My computer is really slow?

[candybrandy30]

My computer runs so slow sometimes that the webpage eventually opens a page that tells me that the connection was reset or that the DNS lookup failed,but i didnt do anything.I have norton antivirus protection and do a virus scan regulary,and i did a disk defragment earlier today,but my computer still runs slow.Sometimes it just requires me to shut my laptop closed or restart it,but Facebook is especially the slowest,im lucky if it even loads.

[Rajesh Kumar]

Here is the answer to your question! http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...817AAQ4K9S

[Amit]

Sometimes the problem is with excessive temp files. Find the setting to delete the temporary files in your browser and delete all the temp files (minus the cookies, passwords etc); the location of this differs by browser; a web search on e.g. 'deleting temp file firefox' will easily give you instructions to do so. Or just run 'Disk Cleanup', which comes built in with Windows.

In addition type %TEMP% in the file explorer address bar and directly delete all the files in there.

If slowness persists run ccleaner - http://download.cnet.com/CCleaner/3000-1...15544.html

if slowness persists, the problem could be great many background programs running. Type 'msconfig' in the run box. That brings up a program that lets you control what is loaded up at boot time; see if you see any suspicious programs out there; or programs that you do not need. ** BUT BE CAREFUL **; it is easy to disable a needed program through msconfig, and then you will run into trouble with your comp.

Then check the CPU, memory usage etc from the task manager; right click on the bottom right to bring up a menu from which you can launch task manager. See if there is excessive CPU usage OR memory consumption. If there is, then if a program that you do not need is taking up the extra CPU/memory, kill that program. Sometimes there are bugs in program versions which cause it to use excessive CPU/memory; upgrade those programs to see if the problem goes away. Open tabs on web browsers can sometimes take very many CPU cycles and/or memory. Scale down on the tabs. If after doing the above you still see CPU/mem high, then you need a better computer for the tasks that you are trying to do on your computer.

[Howard]

first get rid of norton its the worst on ram always updating get AVG its free, check on programs loading at start-up on the startup tab in msconfig, disable all but ur anti virus, the programs in there with a mark in them take up ram ram about 50 % take them out & u have a smoother running machine

[Brett]

This could be a many number of things, which I will not list here.

The most likely culprit is your web browser. Whatever one you are using now should be updated, temporary internet files cleaned up, and factory settings reset.

One way to troubleshoot this is to install a web browser that you are not currently using (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.) without importing information from another browser, and see if you have the same problem.

[Rishiram]

You should delete unnecessary template files.

[Sly_Old_Mole]

My computer is really slow? - sure you don't mean your internet is slow ?

Try the following:

1.download free adwcleaner:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/R...aner.shtml
click Search>read log>close log>click delete>do as stated
2. now run chkdsk:
start>my computer>right click C:>properties>tools>error-checking>check now>tick both boxes>start>reboot.
3. now block third party cookies:
http://www.bobulous.org.uk/misc/third-pa...okies.html
4. download & run free malwarebytes (Norton is known to miss on some forms of malware)
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/
5. download & run free Ccleaner:
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
6. now do a defrag