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Why is a computer slow, even after restore?

My computer went back to a restore point and is now running slow?

  • I'm not even sure if I'm wording this correctly. A few months ago my computer, upon start up, said something went wrong with Windows, and it had to go back to a restore point. Ever since then my computer has been super slow. I mean, glacial slow. It rarely loads web pages in their entirety, I can't load videos at all, most documents won't download. It's a mess. Does anyone know what might have happened and how I could fix it? It was tolerable for awhile, but now it makes me want to throw the thing out the window.

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    Run CCleaner and Malwarebytes to rule out some problems. I am assuming you are running an uptodate anti-virus. Adding RAM is a very inexpensive way to speed things up. You should have at least 2 gig of RAM. 2 other problems cause a slow computer- too much crap in the startup group and too little free space on the HD. Most people have enough hard drive space unless the PC is over 4 years old or they have a lot of pictures, videos, or music downloads. Double-Click on( My) Computer (or press Win key-E) and right click on the C drive on the left side of the screen and select Properties. This will give you a graphic representation of how much free space there is. At least 20% of your hard drive should be unused. If lack of free space is a problem, you have a choice between eliminating unwanted programs or files and installing a larger hard drive. Also on this tab, make sure that Indexing is not checked if speed is a problem. What is in the Start Up group? (Anything in the startup group runs constantly and increases the time necessary to boot your computer!) Many programs install themselves in the start up group enabling them to load faster at the expense of constantly using computer memory and CPU resources. Examples are some HP printer drivers and Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can press Ctrl-Alt-Delete (only once or you will reboot your computer) to bring up the Task Manager- a list of the processes that are running. This is not as user friendly as installing and running WinPatrol (www.winpatrol.com) which will tell you what is running and also give you the chance to right-click on the program name and select disable which does not disable the program but only prevents it from loading with the Start Up group. If you encounter a file that you are unfamiliar with, and you will, Google the name of it to see what others say about it. Also in your browser, disable add-ons and see if this improves things. When you come to a site that wants them, add them back until performance suffers.

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you need know what is causing your computer to be slow Cause #1: Your computer's Windows registry stores information about the its configuration like a database. Installing and uninstalling software will make your registry a mess, keeping your computer running slow and causing computer crashes. The registry size keeps growing when you use Windows. When the registry becomes very large, your computer's performance will be slow and unstable. Some computer users even spend a lot of time trying to edit the registry manually. This can be a risky and laborious task. Cause #2: After long-term use of a computer, the downloading of a large number of music, videos and movies from the Internet may result in your computer running slow. Its just like when your room becomes a mess without cleaning; our computer will be filled with a mass of junk files or duplicate files after a long operation too. These useless files use up some of the storage space of your hard drive as the "junk" accumulates. Cause #3: When you surf the internet, some malicious plug-ins may automatically be installed in the computer through security loopholes in the system. These malicious plug-ins may change your system registry entries causing many different kinds of errors or problems in your PC. Cause #4: The incorrect and incomplete un-installation or deletion of some files or applications may feed your system registry with invalid registry information. You might have unsuccessfully uninstalled certain applications or not used the "Add or Remove Programs" on "Control Panel", or maybe certain objects or files have been moved inappropriately. These unknown or misplaced files can have a lot to do with "why is my computer running slow". And it maybe that you see the start up process of your computer is much slower than before also. How to increase computer speed? Your best, safest and fastest method of seeing what is causing your computer to be slow is to check out this slow computer fixer! http://toptenantispywareviews.com/registrycleanercomparison.htm Try a FREE scan and see the problems hiding in your slow computer.

Brant

That really sounds like an overheating problem. If you're hearing noises, there's a good chance a fan is blown, or the machine needs dust blown out perhaps. Either way, it sounds like an overheating problem. Is it crashing too? A laptop by any chance?

Greg

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