Laptop running slow

computer keeps freezing, and is running very slowly. help? by A Zen-like Chill – 5/27/05 5:09 PM

i am running (or attempting to, now) a self-built computer with the following specs:

asus a7v880 motherboard athlon xp 3200 processor 1 gig ram onboard lan soundblaster audigy platinum pro 2zs ati radeon 9800 xt video 120 gig sata harddrive 80 gig scsi drive (from an older computer, drive …

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Your slow bootup and slow performance can be caused by many issues, but here are some tips;

1] Disc …

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My computer kept freezing! When I was working, it suddenly froze up. Then the screen and mouse stopped moving. Sometimes it would restore after few seconds. But most of the time I could not even use Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete. I had to shut it down by cutting the power.

This problem kept bothering me for months. Even if I reinstalled my system, but after a period of time, it …

1 .DEFRAGGING :’ Do this at least once a week or more if necessary .’

What happens with regular PC usage is files begin to become fragmented, just like the scattered pieces of a jig-saw and defragging organises these parts bringing them back closer together.Here is how you do i t ;

a..Click ‘Start ‘ bottom left of your computer screen,a list will open immediately.

b. Click on ‘Control Panel ‘ …

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Nothing can be more annoying than a slow running, freezing computer. It wastes your valuable time waiting for it to get going. It is aggravating and something you just do not have to tolerate.

When the computer was newer it was not like that. It was a pleasure to use when it ran fast and smoothly. What can be wrong now? Most likely your registry is bloated and overstuffed with an assortment of useless pieces of data. The …

This will take longer than the disk cleanup but it will indicate its progress for you. (This is not so with Windows Vista or Windows 7)

Again, don’t cancel it. Let it do its job.

Don’t try to do other things on your computer while these utilities are running. It will only make it take longer.

You should also disable your screensaver before defragmenting. (If anything changes on your hard drive, defragmenter will restart.)

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My Dell PC, which is an older model running Windows XP, is very slow to boot up and I have a lot of icons on my desktop. Does the number of icons on my desktop have any relationship to the time it takes my PC to boot up?

Everything a PC must do …