My computer is really slow. I have hispeed and it is still slow to move, to print etc. What can I do to fix?
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First, do a complete check with whatever anti-virus program you're using (I'm assuming you have one, but if not, by all means get one...AVAST and AVG are free).  Then run an Anti-Spyware program, such as Spybot Search and Destroy, and/or Lavasoft's Ad-Aware.  \n     Next use the MSCONFIG command from your "Run" utility to check on the programs that are automatically run on your computer at start-up.  ONE AT A TIME, uncheck the ones that appear superfluous...these might include such things as RealUpdate, etc.  Reboot after each deletion to see if your pc still operates correctly.\n     Last, but not least, you might think about adding RAM to your system.  That will be a big help to speed things up.  Hope this helps.
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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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Frequent causes for slow computers are ad & spy programs resident on your computer, and large amounts of files in your browser cache.  \n\nI recommend running Ad-Aware, Spybot, Windows Startup Inspector (assuming you are using windows), virus scan and cleaning your web browser cache (Optons --> Internet Options, Delete Temporary Files in Internet Explorer).\n\nThis should help dramatically.
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There could be many reason for a computer to be slow. If you are running multiple process in background then it will slow you computer down. If there is any program running which is consuming most of the memory, that makes computer slow to operate. Another common reason is, if there is a spyware in your system, then it makes your system slow. Try to install Microsoft antispyware tool from here, http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx and run full system scan. it will detect if there is any spyware in your system, and it will remove it. hope this helps.
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Use the highest speed until/unless you have 'write' problems.\nThen I would cut the speed in half and see if it remedies the problem.  But usually it will be something else...
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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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Yes I have noticed mine is slow also, and I access it from many different computors. Sometimes there is mail that cannot be accessed for several days and then it fixes itself. Wierd man !!!
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This ussualy has to do with the speed of your internet connection so there isnt really anything you can do except get a faster internet provider.\nOther things that may speed it up is closing programs you are using besides that, that may be taking up your computers processing speed.
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do you have enough system Memory to go around?\n\nAs in, what Operaing system do you have, and what amount of RAM do you have\n\nIf you have Windows XP, and only have 256 MB of system RAM, yeah youre going to lag\n\nHave you tried a disk cleanup?\nStart --> Programs -- Acessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup\n\nThat will delete your temp files, maybe you just have too much of that.  Perhpas you have too many programs running at once or loading on startup.\n\nBut let us know what O.S. you have and how much system RAM you have
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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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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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Your computer is probably getting slow because of spy-ware or a virus,or maybe you need to update your computer
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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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http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/pc-running-slow.html
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A1. Start Menu\nA2. Search\nA3. Search *.tmp\nA4. Delete all Temporary files\n\nB1. Start Menu \nB2. Accessories\nB3. Disk Clean Up\n\nC1. Start Menu \nC2. Accessories\nC3. Disk Defragment\n\nD1. Control Panel\nD2. Add/Remove Programmes\nD3. Uninstall ALL ADWARES, GAMES, Toolbars etc.\n\nMake sure to restart computer after all stages.\n\nStill if it's slow, scan it with proper updated Virus Utility.........Still it's slow than take back up of all your DATA like pictures, word files, etc. etc. and than format the computer and re-install operating system.\n\nFeel free to talk with me, manish_p_66@yahoo.com\n\nGooluck.
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You should probably reinstall Windows.  After a while, your registry fills up with crap that it doesn't need.  That means you computer runs slower.  You can try using a registry cleaning program, but the best thing to do is just reinstall Windows and learn to keep your computer 'clean'.
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If your computer is running slowly, I suggest you click the link provided below to download, read, and follow instructions in this guide.  Unless there is a problem with your hardware (dying HDD, for example) then I GUARANTEE reading this guide will help.  Your system will be faster than it was when you first pulled it out of the box and set it up.\n\nhttp://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html