Slow Computer

SAAER45 · 10-01-2005, 08:59 PM

Recently my computer have been really slow and I can't understand why, I've run virus and spyware checks, defrags, among other things. I'm guessing it's the memory, but don't really have any big applications installed. How can I tell how much memory I have, how much I have left, and what applications are using what amount of it? Basically, my question is how do I stop my computer from being abnormally slow. Thanks in advance for any help,
John

34erd · 10-01-2005, 09:03 PM

Memory as in the hard drive? Or memory as in RAM? Usualy "memory" means RAM but I think you mean your hard drive. Go to my computer, hold your mouse over "C" or whatever your hard drive is partitioned to, and it will show how much space is used and how much you have. As for RAM, which wouldnt slow down your computer but rather make it slow to start with if you dont have enough, go into system properties and check hardware. Or you can download CPU-Z and check the speed and timings also.

diduknowthat · 10-01-2005, 09:21 PM

what's your system specs?

SAAER45 · 10-01-2005, 09:43 PM

It says total size is 70.9GB and Free Space is 30.7. Is that alot? How do I tell what files in particular are using a lot of that space?

diduknowthat · 10-01-2005, 09:47 PM

Harddrive isn't slowing you down. What operating system do you have?

edit: also try disabling your system restore (if you have one) and then run virus scan again.

SAAER45 · 10-01-2005, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liuliuboy

Harddrive isn't slowing you down. What operating system do you have?

edit: also try disabling your system restore (if you have one) and then run virus scan again.

If My hard Drive isn't slowing the computer, do you think it's a virus? I have Windows XP Home Edition. How do you disable the system restore?

mikekelly · 10-01-2005, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAAER45

If My hard Drive isn't slowing the computer, do you think it's a virus? I have Windows XP Home Edition. How do you disable the system restore?

start>control panel>system

I had to do this the other week to get rid of one program that was stuck in a system restore on my computer.

Xycron · 10-01-2005, 10:57 PM

hvae you installed any new applications recently? like anything that starts on star-up or runs on your bottom right task thing?

SAAER45 · 10-01-2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xycron

hvae you installed any new applications recently? like anything that starts on star-up or runs on your bottom right task thing?

Yah, I have a lot of startup entries, but I don't know how to get rid of them

Hairy_Lee · 10-02-2005, 03:31 AM

firstly, i would perform a full system virus scan. also, consider downloading spybot search and destroy and run a spyware scan.
then, uninstall any programs you dont need.
if you are still not happy with your system's performance, go to the start menu and type msconfig in the run area. go to the startup tab and remove any entries you dont want to use; bear in mind to carefully check what each entry is before unticking it, if you are not sure just leave it as it is.

10-01-2005, 08:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	Slow Computer Recently my computer have been really slow and I can't understand why, I've run virus and spyware checks, defrags, among other things. I'm guessing it's the memory, but don't really have any big applications installed. How can I tell how much memory I have, how much I have left, and what applications are using what amount of it? Basically, my question is how do I stop my computer from being abnormally slow. Thanks in advance for any help, John

10-01-2005, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Memory as in the hard drive? Or memory as in RAM? Usualy "memory" means RAM but I think you mean your hard drive. Go to my computer, hold your mouse over "C" or whatever your hard drive is partitioned to, and it will show how much space is used and how much you have. As for RAM, which wouldnt slow down your computer but rather make it slow to start with if you dont have enough, go into system properties and check hardware. Or you can download CPU-Z and check the speed and timings also. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

10-01-2005, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,655	what's your system specs? __________________ Silent Mini-Rig Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Asus Combo ATSC TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink Cooler Master Elite 340 mATX Case

10-01-2005, 09:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,655	Harddrive isn't slowing you down. What operating system do you have? edit: also try disabling your system restore (if you have one) and then run virus scan again. __________________ Silent Mini-Rig Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Asus Combo ATSC TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink Cooler Master Elite 340 mATX Case

10-02-2005, 03:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	firstly, i would perform a full system virus scan. also, consider downloading spybot search and destroy and run a spyware scan. then, uninstall any programs you dont need. if you are still not happy with your system's performance, go to the start menu and type msconfig in the run area. go to the startup tab and remove any entries you dont want to use; bear in mind to carefully check what each entry is before unticking it, if you are not sure just leave it as it is. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

10-01-2005, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	It says total size is 70.9GB and Free Space is 30.7. Is that alot? How do I tell what files in particular are using a lot of that space?

10-01-2005, 10:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	hvae you installed any new applications recently? like anything that starts on star-up or runs on your bottom right task thing?

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