Slow computer - Computers & Internet

A lot of things could be responsible for a system drag. The following are possibilities:
- System Memory available: If the amount of memory(RAM) is low, then the swap space on the HDD is used. HDDs generally have longer access times than RAMs thus you'll notice significant system drag. Solution: Increase RAM size.
- Disk Fragmentation: Files on a drive are usually not saved in contiguous segments. When access to a fragmented file is requested, the drive read head has to flip through all the physical sectors on the disk where the file fragments are to give you the access. Solution: Defragment your dirves often, especially when you delete relatively huge files on your disk(s).
- AVP: Antivirus programs mostly scan processes that run on your system. Before a process starts, it gets scanned by the AVP thus you notice a relative delay. This delay could be further noticeable if the former two conditions are present. Solution: Get a better AVP thats less process intensive or simply mark the major process that you run on your system as trusted so that they dont get scanned on next run. Whatever you do, DONT LEAVE YOUR SYSTEM WITHOUT AN AVP.
- VIRUS, TROJANS, WORMS:Dreaded I know, but they could be a reason for the drag. Solution: Update your virus definition and run a total scan. Hopefully any virus would be wiped out.
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Delete viruses from your computer
Run disk defragmenting
Clean temp files in temp folder
Repair corrupt Windows registry, you can download registry repairing tool.
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Computer slow?

-- clean system junk
-- optimize computer services
-- repair registry
-- defrag registry
-- clear browsers junk

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Hi,

A slow computer can be caused by a number of things.
Firstly, it could be hardware related, meaning you do not have enough RAM or CPU processing speed. You should first check out the hardware on your computer and make sure that it can handle a modern operating system (running Windows 7 with 1 GB of RAM will be a slow experience).

Secondly, slowness can be caused by too many programs running at once in the background using up all the memory and CPU cycles.
I recommend two excellent tools for diagnosing and fixing slowness issues regarding too many programs running.
The first one is Process Explorer which you can download from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
The second one is Autoruns which you can download from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902

Process Explorer will help you to track down which programs are running in the background, and how much memory and processing time they are using.
Autoruns will help you to disable the programs.
Now these tools are a little bit advanced for the average user, so if you need further help please let me know.
Also, please do not disable anything that you are not sure about. Once again, if you need more assistance, let me know.

If your computer is made after 2006 then it is time for factory restore. Back up all files on disk or something. Then do a factory reset. This would take roughly 2 to 3 hours and make sure the laptop don't run out battery so keep it plugged in. As the laptop boots up hit F2 then after that windows pop up hit the advanced version (F8). Choose fix my computer and choose the factory or out of the box restore.