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Slow PC Help - pspman - 09-09-2010
Ok hey niftyhost members, just a question...
My dads PC is very slow, and I need some tips to fix it thanks to all!
RE: Slow PC Help - Venom - 09-09-2010
Well the best thing is to educate him on not downloading shiny cursors and etc :pp show him the good stuff..
Anyway the most radical and best result is the reinstallation of Windows(which that is I'm assuming)
I REALLY recommend this option.
Just back up the stuff you actually need and list programs installed and tada
if you can't do that then I'll reply with some other things
RE: Slow PC Help - RichardGv - 09-09-2010
Unfortunately, simply stating your computer is slow makes little sense. There are thousands if not millions of reasons why a computer is slow.
The best solution, if you don't have the ability to diagnose the problem, is to ask a adjacent computer technician to help you. Forum systems are asynchronous, therefore very unsuitable for complicated diagnostic tasks.
- At least you need tell us what operating site your dad is using: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, BeOS/Haiku, OpenVMS, or MS-DOS 1.0?
- If you are on a operating system that's way too popular and there are numerous malware and viruses targeted at it -- I mean Microsoft Windows -- check for viruses firstly. And check startup applications and running processes with Task Manager, msconfig, and Hijackthis or some similar tools. Make sure there's not a process that eats 50% of your CPU resources.
- Well, when is the computer slow? When it's booting, or when it's running? Is an application specifically slow, or just any applications are?
- Restoring a system backup might be helpful, provided that you have one.
RE: Slow PC Help - pspman - 09-09-2010
Ok, its a Windows XP, Its slow on boot up, and running, Im coding my site, and it freezes which is very frustrating, and I've tryed Ccleaner, and other known ways, but it goes fast then builds back up again =/
RE: Slow PC Help - RichardGv - 09-09-2010
Please try what I indicated in the second point in the last reply:
(09-09-2010, 01:09 PM)RichardGv Wrote: ...If you are on a operating system that's way too popular and there are numerous malware and viruses targeted at it -- I mean Microsoft Windows -- check for viruses firstly. And check startup applications and running processes with Task Manager, msconfig, and Hijackthis or some similar tools. Make sure there's not a process that eats 50% of your CPU resources...
RE: Slow PC Help - HiddenKnowledge - 09-09-2010
(09-09-2010, 04:25 PM)pspman Wrote: Ok, its a Windows XP, Its slow on boot up, and running, Im coding my site, and it freezes which is very frustrating, and I've tryed Ccleaner, and other known ways, but it goes fast then builds back up again =/
I've been helped a lot by using autoruns, it will show you all the programs that start at boot, just be sure to hide the "Microsoft entries", unless you are an expert. :)
I also think Process Explorer is a lot better than taskmgr to see who's being the bad guy on your computer. :)
P.s. These tools can inflict huge damage to your windows installation when used incorrectly, but can help you solve problems where some other programs are useless.
If you make a Hijackthis log (this is an tutorial for the hjt log forum, but well.) and post it here, I can look at it for you. :)
RE: Slow PC Help - khy - 09-10-2010
I think have some registry tweaks may help
RE: Slow PC Help - HiddenKnowledge - 09-10-2010
(09-10-2010, 05:31 AM)khy Wrote: I think have some registry tweaks may help
Lol, if you like breaking your system.
RE: Slow PC Help - pspman - 09-10-2010
Haha, ok thanks guys, ill wait till he asks ;)
RE: Slow PC Help - Cameron - 09-10-2010
I have to say Linux is a lot faster than Windows in most cases...maybe it's just me :P