after clearin history,&internet files,run defrag etc. n do time, what causes pc to run so slow, free fixes? ty
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tons of things.. run spybot search and destroy , adaware , hijackThis , cwshredder , and remove unwanted programs...\nsearch google for all the above.. should speed things up a bit.\n\noh and run mscongi start -run -msconfig uncheck unwanted startup programs and service... MAKE SURE you know what your turning off and on! RESEARCH!
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First check pc for viruses-remove or quarantine...(system tools)disk clean up & defragment...delete cookies...restart pc.
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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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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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Try..\nDeleting temporary files\nDisc cleanup\nDefrag\nIf it still runs slow get an expert to look at it.
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as you load more and more stuff onto your pc, there is more and more stuff that windows has to search through to find the files it needs to start up.\n\nI would consider getting an application which can defrag your startup files and place them at the start of the drive.\n\nThere could be a corrupted driver that ste startup struggles to process which could slow the whole thing down. Defrag the drive and see if it starts up any faster. the Defrager built into windows XP does an aokay job but i might want to consider something better like O & O DEFRAG.\n\nhttp://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oodefrag/pro/\n\nor Iolo's system mechanic 6 also has a whole host of features to fixup some problems\nhttp://www.iolo.com/sm/index.cfm\n\nUnfortunatly, i know of know free, better defraging alternatives to MS Defrag.\n\nOn a lighter note you might want to see what's starting up and in what order.\nhttp://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/LoadOrder.html\n\nIf you know how you should disable some of the unnesasary stuff that runs during startup. Goto START > RUN and type in MSconfig. Click on the STARTUP tab, and uncheck the items that you think/know are not neccasary for starting up.\n\nI hope that helps.
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hit control alt delete.  Then look at your processes and delete every process that it will let you delete except "Explorer" which is windows.  Then your system will run fast again.  Try it.  Seriously.  \n\nIt won't hurt your system....I promise.
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check for spyware, get Windows Defender free from Microsoft, Also you might want to check your CPU fan for proper cooling, if it is if it isnt running at max speed your CPU will overheat causing it to run slow
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There are several possibilities:\n\n1) Defrag is in your start up directory.\n2) Defrag was told to run upon the next reboot and won't stop running until it's allowed to finish.
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The 1st thing I would do is to delete your cookies and temp internet files. Then I would run a defrag, and see from there.
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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 this to speed things up.\n\nTools - Internet Options - Browsing History - Reduce Disk Space to 50.\n\nTools - Internet Options - Advanced - check box  HTTP 1.1 Settings - check box Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections\n\nI've done this and my pc is so much faster.\n\nBut bear in mind if you have a Web Site Filter on your anti virus, this will slow things down quite a bit anyway.
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Run Defrag. \nDownload and run spybot.\nDownload and run adaware.\n\nThat's a good start.
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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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I would try defragment, then reboot if that don't work try system restore
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Quick clean would be the best in this case, because defrag will not of much effect in this specific case, and defrag takes a lot of time.
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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.