PC Slow Down when it's connected to Internet

@bluesea3 (167)
Indonesia
December 5, 2012 12:37am CST
MyLotters, i need your advise to make my pc be better when connected to internet. My pc have 1.6GHz and 1GB of RAM, use 3.5G usb modem to dial up. When it's connected, my pc usually to be slow down, moreover it's freeze. Do you have any suggestion for me? Thanks very much for your attention to me and others who read this discussion.
9 responses
pals101
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Update your pc, maybe you have viruses. Also, I suggest you increase your memory size for faster internet browsing. Have a clean up drive in your pc, check for errors, unused file, have a defragmentation and check disk in our utility disk..
pals101
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
7 Dec 12
you don't need to change your RAM, you need to add it, increased its memory size..
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 12
I'd used kaspersky or norton360 antivirus updated. I'd cleaned and defragmented my pc with registry winner and windows 7 manager. But, it's still down. If i must change my RAM, it's too expensive for me now..
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
8 Dec 12
The problem, my pc was a netbook which cannot be added a new RAM. Any advise more?
challs12
@challs12 (548)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 12
I suggest you to format and reinstall your windows and everything in your pc. I believe it will perform faster than what you experience now. I will always do this when I found my computer performing slower than it should be. But before that, I will try to clean up everything unnecessary from it like virus scan, cleaning cookies, uninstall and reinstall browser, update program that I have, etc. But usually it won't work as I want, so the last solution is to format and reinstall everything.
challs12
@challs12 (548)
• Malaysia
7 Dec 12
I've been formatting my computer atleast once every 3 months. I see no problem with them so far and I've been using them for more than a year now. I only use quick format option. After all, hard disk is cheap now. I think it's not a problem to format our hard disk frequently. I experienced formatting them 3 times in a day just because I testing few new software and it really harm my computer. Each time the windows crash, I just format and reinstall windows.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 12
it makes sense about your advise. But, too much reinstalling windows will cause some crash or bad sectors on my HDD. It's all that i know. So, i won't do that if it's not very necessary.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
8 Dec 12
Okay, lets see. I've my pc within 4,5 years and my netbook at least 2,5 years. It's crash on HDD now. For several times, i'd formatted and reinstalled the operating system. The first sign about crashing is little creepy sound on my HDD, just like a sound of cricket on my HDD, but slower absolutely. It's happened after approximately 18 months.
tedifa
@tedifa (1232)
• Indonesia
7 Dec 12
You should check lots of thing,first install antivirus for your PC,remove some useless program,and install mozilla firefox as your browser.Don't open many sites in one times.
Guit08
@Guit08 (597)
• United States
11 Dec 12
Have you tried using MalwareBytes or Spybot Search & Destroy? Personally, I have found both of these programs to be very successful in the past. Plus, you can download them legally, safely and for free from CNET's download.com site.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
11 Dec 12
i think, on past time yes, i did. I had downloaded some software which is only fake. So, what should i do?
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
8 Dec 12
Thanks for you advise. But, may be i'd done them. I've kaspersky antivirus, i'd used registry winner, windows 7 manager, ccleaner, etc to clean mine. I've used mozilla too, but it's be slower in time by time, now, i use the "fastest" browser based on mozilla, it's called "palemoon". But, my netbook is still slow down.
anubrataroy
@anubrataroy (444)
• India
5 Dec 12
How much Free space is available in C: drive? I hope you have an Antivirus installed in your PC. Update it and scan the system. Install CCleaner software in your system. Using CCleaner clean all the unwanted data. After this I feel your PC should work fine.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 12
Thanks for your advise. I have 17gb free of 32gb on drive c. I've used some cleaner like ccleaner. But, it still slow down when it's connected to the internet. Ccleaner and the same others only make my pc faster when it's disconnected to the internet.
Jandie
@tech40 (23121)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
The response are almost right, There's factor that your pc might slow cos of disk space, you should also run CCleaner, to delete some unnecessary files, like *broken shortcuts, etc* install an anti spyware, to block malwares that trying to access to your computer, update your PC daily using windows update, to make it more faster, add antivirus, and scan daily, delete unnecessary prgrams on control panel *programs* and, dont forget to defrag,
Jandie
@tech40 (23121)
• Philippines
8 Dec 12
Kaspersky is a good type of Anti-Virus, but the main fact with Kaspersky, it took much of RAM, so, it will make your computer more slower, i'm using Freeware Avira, and I dont have any problem with it, but im also using Anti Spyware programs, to make sure my security Thanks for the Share!
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
12 Dec 12
I agree. So, i'm considering to use norton360 which is lighter than kaspersky, avira, AVG. But, it still happen.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 12
I've almost done all of that. Blocking malware, is it can be done by kaspersky or norton360? i've tried these. May be you can advise me about the better antivirus that can wipe malware too then kasperky or norton360..
damanpreetsingh
@damanpreetsingh (192)
• India
5 Dec 12
hi mate ! first of all delete extra anti virus, that is if you have more than one. install a good anti Malware. Malwares make computes really slow when connected to net. uninstall all additional tool bars. go to control panel and check , I'm sure additional tool bars are loaded on your web browser. and if you are ready to shell out some bucks then, purchase this software = tune up utilities 2013..
Jandie
@tech40 (23121)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Thumbs Up! I think this is right, :) I also use tune up utilities, and I run it, everytime my computer seems slower, @TS Add some firewall, it adds protection against malwares,
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 12
Thanks for your advise. I've done that. Cleaning registry, deragmenting HDD,etc. Even i use kaspersky or norton360 to block virus and malware. I've updated it at least per month or per 2 weeks. But, it's still down when it's connected.
Jandie
@tech40 (23121)
• Philippines
16 Dec 12
What is your computer processor?and how many free spaces on your hard disk have?
chaselee
@chaselee (240)
• Philippines
14 Dec 12
Check if you have spyware or virus in your computer. They usually cause slowness because most spyware or virus also connects to the net leaving you with very slow connection. If scanning with your antivirus is not helping you might need to reformat your computer.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
14 Dec 12
Thanks for your suggestion. But, i'd done it all. I'd cleaned my computer with kaspersky, norton360, any registry cleaner, and format it several times. It's slow down again just in a few days after formatting. Of course, it's appear when it's connected only.
Guit08
@Guit08 (597)
• United States
11 Dec 12
It's not just your hardware and connection that may cause your computer to freeze up, it could also be your web browser: the program itself could be hogging resources causing your computer to freeze. What web browser do you use?
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
11 Dec 12
I'm using "palemoon". It's kind of browser based on firefox, but having the chrome speed. I'm very satisfy about its work. For comparison, when i open palemoon, it's faster than firefox, IE, and chrome. This test i did without any connection to the internet. But, if it's connected, firefox, chrome, and IE are more risky to make my pc more slow down until freeze.
totovitz
@totovitz (9)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Try scanning your unit for viruses, try defragmenting your drive, and also check those software that don't need be running while you use your net.
bluesea3
@bluesea3 (167)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 12
Thanks for your advise. But, i'd done that. uninstalling properly, cleaning unneeded registry, defragmenting my HDD, moreover, i'd minimalized my startup program. But, it's still down.