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Title: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: griffin on 31 July 2011, 11:49:02

Hi

My PC's started to run very slowly approc 10-15 seconds from double clicking an Icon to it actually opening the program?

Are any of the PC Power Boost software you can download actually any good and safe?

TIA

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 31 July 2011, 11:56:29

Try doing a defrag.....that should help a bit, but i suspect it may need rebuilding

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: griffin on 31 July 2011, 12:06:15

Thanks

Rebuilding sound like a complicated job?

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: Richie London on 31 July 2011, 12:20:54

disc clean up possibly as well

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: Stallion on 31 July 2011, 13:43:44

have you recently installed any programs? Program such as Norton etc does really slow down any computer, as its unnecessarily BIG... :y

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: ninjapirate on 31 July 2011, 13:49:37

before using anything like that, do a defrag and disc clean up, make sure your free of spyware and nastys, run your anti-virus and registry clean.

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: Kate on 31 July 2011, 17:55:39

I always wipe everything and reinstall OS! :y

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: tigers_gonads on 31 July 2011, 17:57:53

Do a full virus scan then download tweaknow reg cleaner 2011  :y

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: Plomien on 31 July 2011, 18:01:41

I have found tune up utilities to be very good you can get a 30 day trial from their website :y
it will defrag and tweak the settings on the pc as to what profile you assign at the start :y

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 31 July 2011, 19:51:23

if your hard drive led shows high activity check the processes from task manager, etiher windows or virus scanners may be busy downloading an update..

also check available free physical memory..

and if your system drivers are handy a rebuilt will give better performance than many.. (if you have time)

Title: Re: One for the PC Gurus
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 31 July 2011, 20:04:50

Quote

Thanks

Rebuilding sound like a complicated job?

if you never installed a pc before or dont have the drivers and there is not another pc in home answer is Yes!!

before any attempt write down the hardware components from my computer right click manage device manager