Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Computer running very slow. im only running 2 programs on startup,takes forever to reboot? im using

any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated. have already defragged and disk cleanup didnt help,thanks also would like to ask any suggestions on antivirus,firewall,spyware, stuff like that thats free. thanks again



Computer running very slow. im only running 2 programs on startup,takes forever to reboot? im using win. xp?nortin



what are your specs on your computer like? if there S*ITE try buying a new comp 拢250 on ebay gets you a very very highspec computer brand new these days



Computer running very slow. im only running 2 programs on startup,takes forever to reboot? im using win. xp?pc security



If your computer is running very slow, you may start first by clearing cache, cookies and history that might have been stored in the computer while you were visiting web pages. If rebooting your cable modem or computer does not help, then your PC might be infected.



Viruses like Trojans, Spyware, Adware, Hijackers and other Malware can bring your PC to a crawl. You can check on Windows task manager by clicking on CTRL+ALT+DEL then go to performance and check for the CPU usage. If it is higher than 6%, then your computer might be infected with a spyware and the best way might be to do a system recovery to restore your computer. Try to scan your computer for these things first and use ''msconfig'' and organise your Startup Folder to only start Programs that you need. Try to avoid downloading too much also on your computer because if you have low memory on your PC, it might eventually crash down. One suggestion will be to add memory to your RAM for better computer experience.
If you don't actually have a virus, your computer is probably being slowed down by adware and spyware running in the background. For that problem, do this:

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