How can I speed my computer up?

Question

When I first got high speed internet the computer was extremely fast and then started slowing down. My friend told me about K-meleon browser and I downloaded it and it was super fast again now I still use k-meleon but iit takes almost 7 seconds to flip a page. Its horrible. I cant buy anything so dont suggest that and at the time I cant redo my whole comp with the restore CD. Please help!

Answer 1

The best way to speed up a lagging computer is to drop it off a very very tall building. The closer it gets to the ground, the faster it will get! ;P

Answer 2

Keeping your computer clean on the inside is essential

for a smooth runing system.

You need to keep your computer clean like you keep

your car's engine clean.

Regular maitence needs to be done for smooth surfing.

You need a program that will get rid of all the ad-ware

and spyware off your system. This alone will speed

you up. Also defrag your system at least once a month.

I don't know anything about k-meleon, I use firefox, it's

faster than IE and has great options for my biz and

surfing hsbits.

Answer 3

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 4

A clean computer is key to a fast computer. Below are some programs that will help you achieve a fast and clean computer.





Free online virus scan. If you don't have a anti-virus program then you can use a free online one to check your computer for viruses.



http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html



A couple of free anti-virus programs can be found at



http://free.grisoft.com/

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html







Now to clean your machine of spyware I suggest 2 programs. Spybot and SuperAntiSpyware. These programs will be most effective if you run them in Safe Mode. On many computer you can get there by repeatedly pressing the F8 key as soon as your computer starts to boot. Then use your arrow keys to select Safe Mode.



http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html ---- Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.

http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html



You can also use a program to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place.



Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today.

By simply browsing to a web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one of these unwanted fiends!



The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.



Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software. Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox. Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html





Now lets move on to cleaning up your disk and saving space.



Do a disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can get to both of them by following the path below.



Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Then follow the same path and click on Disk Defrag.

For Vista just click on Start>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Again follow the same path to get to Disk Defrag.



You can check every box that has a amount to delete during the Disk Cleanup process.





Now lets tweak you connection for speed. If you speed is good I would suggest you do not mess with tweaking it since you can get into trouble sometimes and actually slow down your connection speed. I will give you 2 programs that can speed up your connection.



The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.



The program can aid both the novice and the advanced user in tweaking related TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry, making it easy to tune your system to the type of Internet connection used. The tool uses advanced algorithms, and the bandwidth*delay product to find the best TCP Window for your specific connection speed. It provides for easy tuning of all related TCP/IP parameters, such as MTU, RWIN, and even advanced ones like QoS and ToS/Diffserv prioritization. The program works with all current versions of Windows, and includes additional tools, such as testing average latency over multiple hosts, and finding the largest possible packet size (MTU).



The TCP Optimizer is targeted towards broadband internet connections, however it can be helpful with tuning any internet connection type, from dialup to Gigabit+ :)



You can download it from http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php



The second one is called CableNut.

You can get it from http://cablenut.com/





Now lets clean up your registry. Again there are many programs that can do this. I will give you 2 that I use all the time. I have not had any problems with them.



CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :)



Download it from http://www.ccleaner.com/



The second one it CleanUp.



Introducing Windows CleanUp!, the quickest and easiest way to delete temporary files from your system.



CleanUp! is a powerful and easy-to-use application that removes temporary files created while surfing the web, empties the Recycle Bin, deletes files from your temporary folders and more.



CleanUp! frees disk space and reduces the "clutter" on your computer helping it to run more efficiently. It also can be used as a way to protect your privacy on the Internet. You can even instruct CleanUp! to securely delete files making it impossible to retrieve their contents using lower-level disk tools - just another way of protecting your privacy.



No gimmicks here, CleanUp! is so easy to set up and use that you'll have a lean, clean, mean machine in minutes.



Download it from http://www.stevengould.org/index.php?Itemid=69&id=15&option=com_content&task=view







After running the programs above you will have a clean and faster machine. You will enjoy the Internet much more now. Enjoy!

Answer 5

Go to http://www.pcpitstop.com/ and run the tests it provides. Make sure that you use Internet Explorer because it runs best on that, and it will scan your computer and let you know what types of things to do to fix your computer to make it run faster. It will also guide you through most of them.

Answer 6

Check out http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.info

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

It will help improve your system performance.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Try turning off your modem and turn it on after 30 seconds. Also try deleting your temporary internet files and cookies.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

disk clean-up and defrag - optimization of the boot drive will increase performance if the drive is really needing it.

Answer 10

have you ever heard about defragment?

try doing that

and delete things a files that you dont use

close those programs that are running and you dont need

try cleaning you desktop

Answer 11

Re-install windows. Use firefox. Use AVG anti-virus. Have been doing this, and my computer is fast.