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WTF!? My Laptop Is Slow As Hell
Posted: 20 Feb 2010, 00:14
by marketwudja
I'm new to computers and internet, I really need to get this thing going again!!!
I tried downloading some programs but of course they were full of ads!
This is crazy! Any experts out there that can help me?
I would greatly appreciate it!
Re: WTF!? My Laptop Is Slow As Hell
Posted: 24 Mar 2010, 10:12
by blackfish
I'm no expert but if you provide more info, maybe someone can help.
What platform is it? (e.g. Win98, Win2k, WinME, XP, Vista or Win7)
Are we talking slow to start upor slow when running or both?
Is it slow when using Internet?
Did it used to be OK or has it always been like it?
Did it start to go slow after installing a new programme?
Did it start to go slow after downloading something?
Do you have enough RAM for your needs?
Are you trying to run several programmes at the same time?
Some areas to investigate are:
What programmes are scheduled run on start-up (look in start-up folder)
What processes are running in the background (look in task manager but you may need to do some research/learning to understand that area)
Are there loads of temporary files (search for *.tmp and delete if you know what they are and don't want them)
blackfish