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Speeding up my PC

Started by Carole, Jul 25, 2010, 11:13:45

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Carole

After having my reconditioned XP desktop for around 2 years it has started to run a bit slow opening up programmes, and sometimes it lingers for ages with half of one page showing and half of another.  Mostly seems to happen when starting a programme up.  I feel it's going to get worse if I don't do something.

I feel that I need to run some sort of process to de-clutter things, but not sure what.  Is there anything not too technical I can do?

Carole

Mac


Mac


Mac

got your start menu
goto run
type msconfig
select the startup tab
untick everything not to do with your antivirus and firewall,
that should help



Carole

Thanks Mike, that was one I didn't know about. 

I've done a defrag and just found out about scandisk and have cleared all my cookies etc and had a clear out of no longer needed saved sites on favourites.

I have 78% available disk space so that's OK.

Carole


Carole

Just realised I should have posted this in PC helpline.

Forgot that was there.

Carole

Mike

Unfortunately Windows suffers from this problem. The best solution is an annual reformat and reinstall of the OS.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

Mac

QuoteUnfortunately Windows suffers from this problem
:cheesy:

QuoteThe best solution is an annual reformat and reinstall of the OS.

Too true.

Mind you Carole, Is that the XP i've just set up for you?
It shouldn't be that slow if it is.

Mac.



Carole

No Mac, this is my desktop.

Just going through Mike's suggestion and something I found on the internet.

Carole

Carole

Thanks Mike,
I've done, disk frag, Mike's suggestion, and diskscan, cleared out cookies and it seems better.

Carole


Mac

have you set your memory paging file to a fixed size, that normally helps.

Check by going to control panel,
system
then select the advanced tab
goto performance settings
select advanced
click on virtual memory change
select custom size and set both of them to 2048
then press set.
reboot your machine.

This will stop windows recalculating the page file everytime it needs to make it bigger or smaller..





doug


     Look up Piriform CC Cleaner, which Duncan recommended for me, download it ..... it`s free..... sort out what you want to get rid of, and whoosh, there you go.

     Doug. :D
Always look on the bright side of life ...

Mike

I think you mean Mac's suggestion, not Mikes.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

Carole

QuoteI think you mean Mac's suggestion, not Mikes
I could have sworn it was you Mike, must be cracking up.

Carole

Carole

QuoteCheck by going to control panel,
system
then select the advanced tab
goto performance settings
select advanced
click on virtual memory change
select custom size and set both of them to 2048
then press set.
reboot your machine.
Done, although I had to find it a slightly different way when I got to the advanced page.

Thanks
Carole