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Slow Computer?
I have a Windows XP computer and right now it seems slower, websites load slower, slow searching, etc. Anyone know what the problem is? Is the problem(s) from downloading/having many programs/games, putting it in hibernation mode instead of turning it off, and/or using it a lot? If it's one or more than any of these problems or one you might possibly know how can I fix it? I'm thinking of giving it a another system recovery which to me helps fix my computer up a bit but I just wanna know another way without having to do it that way.
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Defragmentation won't do a bit of good for your problem. Defragmentation decreases disk read and write speeds, which has nothing to do with your computer speeds. It would help if it defragmented the pagefile, but it doesn't. Here's my slow computer guide:
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Your computer might be slower because you're using up to much RAM. The programs you downloaded from the internet take up ram even though you aren't using them. For instance, on my computer AIM takes 8 mbs, MSN takes 7 mbs, and iTunes take 6 mbs on my computer even though it's not even turned on.
The best thing to do is unistall all the programs you don't need on your computer. And when you're using the internet, turn off all the programs you dont need.
And if you have a little bit of $$, you can add 1 gig of ram to your computer.
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try running the disk defragmenter. it moves files around on your hard drive, making your computer run faster.
go to "start"
- "all programs"
- "accessories"
- "system tools"
- "disk defragmentor"
also try the disk clean-up.
if those don't work (which they probably will), then try deleting unnecessary pictures off your computer. pictures take up a LOT of memory space.
please feel free to ask me any more questions :]
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