The only thing I can think of is maybe my boyfriends family has way too much stuff on this computer?
Thats very possible.
A few things to do.
Download and install
CleanUp!.exeOpen Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from the
Start >
All Programs menu).
Set the program up as follows:
- Click Options...
- Move the arrow to Standard CleanUp!
- Uncheck the following: (if checked)
- Delete Newsgroup cache
- Delete Newsgroup Subscriptions
.
- Click OK
Click the
CleanUp! button to start the program. Reboot/logoff when prompted.
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Look into a good startup manager. this one will tell you which programs are not needed to be running at startup.
Malwarebytes StartUpLite -
http://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.phpJust install it to the Desktop and run the exe.
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Defragment your hard driveYou may want to install a good third party defragment program. They work much faster then the Windows built in defragger.
http://filehippo.com/download_defraggler/Boot into Safe Mode by restarting your computer - keep tapping F8 until the menu appears.
Use your up and down arrow keys to select
Safe ModeThen click
Start >
Run > type
dfrg.mscIn the top of the window click on the
C: drive
Click the
Defragment button
This can take some time so please be patient.Close Disk Defragmenter when finished
Restart into Normal Mode.A tutorial for disc defragmentation is available at
BleepingComputer.com