My Computer Is Slowing Down.......

Roxxxie

Roxxxie

New Member
Hi guys...we have two computers in my home..mine and the kids'..it was a pretty good working Dell until they started playing games on the internet like Neopets..VMK..and nameless others..course Myspace too..my question is that since theyve had it which is about a month its slowed way down..and im not sure why and how to fix this problem..any ideas?
 
This could be a number of issues, to many to even try to resolve here.

First i would delete cookies and all offline files and any toolbars, run spyware and virus scans.

then post High jack this log.
 
The first thing to look at is anything new added as far as programs, downloads, etc. there since that will create new startups using more resources. After any lengthy period of time after a good number of programs have been added or removed the system registry itself begins to see now useless entries still trying load things no longer installed.

To cope with the average dilemna steps like adding more memory, using the msconfig utility to reduce items in the startup group and even non MS items in the services group, and running a good registry cleaning tool as well as defragmenting the hard drive when that sees a higher percentage of fragmentation occur are key steps. Occasionally the need for driver updates especially where gaming is common can also help.
 
I would say the drivers undates are not the issue, kids games just dont require the latest and greatest.
a good reg cleaner is a good idea to clean out all the crap left behind
Crap Cleaner can do a ok job at this
also a good defrag is a must, kids can take a system down fast i know this
from experience
 
When going to defrag you first look at the quick analysis to see if it's up around 10% or more or simply seeing one or two files fragmented. Generally that will take about 30-45min. whenever you see over the 2-3% margin to keep things optimal. As far as drivers the bad or simply incomplete installation of a set or the wrong version for a particular hardware will reedily see problems fast.

The most valuable asset comes included in Windows namely the msconfig utility for a selective startup of Windows. The original intent was to have a tool for choosing what would or wouldn't start up laong with Windows in case problems arose. With that you can at least narrow down the most likely cause.
 
Diskcleanup, Defrag, Hijackthis...

And see what sites they went to in History... might to get rid of the virus quicker if we knew what it was...
 
oscaryu1 said:
Diskcleanup, Defrag, Hijackthis...

And see what sites they went to in History... might to get rid of the virus quicker if we knew what it was...
Click to expand...

Why is it that anytime someone sees a system run a little slowerrrrrr... the immediate thought is "virus, trojan, post an HT log pronto!"? :confused: Besides the residue that collects in the system registry and any increase in startups chewing away at ram, and then any drivers that get corrupted or crosslinked somehow there are things like a simply need to add more memory or run a tool like memtest to see some faults in memory have come up.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top