how to speed up computer

[ryankelly]

my computer is slow how do i speed it up any1

[Evastar]

What type of pc do you have, what do you use it for, do you use an antivirus or run ccleaner?

[ryankelly]

i got it made up by a qualifed computer mechanic and i just use it for home use msn etc.

[Bulld0g]

Has it always been slow ? If so add more memory for starters. If it's just gone like that check for viruses and spyware etc

[ryankelly]

no it hasnt i got a laptop a while ago so i had just been using dat then a few weeks ago i started usinf my pc and it was very slow so i got a new harddrive and its still slow

[Evastar]

How often do you clear your cookies?

[Bulld0g]

Run an anti virus scan and check for adaware spyware etc if it's only recently slowed down chances are you have some or all of the above

[moselep]

my computer is slow how do i speed it up any1

Try stopping some services from running, also set virtual memory to a set size, and good old msconfig also helps.

take a look here Black Viper's Web Site for some great tips....

[derekmcc]

How much memory have you got? And what operating system (XP Vista etc)

[mk7975]

Hi, remove all music and photos may do the trick, I work in a computer shop and this is one of the main causes, mainly mp3 stored on the hard drive or use another antivirus other than norton.

[dctyper]

no, dont do that, a pc is designed to do that

this is regular maintenance that should be carried out to keep your pc healthy

start off by doing a cleandisk in start\ programs \accessories\ system tools

then do a virus scan

then go to start run then type in chkdsk click run and wait

if this doesnt work, do a full scan by opening up my computer right click on your hdd, click properties. click the tools tab then check now. check bothe boxes then ok. it will ask you to restart, do this. it takes a while.

this should sort your problems, only then should you look at software issues, ie what do yo have installed that you dont use

[wwb]

also dont forget to Defrag!

[rpz]

First thing you can do to make your PC to run better is to use program called CCLEANER to cean all the unwanted stuff on your PC. This prog is free.

[caveman_nige]

Hi, remove all music and photos may do the trick, I work in a computer shop and this is one of the main causes, mainly mp3 stored on the hard drive or use another antivirus other than norton.

what shop do you work at, need to know so as to avoid it

[cunny]

my computer is slow how do i speed it up any1

How hard is it to answer this?

How is the pc slow, loading applications, booting up, is the internet slow?

Just stating that my pc is slow is no good for people who know about these things. So really your first question is more like, what came 1st the chicken or the egg?

Like nige's answer tho