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It's a few years old now (Dell Dimension desktop), used to be really fast but is running slower and slower. I regularly search for viuses, malaware etc and use AVG and Zone Alarm (free versions) to keep it clean.
It has over 20GB of free disk space but not sure about the RAM configuration which could be the main issue as it was nothing special when I bought it.
Would a RAM upgrade sort all my problems or is it more complex than that?
Cheers
It has over 20GB of free disk space but not sure about the RAM configuration which could be the main issue as it was nothing special when I bought it.
Would a RAM upgrade sort all my problems or is it more complex than that?
Cheers
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http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html
is useful and free.
is useful and free.
ccleaner is wanting me to pay to**over 900 errors it found - not freeware?
find out how much RAM you have because if its not a lot then thats a fairly cheap and simply way to see pretty dramatic improvements. There is a website that will tell you the type of RAM you have but i don't know the address.
Have you done a disk defrag and cleaned out the cache / all the temp files etc you might have accumulated?
http://home.pacbell.net/dbk4297/memoryupgrade.html
try here
try here
havent done a defrag for a while which I'm going to do today (always takes forever). Regularly delete history/cache etc
when you defrag make sure you turn off all that stuff in the background - do control - alt - delete and close anything not vital.
If you have stuff running in the background when you defrag it will cause it to stop and start.
If you have stuff running in the background when you defrag it will cause it to stop and start.
TwoTonTed 17 Jan 12:20
ccleaner is wanting me to pay to**over 900 errors it found - not freeware?
ccleaner is free - downlaod here :
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
ccleaner is wanting me to pay to**over 900 errors it found - not freeware?
ccleaner is free - downlaod here :
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
http://www.crucial.com/uk/?click=true
Very good for memory upgrade.....
Changed mine from 2Gb to 4Gb......speeded up alot.....
Very good for memory upgrade.....
Changed mine from 2Gb to 4Gb......speeded up alot.....
I have a similar problem and have just begun to read through the following, which look as if they may be helpful.
(Originally suggested by 'Haribo')
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.blackviper.com/
(I am not an 'IT guru'. I do not vouch for them at all. You use their information at your own risk.)
(Originally suggested by 'Haribo')
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.blackviper.com/
(I am not an 'IT guru'. I do not vouch for them at all. You use their information at your own risk.)
selina is right....clean fan area.......mine was full of dust..........stopped cooling .....so fan was racing...
download ccleaner, use the official site or you may download a bogus program that will try and charge you :p
defrag normally
mycomputer right click your hard drive click properties click tools tab click defrag
mycomputer right click your hard drive click properties click tools tab click defrag
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/improve-performance-by-defragmen...
jedyball -
On my Windows XP
'Start'
'control panel'
'performance and maintenance'
'rearrange items on your hard disk to make programs run faster'
On my Windows XP
'Start'
'control panel'
'performance and maintenance'
'rearrange items on your hard disk to make programs run faster'
How much difference will RAM actually make? Got 1gig myself, doubles up as 2 with it being DDR. According to my performance tab via Task Manager my system is running at 514MB, about 1/4 of my memory. Would more help?
themover 17 Jan 12:32
TwoTonTed 17 Jan 12:20
ccleaner is wanting me to pay to**over 900 errors it found - not freeware?
ccleaner is free - downlaod here :
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
only allows 25 errors to be fixed - asking me to pay from here on :|
That doesn't sound right ted, what version are you using? Top left next to ccleaner.com
that is very strange as it is freeware and i dont have a problem with it.
http://www.ccleaner.com/download
try the other link...
http://www.ccleaner.com/download
try the other link...
TwoTonTed
I believe that you will have better results if you first deal with the unneccessary programmes that auto-start.
see my post 17 Jan 12:37
regarding -
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.blackviper.com/
I believe that you will have better results if you first deal with the unneccessary programmes that auto-start.
see my post 17 Jan 12:37
regarding -
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.blackviper.com/
hang on, I've installed something called Registry Reviver ?:|
Ted - be really careful mate!
I had the same problem as you and did all the things you are doing.
Ended up with just a clear blue screen when I rebooted and had to get everything re-installed on the PC!
Lost quite a bit of stuff, but thanks to a few of the guys on here I didn't do even more damage.
All the advice is really well meant - but if you are as clueless as me on the IT side, I would recommend nipping down to a local PC shop and getting them to have a look.
I had the same problem as you and did all the things you are doing.
Ended up with just a clear blue screen when I rebooted and had to get everything re-installed on the PC!
Lost quite a bit of stuff, but thanks to a few of the guys on here I didn't do even more damage.
All the advice is really well meant - but if you are as clueless as me on the IT side, I would recommend nipping down to a local PC shop and getting them to have a look.
they always put an advert for a premium program on the page, click the top right link to download ccleaner imo.
cheers S V - I'm only a partial numpty with these things so will trust my judgement on what I do.
yep, found the ccleaner thing, loaded and works well.
Doing a defrag now on my desktop - will see how that goes, will clean the fan etc.
Thanks fellas.
yep, found the ccleaner thing, loaded and works well.
Doing a defrag now on my desktop - will see how that goes, will clean the fan etc.
Thanks fellas.
Now..if only there was a film template with a character standing holding his PC in bits...
:D
:D
Have you got CCleaner loaded?
If so, run the cleaner first (but before running it, there is an option no not delete certain cookies, ie, ones you use regularly and your system remembers the password). Then run the registry check and correct errors. Do this repeatedly until you get no errors (mine took about 10 goes).
TRhen check the start-up option, and stop anything starting that you don't need each time. Anything you are not sure of, google it, cos some things looks like nothing but you need them.
THEN defrag it!
If so, run the cleaner first (but before running it, there is an option no not delete certain cookies, ie, ones you use regularly and your system remembers the password). Then run the registry check and correct errors. Do this repeatedly until you get no errors (mine took about 10 goes).
TRhen check the start-up option, and stop anything starting that you don't need each time. Anything you are not sure of, google it, cos some things looks like nothing but you need them.
THEN defrag it!
i take my hard drive to a pc shop every 6 months
£40 quid and it comes back good as new
£40 quid and it comes back good as new
£40 quid and it comes back good as new
Are you mad? Install CCleaner and run it every week for free, and that will do the same.
Are you mad? Install CCleaner and run it every week for free, and that will do the same.
I use CCleaner regularly
but every 6 months is nice to have an expert look at my computer to make sure its ok
but every 6 months is nice to have an expert look at my computer to make sure its ok
Use disc cleanup, then defrag. Both on startmy progsaccessoriessystem tools.
Also,remove cookies & clear cache on your web browsers.
Run full thorough virus scan (can take up to two hrs).
Try not looking at porn.
Also,remove cookies & clear cache on your web browsers.
Run full thorough virus scan (can take up to two hrs).
Try not looking at porn.
The Leopard 17 Jan 12:33
http://www.crucial.com/uk/?click=true
Very good for memory upgrade.....
Changed mine from 2Gb to 4Gb......speeded up alot.....
blimey, I've only got 512MB RAM according to the system test it did and it's recommending 2GB, though there is a warning message or saying I have have to do some other stuff via BIOS - sounds scary?
http://www.crucial.com/uk/?click=true
Very good for memory upgrade.....
Changed mine from 2Gb to 4Gb......speeded up alot.....
blimey, I've only got 512MB RAM according to the system test it did and it's recommending 2GB, though there is a warning message or saying I have have to do some other stuff via BIOS - sounds scary?
blimey, I've only got 512MB RAM according to the system test it did
Right click on My Computer (which is on the desktop) then click properties. Or you can download Everest http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Everest-Home-Edition.shtml
That'll tell you everything about your computer.
though there is a warning message or saying I have have to do some other stuff via BIOS - sounds scary?
Playing around with the BIOS might help, but if you don't know what your doing don't risk it.
Right click on My Computer (which is on the desktop) then click properties. Or you can download Everest http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Everest-Home-Edition.shtml
That'll tell you everything about your computer.
though there is a warning message or saying I have have to do some other stuff via BIOS - sounds scary?
Playing around with the BIOS might help, but if you don't know what your doing don't risk it.
You can also overclock your computer, Intel/AMD have the chip settings on a very cautious setting but with a simple changing of a number in the BIOS (Id do it very gradually) can improve your performance by 10-20%.
If you go too high though then you have to have to open up your computer, pull a pin out with some tweezers put the pin somewhere else and then back again.
You don't need to a techno to do it with the right advice.
If you go too high though then you have to have to open up your computer, pull a pin out with some tweezers put the pin somewhere else and then back again.
You don't need to a techno to do it with the right advice.
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