Computer getting slower and Sysytem Restore no longer works!

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Guest

I'm using Windows XP Home Edition on a 2004 Compaq Presario PC. For the past
couple of weeks, the computer has been getting slower the longer I use it,
each time I use it. It starts up and works fine for an hour or so, then it
slows down, becomes difficult to save anything in Word; becomes difficult to
have more than one window open in Word; programs and applications are very
slow in closing, and when I reboot or shut the computer down, it takes
forever to do that too.

I've tried a couple of diagnostic programs, and they find nothing wrong.
I've run anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, and they find nothing wrong
also. I tried System Restore, but it no longer displays a calendar to choose
a restore point from. I've gotten rid of everything I installed in the last
week or so, but that hasn't helped either. Any ideas out there? Thanks.
 
G

Guest

Removing old programs that you don't use is a good thing. But do you also
give your computer some help?

To open Disk Cleanup, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System
Tools > Disk Cleanup.

The reason for this tool is to free up space on your Hard Drive. It wont
hurt your your system to run it once a week.

To open Disk Defragmenter, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System
Tools > Disk Defragmenter.

The reason for this tool is to compress your files and folders so when you
use your computer it can find the information faster and easier.

Click Start > Help and Support Center > Performance and Maintenance ;-D
 
G

Guest

Thanks, Bert, but that link just got me to a " the page cannot be displayed"
page. Could you check that link again. I'd love to be able to read the info
available.

Thanks.

Ron
 
G

Guest

Thank you very much, Bert. You solved my System Restore problem. Now, we'll
see if my other problems are fixed as well after I restore the system to an
earlier date.

Thanks again. This forum is great!

Ron
 
G

Guest

Thank you very much for your suggestions Redwood. I had already used the Disk
Defragmenter, but not the Disk Cleanup. But, after using that, I didn't see
any difference. I'm hoping the use of System Restore will solve my problems,
but if not, I'll be back to try to get additional help.

Thanks again.

Ron
 
G

Guest

Thanks to you and Redwood, my computer is now operating normally. I hope it
stays that way! :)

Thanks again to you both.

Ron
 
G

Guest

I found that this problem was more memory related. Although it is still good
to get rid of junk files you don't need too. I recently bought a new
computer with 2 GB of memory, my old system only had 64MB of memory and it
max out and would use disk space as additional memory, which is way slower
than memory.
Since I got my new mahcine with 2GB of memory, I have never had to swap to
disk
and have not crashed once due to insufficent memory.
So I woiuld suggest you do both, clean up your hard drive and defragment it
and add some extra memory to your computer if you can.
 

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