pc running slow

[rockinbob]

can anyone help my pc is so slow when i am typing in the words i sit back and wait for them to appear. I am on windows xp. I have run tune up but did not cure the problem. In task manager-processes I have 46 programs running is this a problem? do they need to be shut down? my cpu varies from 2% to 24% rising to 55% when i open a program
thanks for any help
rockinbob

[manster]

Is it a new Keyboard you are using ? Try altering settings in CONTROL PANEL/ KEYBOARD.

[dctyper]

46 programs or proccesses?

[nevovx]

Whats your processor and memory size as it seems to me your resources are running low.

[rockinbob]

Whats your processor and memory size as it seems to me your resources are running low.

my processor is pentium 4 2.8 my memory is 512

[oldeno]

Addition :
Run Antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, etc.
Run registers cleaner and clean all useless files.
If it does not work,the machine needs to be formatted
and setup new Windows (last thing you should do)
Good luck.

[alotmentman]

hi mate sorry to jump in on you /im running a pc windows xp proffesional amd althron 64 prosser 3000+958mb nivida g force 6100 wen down loading etc its running slow i can up grade to 4gb in memory would that resolve the speed problem thanks any info to help me much appreiceted

[little pob]

hi mate sorry to jump in on you /im running a pc windows xp proffesional amd althron 64 prosser 3000+958mb nivida g force 6100 wen down loading etc its running slow i can up grade to 4gb in memory would that resolve the speed problem thanks any info to help me much appreiceted

If the PC only slows down when connected to the internet (e.g. downloading), what anti-virus are you using?

How much RAM do you currently have installed? Assuming your XP Pro install is the 32bit version (as most of them were) then, with a 958MB GFx card, you're only going to see 3.14GB at most anyway.

Reinstalling windows and drivers, then applying the service packs and hotfixes, before other software (e.g. office packages) can help wonders. If you don't fancy reinstalling windows, give the system a quick clean-up; empty the "recycle bin" and use CCleaner or Advance SystemCare to get rid of temp files. A defrag may help too.

Check your temps using SpeedFan or Speccy. Dust traps heat, heat causes the system to throttle back.

Also check how full your C: drive is. The more full the boot drive the slower it works - especially if everything is in the user accounts as Windows looks in these folders on each boot.

[mickyboy]

46 ~~~~in programs where the ~~~~ you wired up to the pentagon m8 ?? try system tools defrag/disk clean up the basics see what you got

[Angostar05]

try to repair the windows sometimes it works as well

[vtorres]

Download Ccleaner. Use the disk clean up on it and also the registry tweak and then defrag the system. Download for Ccleaner here >>> Download CCleaner 2.24.1010 - Download - FileHippo.com

[rockinbob]

Download Ccleaner. Use the disk clean up on it and also the registry tweak and then defrag the system. Download for Ccleaner here >>> Download CCleaner 2.24.1010 - Download - FileHippo.com

thank you for your reply will do as you have said

[Cod3waX]

Rockin bob i would suggest getting some more ram
check ur motherboard manual to see how much it can take
i would say it could take upto 4gb
and all the other things like defrag and disk cleanup
also type in ur search bar MSCONFIG click the startup tab and turn off anything u dont want to start up DO NOT TURN OFF ANY RUNDLL32 OR ANYTHING POINTING TO C:\WINDOWS FOLDER

hope this helps

[Tamarc]

i would deffo look at how much ram you have 512 is not very much these days,at least another 512 but another gig of ram would be better,maybe its time you looked at doing a reinstall ? esp if no better result after doing defrag,ccleaner etc

[desjets]

you can try
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
worked for me