I have no clue why my computer is so slow...?

Question

It started acting slow a couple of days ago. I just renewed my virus protection ( its avast ) and I checked for viruses.It said there weren't any. I disk cleanup every time I get off the computer. I didn't add any new programs or anything. I defragmented it yesterday. I don't know why it's like this..... any ideas?

Answer 1

The reason the computer gets slow is due to the registry files becoming corrupted, or messed up, in simple terms. These files tell the computer or laptop how to operate the software installed on the system. If any of these files get messed up, the computer is not sure what to do and this will really slow down the computer. The other scenario is where you download other software, screensavers, pictures, videos, or even music, and this will somehow change the settings on a registry file. When this happens, the original program that needs that file now has the wrong instructions in it. So, it will cause the computer to run slow, or in a worse case, crash.



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Answer 2

For running slow there are many causes:

Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!

Spyware/Adware

RAM

De-Fragmenting

Etc.



Below can help you speed up your pc:



For IE, click Tools, Internet Options delete files (offline files) clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want) click o.k., and Restart



For Firfox, press ctrl+shift+del, and click clean private data.



Manage your startup:

Open your Start menu -> Click Run -> In the command screen type "msconfig.exe" -> In the "system configuration utility", click either "service" or "startup" tab -> Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.



De-Fragmenting

1. Right click of C Disk.

2. Click properties.

3. Click tools tab.

4. Click "Defragment now".

5. Click Defragment.



You can search which process full use you cpu, and end the process.



Under steps:

1. right click on the TaskBar.

2. click the Task Manager.

3. click the processes tab.

4. double click the CPU.

5. find if the "System Idle Process" is max.

6. if not right click and click end process.



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Use the tool: http://downloadlk.com/themosteffectiveregistrycleaner.htm

Answer 3

The culprit is your antivirus (AV) program, however at the same time, I blame that hard drive of yours. Is your hard drive light on constantly while the computer audibly crunches away?



Here's what I mean:



Your antivirus software is (I assume) actively scanning your hard drive malware. This is usually branded as "real-time protection". When it does this, whatever files you or your system access are checked by your AV software first. This is all fine and secure, but it causes some excessive hard drive activity.



Now, why I accuse your HD of acting up, is because the speed of your hard drive will directly affect it's performance.



Hard drives have internal platters that constantly spin at a specific speed, much like a record player. The data is stored in sectors on your hard disk, that sit on a specific spot on the platter. Once the hard disk seeks to the location of the data, it must wait until that particular sector spins around to be picked up and read.



These wait times are very small, a millisecond or so typically. But multiply this by the thousands of seeks your hard drive does to read a file, it adds up. This is where you're seeing your sluggishness.



Most inexpensive hard drives are built to operate at a modest speed of 4500 RPM. These drives are usually found in lower end laptops and desktops, and are chosen by OEMs based on price, not performance. This allows them to sell you a computer for a lower price. Did you buy your particular computer based on it's price, or based on it's performance? Price; i thought so...



I would recommend purchasing a newer hard drive with a speed (called a spindle speed) of at least 7200 RPM. This faster speed means less time waiting for a piece of data to make it's way around the platter to be read. If you're really feeling tough, you can go the distance and get a 10,000 RPM hard drive, but these are a bit overkill for normal desktop use.



Also, if you are running lean on RAM (which is *very* common for budget PCs), some hard disk space is used as "virtual memory". This is when some of the data stored in lightning-quick RAM is transferred back and forth between the super-slow hard disk. This happens when your computer needs more memory than your RAM can accomodate, and it just multiplies your slugishness.



Invest in some more RAM. Aim for at least 768MB for Windows XP. RAM is dirt cheap these days, take advantage.



Keep this in mind always: Especially when it comes to computers, you GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. When you buy budget hardware, you're gonna get budget performance. No exceptions.

Answer 4

In my opinion, it sounds like it might be the virus protection program. I know that if you run too many programs at once, the computer will run slow. You might need to consult someone else that might have more experience or someone that had a similar problem.

Answer 5

Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".

Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!

There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.

http://www.make-pc-fast.com/

You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 6

something like that happened to me and it ended up being a large virus. Try using 2 different virus protectors that are different from the one you use. If the one you use is norton, get rid of it, its terrible it didnt tell me there was a virus either.

Hope you find the problem!

Answer 7

All you will ever need, right here:



http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hijackthis-log-help/247567-your-pc-running-slow.html







Edit: to the guy below, NEVER use two Anti-virus programs at once. They conflict with each other and will make the computer run WORSE.

Answer 8

Check http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.com

With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.

It will help improve your system performance.

Answer 9

You're on Y!A. It's awfully slow on here.

Answer 10

just reset internet explorer erase history and saves.