acestony

Hello, I have been noticing this problem with my computer the last few months it has gotten really slow. I have a dell dimension 2400. I have defragmeted and gotten rid of a ton of pictures, files etc. We are connected to high speed also. Does anyone know of anything else I can do to fix the problem?

Thanks in advance

Dropkickmurphys

try doing a Spyware / Virus scan? remove anything that might be causing the system to slow down

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UriA702

here is how I typically troubleshoot the same issue on customers machines;

run the following

CCleaner - free program to remove unused system files and clean up registry
avg free virus scanner
adaware spyware removal
spybot spyware removal

after completing all this defrag using a good defragmenting program, such as diskkeeper 8, and defrag at startup for best performance.

if that doesn't work, run memtest86+ to check for memory leaks and errors.

If all that checks out you should try backing up all your files and reinstalling the operating system on a clean partition

BTW, how long has this operating system been running without being reinstalled? system file clutter and things of that sort tend to decrease performance significantly, I recommend a clean install annually.

If that still does not work your processor, ram, or video card may have some memory leaks at which point some basic hardware troubleshooting would be required.

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oscaryu1

If you don't have any important files, a reformat would be in place.

Also could just be the computer being old. (e.g. P1400)

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