Do a disc cleanup once a week - have not much in start up - just wondering if
anything availble to speed it up - Heard about some software to speed things
up - not sure how safe.
Thanks

ironically, adding more software
and loading my processes into
the memory will make things
even slower.

disc cleanup is helpful but
not the complete solution.

you state that you have
little in your startups, but
this may be a perspective
that you will have to
reevaluate.

for the purposes of figuring
out what is causing your system
in particular to slow down, you
should begin the process of
elimination.

my first suggestion is to temporarily
disable all your startups and non
microsoft services.

you can click on start>run>msconfig

then under that startup tab simply
disable what is checked. you may
want to jot down what you are disabling.

under the services tab, enable the
"hide" microsoft services and what
is left disable.

now reboot and see if there is some
improved performance with your
system.

also, there is still some fine tuning
you can do in addition to the above.

so keep us aprised.

incidentally, since I am assuming you
will disable your anti virals, I wouild not
browse the world wide web.

just focus on this issue and this
methodology during your analysis
of your slow computer.

"Ginnie" <Ginnie> wrote in message
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"Ginnie" <Ginnie> wrote in message
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> Do a disc cleanup once a week - have not much in start up - just wondering
> if
> anything availble to speed it up - Heard about some software to speed
> things
> up - not sure how safe.
> Thanks

Try CCleaner, but I don't recommend you use the Registry Cleaner part.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Are you running a malware/spyware scan on a regular basis? Spybot S&D is
good, and there are others available for free as well. When was the last
time you ran a thorough virus scan?

Help! My computer is slow!
http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/...r-is-slow.html

What are your anti-virus and anti-soyware arrangements?

What is the CPU and how much RAM does your computer have? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties to get this
information.

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

The OP's a vegetarian? <eg>

Gerry wrote:

Anti-, so that would make OP a carnivore. ;-)

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I spy with my little eye something beginning with S!

I spy with my little eye something beginning with H that Bears are
particularly partial to?

McAfee checks everyday - runs full scan once a week!!!!
Thanks

"Thip" wrote:
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Run Windows Defender every day = and AdWare once a week - besides the full
scan with McAfee

"Thip" wrote:
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Total = 573132
Limit = 1274764
Peak = 790824

CPU usage was 0

"Gerry" wrote:
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You left out a very important bit of information -- the amount of RAM!


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"Ginnie" <Ginnie> wrote in message
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> McAfee checks everyday - runs full scan once a week!!!!

Unfortunately, as it puts a serious strain on your computer's resources,
McAfee can be causing your system to run slow.

Run "StartUpLite" this application can be used to disable or remove programs
from the system startup, it doesn't show system or necessary applications so
you can check to disable or remove all applications that show up in the
scan, which are all unnecessary programs that use up resources and slow down
the system.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.php


Run an antitrojan; antivirus and antispyware applications don't find most
of the trojans... "Malwarebytes Anti-Malware" and "A Squared Free" are both
antispyware & antitrojans and will get what antivirus and antispywares
don't.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/


Also download "GPU-Z", to get the needed System Information for a propper
diagnose.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/GPU-Z_program_36270.html


And to help diagnosing the problem, install "Tune Up Utilities" and use the
System Optimizer, it can detect incorrect or resource consuming settings and
modify them for better speed and performance.
http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/


Also a disk defragmentation and a checkdisk will give another boost in
performance


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Ginnie

What is the CPU and how much RAM does your computer have?

However, even without confirmation of your installed RAM, I would say
that your system is over dependent on use of the pagefile. Solution
increase RAM or reduce memory usage.

McAfee commonly causes problems of this sort. It has a very heavy
footprint. It can readily be replaced with freeware alternatives.

System Requirements McAfee Internet Security 2008

Windows 2000, XP
300 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible processor
256 MB RAM for Windows XP; 128 MB RAM for Windows 2000
160 MB hard-disk space before download
125 MB hard-disk space after installation
These are Minimum Requirements.

How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space?