Please help my Computer - it's sick

What is the free space available in you computer. Some times it is one of the main reasons for system slow down. Some programs need virtual memory to run freely. Try clearing some of the files you dont need and try again. If it is not solved it may be a virus, we had one before by name funny.exe and Norton removes it

I'm also running XP but on a desktop and know nothing about laptops. Lately mine has been running very slow even though I've done all the same things you have like updating anti virus, cleaning out temp files and cookies. I guess my next step is to defrag and I really don't like to do that. Have you tried defrag or do you do that on a laptop?

i don't know the exact diagnosis and i am just going to base it on your facts and the things that i do to mine. i often do disk cleanup and disk fragment every week, i would also suggest that you download ccleaner over the net to remove all the unnecessary registries. or better yet , if you have a lot of programs then you need to increase your RAM 256 ghz is not enough or even 512ghz add one more in your laptop slot and reach it up to 1 gig.

You could see if there are some bak files, and delete them. And I suppose you have already eliminated the programs you do not want. It could be on its last legs depending on how old it is or how old the salesperson said it would last. I do have one suggestion. It could be a program you put on in the last several weeks. So if you know approximately when you installed new programs, remove them one at a time, and see if that makes it speed up. Then what you do is to reinstall the other programs except the one that slowed it down. Sometimes there are programs that are incompatible although the creators say they work with Windows XP. And then there might be a trojan or a keylogger. If there are strange words appearing on your monitor and when you type one letter and another appears, that could be it. That is all I can think of.

By faith! Hi Faith, ever tried faith-healing it? I am SERIOUS. My computer has been having problems booting up too. But I find that when I imagine myself sending energy to it as I press the power button, most times, it boots up ok! Anyway, you can try a mundane defrag? Don't use the windows one. Try Auslogic Defrag. It is good and fast (finish in a few minutes compared to windows' hours) and free! You can grab it from http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag , cheers.

Check your start up menu and see if there are things you could delete from there. Too many times we have lots of programs that installed their program to run in the start up menu and that just uses up memory. Most of them never have to run at start up. I check mine periodically to make sure I have only those that need to be there.

Sounds like a free hard drive space problem the free space on your Hard drive is used for a swap file as that free space gets smaller so does the swap file. with the smaller swap file the slower the computer will go

One thing you should try is running your anti-virus and anti-spyware scans in Safe Mode from Windows. You get to it by restarting and hitting the designated key (usually F8). There is a better chance of finding malware in safe mode as virtually all auto start programs are disabled. The PC scanning programs can then detect unusual software or code since it's not been executed (most of the time). Others suggested increasing your page file, done in Control PanelSystem. This is an important step, but be sure you have the disk space to cover it. Check your web browser in task manager (ctrl+alt+delete) when you use them. See how much memory usage the browser is taking. You may have to clear out the browser's cache (not just cookies and temp files), or if that's not it, you may have to check and disable add-ons/widgets. It could also be the case the harddware is getting old, worn and hence slower in operation.

I get these same problems here in Trinidad with my office machine. I believe its the internet line or provider and its going to happen every once in a while as it has been happening ever since. Just don't let it bug you, I guess. Its part of the deal.

See the free space of your hard drive. If it is less than 1gb, try cleaning for some free space. Next try to check windows start up programs. Uninstall unnecessary programs. If these steps does not work, try reinstalling windows or consult an expert.

windows xp was designed to be able to be fixed without a computer geek in the house. You do far more than I do as far as cleaning out files, cookies etc. You might try defragmenting and disk clean up first, then possibly system restore back to a day when it was functioning properly if the defragmenting doesn't work or disk clean up doesn't help. Sometimes we download something that really slows a computer system down. The next thing is possibly finding someone who works on computers that you trust to go in with a remote system program and check it out for you. Yes, I am someone that tries to find solutions to things that drive me crazy. techinline.net can be downloaded by you so that someone else can fix your computer by remote for you while you watch.

well when that happens, I free some space in my laptop. Try doing so. Uninstall programs which you no longer use. That could help. What kind of anti virus do you use? Is it a trial version or a full? Some free trial anti virus that I tried before does not really scan virus even if it is updated.

Hi friend there can be many reason for slowness of your computer. First check the disk space. It should not be less than 1gb if you require speed. Check for virus , have a virus scan. Some can hit the registry. Also check your virtual memory limit. If it is less , then increase it. Go to services and dissable some services which you are not using currently.

using too much memory has some effect on the performance... try to ur windows drive as empty as possible, coz ur page file is stored in that drive only download winUtilities... its better than most programs to clear garbage check ur computer, not only for viruses but also for spyware and addware

http://www.theknightsofcomputers.com/ try to open this website. im sure it can help you...

i Recommend u to upgrade your computer to some quad Core as Quad Core is best for MultiTasking .. i think u multitasking too much n ur computer cant take it . know ur computer limit ... u can a mid - low ending com with quad core for less than around 2k-1k$(SG) if u only multi tasking (SG 1k should be can)