COMPUTER RUNS SLOW NOW

[P FLORES]

I HAVE A 20G HARD DRIVE, PENT 111. I RUN BUSINESS    PROGRAMS AND HAVE USED UP 10.6 GIGS. WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST UPGRADE FOR ME? HARDDRIVE? MEMORY? CHIP?

THANKS

[Ed B.]

whats with the caps, man?
anyways... well, what do you want?
more speed?
well, it depends..
if it just started running slow, you probably would want a quick, easy RAM upgrade.

You seem to have used a good amount of your HD, so maybe try defragmenting it first.
Maybe you just have a fun little file system that resembles my computer desk... very messsssy.

And if all else fails, just take some Nyquil.
It should get you through slow times...
Makes you drowsy at least...
No wait, scratch that last suggestion.

Good Luck,
Ed

[Ed B.]

"Pent 111"?
Is that a Pentium 3?
Or a 111MH Pentium?
Or am i talking nonsense here?

What is the speed of your processor?

[xynther]

hi, mi name is xynther....umm, wait....we dont post new messages here do we?

[edoeler]

I had a 20 gig too, 18 gigs full, this worked though...

Heres the deal , if you use the internet a fair amount your system, may be full of ( spyware and or adware )
automatic stuff that over time will clog up the works , get a free download online that removes this junk,
( www.spybot.com) is a good one..    Then get a good firewall , like Norton

You can try more RAM , too

And back up regularly,  I just lost my HD

Good luck

[Ramsey]

edoeler makes some good points.......  I wouldn't bother defraghmenting the disk because the system does that by itself as you use it ever since Windows 95.  If you're using Windows XP I'd recommend running MSCONFIG from the RUN on the Start menu and remove the startup programs.  Try using Spybot and/or Ad-Aware to scan for adware/spyware and take that junk out, both are free programs to use non commecially.