My computer is getting really sloooooow.  How can I identify which apps are to blame?
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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
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best answer,\n\ndear member,\nput it on the side, and use SpeedUpMyPc 3 or latest and make ur computer traces completely trashed just download it and run it for once and u will c how it is.....\ndownload.com\n\nthankU
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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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http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ go here and follow the if your computer runs slow
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http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ go to this site and follow the if your computer runs slow
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spyware and background running crap
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I think you can undo the lattest down loads .I suggest that you  try to carryout system restore to a day previous to the day when the down loads were carried out.. The problem is likely to be solved. Then,You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software  and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at\nhttp://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
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1.Uninstall all unneccesary software\n2.If you don't have more than 512 mb of ram, and you have XP, i recommend downgrading to something like Windows Me or 2000.\n3. Press CTRL+ALT+Delete, check you processes. Look for unfamiliar things that take up alot of memory, run a search for it on your computer. (Check if it's a system process first), (i.e explorer is a system process)\n4. Look at your lower right corner, see if any programs are running there\n5. Uninstall any software that runs on the clock (Norton, ZoneAlarm)\n6. Get spybot to check for viruses\n7. Clear all cookies, temporary internet files, autocomplete forms and passwords,and history.\n8. Defrag your drive, Run a disk cleanup (i.e. remember to defrag after every program you install), Defrag can be found in Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools.\n If it still runs slow, i recommend that you reset your computer totally.
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go to downloads.com & search for DAP or other varients of download accelerators\nTry cleaning out your temp files & removing unused programs defrag you drive aswell
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you could reinstall. that would not only fix your problem but also update your software.
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Good that you do adware and spyware cleaning regularly.\nDo you so files and registry cleaning regularly ? If not this could be the source of sluggish PC also. If you do not have a registry cleaner I recommend CClean ( freeware ). Go download. After cleaning do a disk C disfragmentation using\nWindow defragmentation files \nStart/Program/Accessories/system tools / defregmentation\n\nIf still sluggish , don't uninstall Norton but deactivate it\nfrom getting into setup files . \nGo download WinPatrol and deactivate it from boot files.\nThen you can manully use it when you need them.\n\nThen download AVG Anti Virus to use it for life monitoring\ninstead of Norton which historically have proven to slow\ndown setup.\n\nOr alternatively upgrade your RAM to 1.250 GigaBit.\n\nSO choose your options above. \n\nGood Lucj
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Scan your computer often for adware, spyware and viruses.\nAlso use a firewall... and to prevent it slowing down, defragment your hard drive every so often.
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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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You probably have spyware/adware. This is the leading cause of these types of problems...more than insufficient RAM it seems. I know you probably have an antivirus, but it most likely does NOT have an antispyware. \n\n1.)Restart you system in safemode with networking (using F8 during the startup process to get to the advance startup menu) \n2.)Download LavaSoft's Ad-Aware (http://tinyurl.com/bcknm): Next your way till you get to the end of the install, the scan will start automatically after updating\n3.) What to look for in an Ad-Aware scan: The NEW CRITICAL OBJECTS are the spyware/adware installed on your system. \n4.) At the end of the scan you will see checkboxes for each malware on the system, either click each box OR right click the name of the first item and choose "Select all Objects"\n5.) Click next. \n6.) Close the scan using the 'X' in the top right\n\nBet your system runs faster after doing this!!!
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have you deleted files , scaned your disk , did a disk clean up, defragged lately.. those things can slow the comp down, if not done weekly.. maybe you need more ram.. did you update before you ran your virus scan.. sometimes all you need 2 do is reboot.. bummer eh
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check the CPU usage. if your ranning winXP, go to the task manager.\n\nit depends also on the size of your RAM!
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You may not run any applications but there are a lot of things running all the time in the background to keep Windows going. If you have Norton Anti-Virus, it does gobble a lot of memory. And Norton Security even more.\n\nI would also suggest that you increase your RAM to 512.\n\nBesides that, Spyware is the biggest culprit in slowing down computers. Download Spybot and run it. That will take care of any spyware and protect you from future ones.