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Anonymous Posted on Jun 20, 2013

Windows XP my desktop is very slow the programs take for every to open or close my programs stop responding its glitchy and runs very slow i have verizon internet

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Duce,how much memory (RAM) do you have.when a computer gets slow it have to little memory.is it a 32x the computer can only take 4 GB memory.is it a 64x ca:8-12.so i suggest you upgrade the memory and look over if you use the programs you got uninstall them never used and only rarely used.
http://www.wisecleaner.com/
here do yo find a good cleanigprogram.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: dell Dimension 8250 Series Desktop memory problems

well man, if u are low on memory (ram) and disk space (hard disk) then u gotta upgrade this too things and install or repair windows by running the installation

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 04, 2009

SOURCE: Desktop ( Emachines 210 ) Very slow ? Ran via win xp proffesional

Try going to the control panel>performance and maintenance>disk cleanup. After running cleanup run the defrag. You can also cleanup your internet browser by deleting cookies, temp internet files, & browsing history. See if this helps speed up the system. Hope this helps & please rate this solution fixya. Thanks.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 10, 2009

SOURCE: WZC for Wireless (ZyXel)

1. Click Start and Run
2. Type into the Run box "services.msc" (without the quotation).
3. Scroll down and look for the service Wireless Zero Configuration

Double Click on the Service, Screen Shot of the services
4. Make sure that it is Started and that the startup type is set to automatic.
Screen Shot of WZC
If the Service did not Started, or and is Not set to Automatic.
To Start the Service click on the Start button.
To set the service to automatic, click on the down arrow and change it to Automatic

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 14, 2009

SOURCE: Compaq Presario S4300CL PC Desktop is SLOW.

You said you have 512K of RAM; I assume you mean 512MB. Either way, you are in dire need of a RAM upgrade. The sweet spot for XP memory-wise was 2gigs. The working minimum is 512MB, but the recommended spec is at least 1. If you upgraded to at least 2 gigs of ram, you'll see a speed improvement.
If you need help finding out what type of memory to get, let me know.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 29, 2009

SOURCE: Slow or not loading

It may well be some form of virus or spyware.

It may also be that you have too many applications running at once eg. lots of toolbars and instant message typ programs.

It can also happen on graphic intensive applications.

You should rule out nasty stuff first.

MBAM !


for a free one its pretty darned good !

From a CLEAN computer download and put on a flash drive.

Copy to your DESKTOP on the suspec computer.

Run it but dont change any options just use what it offers.

When its done let it clean anything it finds.

Its where I always start with an infected machine.

As for antivirus AVOID Norton or Mcafee but try the AVG FREE version MBAM should clean up without buying

Only continued use would require purchase As for too many applications that would be up to you to decide what you REALLY need and dont. Most toolbars are a waste of both time and space and can hog computers down. Maybe a good clean up is in order ?

It may just be a "leaking application"

These are badly coded programs that dont release memory when they should and just keep taking more to do the same job.

May I suggest you download
"hijackthis"

It is a program that can make a report on what you have running in such a way that you can post that information to certain sites and experts there will look at it.

They will then give you reccomendations as to how you can remove programs or fix some issues that may be upsetting your computer.

Dont post the log here but follow the nstructions and help the program offers to send it to one of the sites it will offer you.

If you understand startup lists you may even be able to spot som things yourself that you dont want to run and disable them from hijack this

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