Why is my computer so slow?

Question

This weekend just passed. I deleted all unnecessary programs and defragmented my hard drive. Isn't that supposed to make the computer faster? I dont think my computer has any virus(you know what, I'm sure of it). I dont have that many programs(1 Game, FIrefox, iTunes, Bittorent, Limewire, Windows and Yahoo Messenger and the bar essentials.) I 've seen other computers move fast. Upon starting up, it takes a good 3 minutes for my computer to finish all the startup processes(the only programs I have set to open on startup are Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger). I really dont see why my computer is so brutally slow(takes around 3 minutes to open up my browser). There are constant freezes. Browser-based games are painfully slow. There are occasions why my music in iTunes freeze up, YouTube videos lag like hell. What the hell is with my computer?!?!?!?!?!

Any help would be appreciated

System Info
Windows XP.
256 MB of Ram
71 GB of Storage
I've had it for 2 years.

Answer 1

Below can help you speed up your pc:

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

2. Temporarily close Quick Launch:

Right-click on the Taskbar, click Toolbars, deselect Quick Launch

3. Open My Computer

Right-click on C:

Click Properties

Click Tools, select Error Check (check all and fix), when finished click defrag & run.

4. Click Start, Run ipconfig -renew (type ipconfig space renew)

5. Restart. Right-click on Taskbar, click Toolbars, select Quick Launch to restore



All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.

-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If these suggestions don't help, you might need more memory.



Last, if you haven't cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC's resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Does a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.

http://toptenantispywareviews.com/RegComputerSlow_why.htm

Answer 2

Hey,

You can download Ccleaner here: http://bitly.com/1rXq4LU



To make this concise, beneath is my suggested setup:

Under web pilgrim check provisional web documents, treats, and last download area. Most clients don't generally require this stuff. keep history and bookmarks unchecked, history is a possibly, however you would prefer not to lose bookmarked locales. Run Ccleaner and it will begin erasing documents. A while later it will give you an arrangement of the documents erased, you truly don't have to experience it as it will be a few pages long. The registry cleaner is proposed for marginally more praiseworthy clients. Use it in the wake of uninstalling projects as they will regularly abandon erroneous registry sections. In the event that you choose to run Registry cleaner then audit the things identified and constantly move down the registry (I keep an envelope aside for this) The Tools tab gives you a chance to uninstall projects and set startup programs. Why do you require this if Windows has these peculiarities? Particularly with Vista Home Ed. The windows safeguard programming wayfarer( startup programs) doesn't get a few sections (however programming adventurer is less demanding to utilize). Utilizing Ccleaner to uninstall projects and after that check for remaining registry passages takes less time. Under Options you can decide how Ccleaner cleans your records. I allow this to sit unbothered.

Answer 3

Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some registry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".

Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Registry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!

There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.

http://www.make-pc-fast.com/

You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 4

I would recommend 1 gb of ram and i use ultimate defrag works really well. You may want to use Ccleaner. I posted the links in my source.

Answer 5

Needs more RAM. Much more. Like 4 times at least. 2 GB RAM would be better yet.

Answer 6

Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.com

With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.

It will help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.

Answer 7

download pc tools from downloads.com and run it, its free. the registry needs cleaned up from all the junk you removed.

Answer 8

You need to add ram

Download and run spybot

Answer 9

too much porn lol



spyware?