Comp Slow

**Plastic Flute** · 03-04-2008, 08:13 PM

I cant find the info that this happened to me b4. But my Comp is getting slow . Any ideas for help ?

edawg99 · 03-05-2008, 01:08 PM

Usually a slow computer means you got a virus.

**Val** · 03-05-2008, 08:39 PM

There are many things to let the computer slow ...
You have a 40G HD and wants to put in it 50G for example.

A present for you honey:

CLICKY and give me a kiss!

**mced** · 03-09-2008, 04:49 AM

Ctrl + Alt + Del. Choose Task Manager, sort columns by CPU (decreasing) and try to guess what app is slowing down your PC.

Anyway, what's exactly your problem?

wannabe · 05-03-2008, 06:32 PM

Sorting by CPU usage isn't likely to do it. Sort by MEMORY usage instead and se what's gobbling up all the RAM. Lack of RAM means the computer has to swap off to the hard drive, which is A LOT slower. It's also not uncommon for Windows to accrue a bunch of junk over the course of a year or so and require a reload of the whole thing; this becomes more likely if you have a lot of crap installed, or if you've installed and uninstalled a lot of crap (presumably demos and such).

**mced** · 05-04-2008, 08:25 AM

Well, I forgot I've always got a lot of free RAM. And I tend to use non-hungry operating systems.

Msconfig is a good tool to get rid of those silly resident programs that fill every task bar. My Lenovo laptop booted the first time with 20 or so. That's crazy.

03-04-2008, 08:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,841 My Profile	Comp Slow I cant find the info that this happened to me b4. But my Comp is getting slow . Any ideas for help ?

03-05-2008, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
edawg99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 8,395 My Profile	Usually a slow computer means you got a virus.

03-05-2008, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 7,614 My Profile	There are many things to let the computer slow ... You have a 40G HD and wants to put in it 50G for example. A present for you honey: CLICKY and give me a kiss!

03-09-2008, 04:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
mced Cannot live without Love Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 1,991 My Profile	Ctrl + Alt + Del. Choose Task Manager, sort columns by CPU (decreasing) and try to guess what app is slowing down your PC. Anyway, what's exactly your problem?

05-03-2008, 06:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
wannabe Lacey's Man Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 35 My Profile	Sorting by CPU usage isn't likely to do it. Sort by MEMORY usage instead and se what's gobbling up all the RAM. Lack of RAM means the computer has to swap off to the hard drive, which is A LOT slower. It's also not uncommon for Windows to accrue a bunch of junk over the course of a year or so and require a reload of the whole thing; this becomes more likely if you have a lot of crap installed, or if you've installed and uninstalled a lot of crap (presumably demos and such).

05-04-2008, 08:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
mced Cannot live without Love Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 1,991 My Profile	Well, I forgot I've always got a lot of free RAM. And I tend to use non-hungry operating systems. Msconfig is a good tool to get rid of those silly resident programs that fill every task bar. My Lenovo laptop booted the first time with 20 or so. That's crazy.

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