Community Newsletter: Q&A: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer?
- 8/15/08 9:58 AM
CCLEANER IS EXCELLENT AND ....
by peter marsh - 8/8/08 9:12 PM In reply to: I LOVE CCLEANER REGISTRY CLEANER!!! by mkrockNot only can you clean up your computer and fix problems in the registry quickly and easily (I do it on a weekly basis), but if you go to the tools option and choose "Startup" you can see all of the programs that start every time your computer is switched on.... many can be completely unnecessary and therefore can be disabled helping to speed up a slow machine.
Further, if you aren't sure what some of these startups do, for example IgfxTray.... simply type it into Google and an explanation can be found.
CCleaner rocks!
by Chalkbel - 8/9/08 6:03 AM In reply to: I LOVE CCLEANER REGISTRY CLEANER!!! by mkrockCCleaner rocks, mkrock! You are quite right - I agree with all you've put here. There is NO NEED to be afraid of it ... whatsoever.
Just one thing: CCleaner is indeed free, but you can donate to them (as little as a few $, £ or € - whatever you wish) at http://www.ccleaner.com/ - frankly, they deserve it!
BUT BE CAREFUL: The 3 little PayPal logos on their site (for the three currencies above) *seem* to default to 20 $, £ or €. It's not clear how you can donate less, at least I couldn't find it. Maybe someone can...??
Registry Mechanic
by 1larryicon - 8/8/08 6:51 PM In reply to: Awaiting informed answers to Gail............ by dkniskernGail
I have used Reg Mechanic for 3 years. I have not had any trouble with it. I tried another but it took out to much. I had to revert my hard drive to an earlier time. I use AVG 8 Free Anti virus. This new version also cleans out Spyware. This combination works well for me. I would reccomend both as extremely safe programs. Larry
Registry cleaners are bad???!!
by vattan2005 - 8/8/08 7:34 PM In reply to: Awaiting informed answers to Gail............ by dkniskernNo need to despair. It is a vague, generalized, inaccurate statement that registry cleaners are "bad"! I use the following all in succession:
Registry First Aid, Registry Mechanic, CCleaner, RegCleaner, RegScrubXP and RegSeeker!!!
And guess what? I have a smooth running PC with the following specs (don't laugh! It hums along smoothly and fast enough for my purposes): 730 MHz processor with 512 MB RAM running Windows XP Pro. Being no computer slouch, working in I.T., I find the claims made to necessitate a "fast" machine are usually a psychological need for shaving off a few seconds that are normally frittered away elsewhere, anyway!! LOL.
Lest I digress, you did not waste money on that software. In fact, have found that I have to pretty well run all those consecutively in order to really clean up my gunked-up registry, full of debris no particular registry cleaner will remove single-handedly. You could supplement Registry Mechanic with a few freeware ones, such as CCleaner and RegScrubXP.
Also, install the fantastic Revo Uninstaller, which identifies all registry entries and allows you to manually delete them. You can actually see what those hideous varmints are!
3 great tools that have helped me...and one other tidbit
by phillongtran - 8/9/08 7:30 AM In reply to: Awaiting informed answers to Gail............ by dkniskern3 things...spyware blaster, ccleaner, and avg...they are all running in the background without slowing my computer...the 2 big anti virus companys provide programs that bog and take over too much hard drive activity. i check for updates daily...they are free and effective, i find a few items in virus vault from time to time and throw them out. the ccleaner has a great registry cleaner. last, people, get and stay of file sharing sites...karma does exist...you will eventually get stung trying to pick up freebies. oh yes...its popular i know...but itunes is very invasive...and another bogger of computer resources.
Look at your virus software
by sbukosky - 8/3/08 8:52 AM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My Sony was bogging down so I plunged and did a total reformate and reload. That cured the problems that I was having but after a few months my internet explorers, Microsoft and Firefox, were getting agonizingly slow to load and entering text in forms had several seconds of delays before showing up. Correcting errors made me pull my hair out!
I tried cleaning up and optimizing the registry and cleaning out junk files to no avail. I finally uninstalled Norton Internet Protection and now everything is back to normal. It's back to the Microsoft XP firewall and a different vendor for virus and spyware protection.
My old VAIO perked up when ...
by GateKeeper50 - 8/3/08 10:34 AM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I spent $30.00 to talk to Norton. They took control of my computer and changed some internal settings, but the main reason they managed to lower my blood pressure is that I followed some advice they gave me and got rid of all but one firewall (internal Windows XP SP3 + Defender) and one anti-virus/spyware product (AVG). Things still slow down significantly if I try to go online while AVG is running a complete test, so I still need to follow their other piece of advice and install another 512Mb of RAM.
Avast! and Threatfire
by vattan2005 - 8/8/08 7:39 PM In reply to: My old VAIO perked up when ... by GateKeeper50I use Avast! Virus software and Threatfire ***Behavior-based*** Spyware Protection, both free, and they ROCK!
for the question of the week
by pussycrook4all - 8/3/08 11:09 AM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
to make the computer faster he should update his anti virus if he has one if he does'nt he should try getting one from cnet download menu.But if it fails(it won't) to comply u should try doubling the hard disk.
Keep registry clean and healthy and reformat your hard drive
by mrslimpy - 8/3/08 4:41 PM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I disagree about the registry cleaning issue. I've used Rose City Software's Registry First Aid for about 4 years now, and never had a problem. It does keep the registry clean and streamlined to a large extent. It does keep a pc working efficiently. I have only used it on XP though and have no insight into how it works in Visa.
That being said, after two years of use, I did have to do a total reformat of my hard drive and reinstall of XP. Even if you keep the registry clean, other problems can crop up which can only be resolved by starting over.Of all the things you can do to speed up an XP machine, this is probably the most effective thing you can do.
Need easy instructions to speed up my pc?
by P. W. - 8/3/08 6:17 PM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Gail I have a suggestion for you to help in knowing what to do for your Pc with XP SP-2: go to : http://www.hp.com ,there they have a free on line class you can take to learn how to speed up you pc and more. The class ends Aug 8,2008 and if your not a fast learner than you can download the complete pages of the classes and still ask question using the messages forum linked to the instructor of the class.Something to go along with the answers you get here at this forum.
how to speed up a slow computer.
by andresbigilall - 8/3/08 6:34 PM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
hey Gail my name is Andres,i'm 19 and i'm from guyana my methods for speeding up a slow system is firstly uninstall all the software you do not need.now for protecting use only one antivirus ,a popular one such as advast home edition or avg.you should then get a popular registry cleaner.rightnow i'm using uniblue registry cleaner and uniblue speedupmypc those two work just fine and also defrag your hard drive.use one media player such as media payer 11.on system startup load only the important things such as antivirus and rigistry cleaner.
speed up your xp
by castellost - 8/3/08 8:34 PM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
When you first take a new PC out of the box, Windows comes with many “default settings” that can significantly slow down your system.
here what i suggest u to do.
To start off, the single most important thing you can do to increase your computer’s speed is to add RAM--random access memory. Another easy way to speed up Windows XP is to change your graphics settings.Here’s how:
• Go to Control Panel and choose Display (you may have to click Appearance and Themes first).
• On the Themes tab, change your current theme to Windows Classic, which uses fewer resources than the new look does. You can then click the Appearance tab and change that look to suit yourself.
Now let’s go a little deeper and remove some programs that start automatically without appearing in your Startup folder. Here’s how:
• Click your Start orb.
• Click “Run.”
• In the box that appears, enter msconfig.
• Click the Startup tab.
there you can remove any program you feel dont need it on your start up.
hope it can help ya. its just a basic thing. if u want more juz search in google. there is many way on speed up your xp.
Speeding up computers
by ahlam doomun - 8/3/08 10:38 PM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Defragment the hard disk.Remove all viruses and worms from the hard disk.Increase the RAM and install a compatible windows that is compatible windows that does not slow the program to be run.
tardiness of computer
by peadar lynch - 8/4/08 2:03 AM In reply to: In plain English, how do I speed up a slow computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I being a complete novice,and having same problem,Ithought it was the fact that I had opted for cheapest online connection.Well like you get what you pay for.Heading for my 90s Im still only learning. Peadar
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