programs which you don't require. BEST thing is "SYSTEM RESTORE" i.e. restore it to an earlier date when your Computer ran faster.\n\nSTART>PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS>SYSTEM RESTORE...
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Try bringing up your Windows Task Manager to see if something is consuming your CPU.
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Start --> control panel --> system --> advanced tab --> performance.  Change virtual memory.\n\nBut first I would do a disk clean up and defrag (start --> all programs --> accessories --> system tools --> disk cleanup and after completed, defrag.)
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Too many other programs running, not enough ram....etc
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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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Try defraging your computer: Start button- Programs- Accessories- System tools - Disk defragmenter. \n\nYou files may be broken up all over your hard drive and it has to look over your whole hard drive to find the last files, that is what may be causing the slowdown, or you have things running in the background of windows that suddenly needed memory causing it slow down. Press ctrl+ alt + delete and if you have XP you will see a tab on the task manager for performance, have a look at that next time you burn, see if anything spikes.
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hold down Ctrl+Alt+Delete and bring up the Task Manager. Click the Processes tab and a list of running programs is displayed. Click CPU to sort them by the amount of CPU time each process is taking. \n    On top should be System Idle Process at about 95% or more.\nIf any other is taking more than the System Idle Process you probably have a virus. Try Trend Micro's "Housecall" to check and clear viruses. You will also want to find and remove Malware. Spybot Search and Destroy is free and fairly good. look around for others.\n   Follow this link for a broadband speed test:-\nhttp://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp\n\nGood Luck
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Try buying the latest version of Norton Anti-Virus, it sould like you have Spyware...a type of "virus" that slows your computor down.
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to many programs running ? not enuff ram ? to many pages open ?? try defrag and disk clean up.
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Slow as crap.. More problems when I logout then anything else.
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Is it a old computer?  How much RAM are you running?  Could be that you have spyware and malicious programs running in the background that you are not aware of.
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http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/pc-running-slow.html