Hi everyone, i wasn't sure where to put this thread but i need help with my PC. I have noticed that it is running very slow lately. What can i do to speed it up besides throw it out the winder?? lol Thanks to everyone who answers. And if this is in the wrong place (to the webmaster, i am so sorry)
Thanks all

First step is to run good antivirus & antispyware scans. If you don't find any infections, then it's time to see what is hogging your memory, or if your hard drive is approaching capacity.

Hope that helps!

ok, um...I have AVG is that a good program? And i think i have spybot but i have been told that its basically outdated and there is better stuff out there but guess what? I can't find anything! lol I am what people would call "computer stupid" lol
I will run that and get back to you. Bless your heart for answering a damsel in distress! lol

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For spyware scanning i recommend a-squared or adaware. Even Windows defender would do the job. AVG is a good anti-virus, but if you need an alternative, try Avast! Try defragmenting your Harddrives, if you hav'nt done it for a long time. There can also be some application hogging up memory, so its better to check what all applications start automatically on boot-up.

Lava soft USA ad aware removal tools are the best IMHO! www.lavasoftusa.com I dint have much spy ware or ad aware to start with as I only go to trusted websites.

Yes I too suggest defragmenting. I do it regularly. Its like sending my PC to a gym. It keeps my PC as well as its speed fit & fine. My pc runs like a cheetah!

I use a couple anti-spyware apps on a regular basis, as no one sinle app seems to catch anything. I also run WinPatrol, which notifies me anytime a program tries to add itself to my start-up applications.

You should run Adaware... or a tool which is something like Spybot - search & destroy - they both are really good ones, seem to catch almost all spyware on my PC.

LOL I love your sense of humor Maneel!! It's about time i get to see more people who talk like me on here! lol (no offense to the other members ) Anyway, i have defragmented and also updated my AVG to the 7.5 version but this thing is still running slow. *eyes on my puter, wondering if it's posessed!*
Any other suggestions?
Thanks to all who replied, you guys are awesome! And so sweet too

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You may need to tell us your configuration then. Xp struggles with anything less than 512MB ram. You may need to disable certain windows services like indexing and maybe even system restore if you dont use it .

Sorry to sound like a broken record of everyone else, but i'd reccomend a good virus scan and spyware, get yourself a nice firewall even just to be safe. Once you have done all that run a disc clean up and then defragment. Should see a great improvment in your computer speed and stability. If it is still slow, maybe it is time to consider an upgrade?

Holy Crow! Hi Drecko, um..i am running windows XP on my computer and the hardrive has 18.6 GB. Does that help? Sorry, lol i look at that and all i see is blah, blah, blah....No offense. LOL i guess some people are cut out for computers and others are allergic.
Thanks for the help all!

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