Why is my explorer (desktop, start-up/boot-up, opening applications) slow yet Internet access fast?
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Windows explorer runs slower because there are multiple applications running in the back ground, this uses processor and memory, internet explorer runs mostly on ram  its a program unlike windows explorer that's the operating system.
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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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sorry, I find (by using a few testing progroms)  that Opera is 25% faster than Explorer.\nIt will take a bit longer to load up initially, if that's what you mean. This I am not too sure how to fix but it doesn't bother me as I seldom turn it off.\nOut of all my browsers the quicker loading is IE6 so for a quick google search I might still use IE sometimes.
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There a lot of reasons your computer can get slow.\n\nIt can get slow if you are running out of disk space or if limewire is running in the background taking up CPU cycles. Uninstalling it will fix this.\n\nYou can also clear out your Internet Cache to free up disk space. This is in the Internet Explorer "Tool: Internet Options". Menu. Select "Delete Files".\n\nAnother problem is temporary files that never get deleted. I've seen thousands of files left around in the temporary folder. You can clean this up by clicking on the Start button and selecting "All Programs : Accessories : System Tools : Disk Cleanup". CAUTION: This tool will offer to do a lot more than it should. Only select the following. Make sure everything else is unselected.\n\n   "Downloaded Programs"\n   "Temporary Internet Files"\n   "Recycle Bin"\n   <anything with the words 'log' or 'temporary.>\n\nChances are you also have adware or spyware, or even viruses on your computer slowing it down. A friend of mine has a computer that was so infected it took 10 minutes just to start up.\n\nYou should install a good virus scanning program. If you already have one, make sure it is up to date. The virus scanner I use on my home computer is AVG. Best of all, it's free for home use.\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/\n\nNext, a good adware/spyware scanner if Microsoft Defender. Again, this is free (for the time being).\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx\n\nA problem with both Microsoft Defender and AVG is they schedule a scan of your computer every night by default. This is a bad thing because it will put way too much wear-and-tear on your computer. Turn off any scheduled scans.\n\nAnother good spyware scanner (again free) is AdAware.\nhttp://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nFinally, and this one is a difficult one to fix, you probably have a bunch of stuff auto-starting that shouldn't. For example QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat and RealAudio, Microsoft Office, all install little programs that automatically start when your computer starts. These programs are supposed to make the companies main program start up quicker. They load a part of the main program in memory so the next time you want to run Acrobat it runs quicker. The problem is, it uses up your RAM and makes everything else run slower. You can use a special program named MSCONFIG to fix this. You can also use a program called HijackThis which you can download from the web. The problem with these tools is you need to know what should automatically start with your computer, and what shouldn't.\n\nAlso, if you have popups that pop up when you aren't even browsing or when you are at a webpage that shouldn't have popups, your computer has been hijacked by spyware. The only way to get rid of this is to use HijackThis. Download it from the web and have it generate a log file. Then post the log file here (or send me a message with it).\n\nBTW, eMule is much better than limewire and doesn't have spyware.\nhttp://www.emule-project.net/
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There is a program called Quick Startup that disables some startup programs. I used it and my computer loads a lot faster.
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Go to www.pcpitstop.com and run its diagnostics.\n\nThis will diagnose whether your problem is:\n- processor too slow\n- not enough RAM\n- disk fragmentation, speed or capacity\n- spyware installed/ OS patches not installed\n\nor a combination of these.\n\nDeinstall any applications you no longer use, and delete, compress or archive any unneeded data.
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My system sometimes slows down if I have IE and Firefox running at the same time.
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There are a few windows tweaks to improve the performance, but make sure the problem is with ALL downloads before you start messing with the registry. \nTry a site like download.com and check the speed there.\nMany sites have crappy internet connections or otherwise limit the speed they upload files to the internet.
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First lets do a CTRL +ALT +DEL (CAD), see what processes are running.\n1. Chances are that there some programs which are running and which you do not need. (Startup programs should be as less, these programs start when computer starts), it can be messengers, and other softwares like desktop , webshots,etc)\n2. I hope you use proper fireall for surfing . In case you run on 50% only when u r on internet, it may be because of spyware attack on computer in lack of firewall.\nI hope I am clear you can ask me in case you want to know more.
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Update virus protection.  Uninstall Explorer, clean cache, defrag and scan disk, reinstall Explorer. Hope that helps.\n\nHere is the website for Microsoft Tech Support: http://support.microsoft.com/
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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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Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > Advanced\nmake adjustments with care.\nI suggest you do not allow "Internet Explorer Install On Demand".\nyou could also make some adjustments in Privacy and Content.\nStart > Control Panel > Internet Options > Privacy
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Check the amount of RAM, processor speed and the video card in your system, while everyone so far has been quite correct that network bandwidth is an issue the fact that changing tabs is slow suggests a problem with your machine.\n\nCheck a virus scan or adware scan just to be sure there isn't some huge resource hog. If you find the problems really getting to you you may want to run less programs at once. I don't really want to patronise you with other basic computer things, I'm sure you have the idea :-)
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You may need to clean it up; try:\nDeleting temp and history.\nRunning clean disk\nRunning Defrag\nClearing your recent files\nEditting the programs that run at start up.
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You may have malware that is slowing down your computer. Try downloading Microsoft's antispyware software and see if it turns anything up. Ad-Aware is also good.
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Run a Spyware scan, which is probably the number one reason for a slow computer these days.  The Yahoo toolbar has a good one, powered by Pest Patrol.  There are other free ones available at http://www.download.com/  The best two free ones IMO are Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D.\n\nAfter you run one or more of these, also do a virus check, a disk defrag and other tweaks, and you should be back to normal.  If ALL ELSE fails, back up what you can, and reinstall Windows.  If that doesn't work, it's a hardware problem.\n\nGood luck!
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That is a very generalized problem without more specifics its hard to help you. are you talking it starts up slow or programs load slow or video game frame rates are low? Also what are the basic specs of your system Processor, RAM, Video card, and operating system.\nAll this information would be helpful in correctly answering your question.\n\nThat said if you are talking about general slowness on startup and opening programs this is what I would look at\nSpyware/Adware- if you are not running any spyware protection you likely have it and this can really slow down a system. There are several free programs I recommend  Spybot search and destroy, AdAware and spyblaster I strongly recommend runnig all 3 if you don't ave a commercial product like spyware doctor. the important thing to remember is that most antivirus programs are not geared towards spyware so don't think an antivirus program will stop this problem.. if youare not runnig spyware protection I would erg you to at least get one of the free scanners and do a system scan and see what it shows.  If it shows a lot of problems let it try to clean them. If it can't clean some try restarting your computer in safe mode and rescan the system. Either way if you find you have a large problem you might look at one of the retail products Personally I recommend spyware doctor but spysweeper and pest control are also highly rated products in this area.\n\nThe other problem that can slow a system down is not enough available memory (RAM).. You can do one of two things\n1.buy more memory\n2. if you have a lot of programs loading at start-up  this can eat up a lot of memory. click on start then click on run  a little box should pop-up type MSCONFIG then click ok. A new window will open may take a minute on the far right you'll see a tab called start-up click on it. now you see all the programs that load whne you start your computer. If you are not using some of these programs you can disable their startup by un-checking the little box. \nhope this helps