Help - my computer is running slow

Question

I have a Dimesion 2350 and I am running Windows XP Professional.  I have a 30 gig hard drive and have over 20 gig free.  One day my computer is running beautifully and the next day and it started running very slow.  I have done everything I know to do and I can't get it to speed up.  Can someone please help me?  Thanks.

simpswr · Answer

Round up the usual suspects:

Run msconfig and stop any unneeded programs from running at startup

Run Disc cleanup and delete all files it will delete

Update AntiVirus and run a full virus scan

Run AdAware and SpyBot to check for spyware messin' with ya

Run Defrag

See where this all gets ya . . wrs

sir_hershey_bar · Answer

I am runnng Ad-a-ware 6.0 and it is up to date and I've done the disk cleanup, cleared all the cookies and temporary internet files, defragged the computer, etc. I checked msconfig, but I'm not really sure what I am looking for in there. I'm afraid to change any of the settings. Thanks for your help.

Laury

aldazar84 · Answer

Have you tried checking for spyware? That will tend to make your system run slower depending on what has been loaded. I use Spybot Search and Destroy or Ad-Aware. Both seem to work great........that might be something to try.

Good luck! Sue :o)

simpswr · Answer

If you want to trouble shoot . . you can turn off everything in the startup tab and then check one at a time to see which is the culprit . . you can always re-enable . . they will stay there after you uncheck them.

You might run SpyBot also . . it looks for slightly different problems and complements AdAware.

wrs

Message Edited by simpswr on 09-22-2004 04:44 PM

100mph · Answer

Clean Windows Startup and hidden Startup:http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowsstartup.htm Good Luck!

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