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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: 876543219 on September 19, 2009, 10:42:03 PM

Title: my computers slow
Post by: 876543219 on September 19, 2009, 10:42:03 PM
hello my computer is running fast but i know it's not near as fast as it can because i bought two of the exact same computers i use this one 99 percent of the time and when i used the other one the other day on the internet everything was pretty much instant alot faster than mine same internet connection from the same house  i know i have alot  more stuff and downloaded on this computer but that should matter that much i ran a disk defragement and allow indexing service to index this disk file searching in local c disk properties and i have anti virus protection that the other don't but when i turn off live protection but what i don't get is that i have superantispyware and when i turn off my computer it will show an end program now but it ins't running nor does it give my live protection so why is it running
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: JJ 3000 on September 19, 2009, 11:38:32 PM
What are you asking?
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: lectrocrew on September 19, 2009, 11:39:58 PM
Is this the Machine in your signature (celeron 2.80ghz 20gb hardrive 504mb ram(?
What processes are using the most memory according to your Task Manager?
How many processes are running?
Cleaning out the old crap with CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim) followed by defrag will help that 20gb function a little faster.
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: 876543219 on September 20, 2009, 12:18:08 AM
am asking why is my computer so slow i'm pretty sure it's virus free and yes it's the 2.8ghz computer i have at the bottum of my post plz tell people that the link you give them will automaticly start downloading something i had my internet options up are else it would of started dowloading it i already have it
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: JJ 3000 on September 20, 2009, 12:20:54 AM
Is it just the internet that's slow or are all of your programs slow?

Do you use a router?
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: 876543219 on September 20, 2009, 12:24:22 AM
just the internet i can watch a dvd play a game all at the same time and nothing skips
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: JJ 3000 on September 20, 2009, 12:35:48 AM
Is it the same with different browsers? eg.. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera etc...
Do you use cable or DSL or dialup?
Do you use a router?


Go to:   http://www.speedtest.net/
and report back with the speeds of both computers.

Are you sure that that slow computer is virus free?
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: 876543219 on September 20, 2009, 12:37:53 AM
I got safari google chrome internet explorer 8 and firefox all are slow.  but google chrome works better but still not as fast as i would like it to be
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: JJ 3000 on September 20, 2009, 12:44:11 AM

Do you use cable or DSL or dialup?
Do you use a router?


Go to:   http://www.speedtest.net/
and report back with the speeds of both computers.

Are you sure that that slow computer is virus free?
Title: Re: my computers slow
Post by: 876543219 on September 20, 2009, 01:38:16 AM
yes i'm sure it's virus free i ran ccleaner hikackthis malwarebytes aviera  superantispyware and a microsoft scan all found nothing and i got the updates for all of these my computer isn't acting like it has a virus.