slow performance

[irh]

My computer is extremely slow starting up, loading and
changing prorams etc.

The Packard Bell computer is only a year old.

Any advice, please?

irh

 

[Mike H]

If you are not running a firewall, do it now.. if you are not running anti-virus, do it now.. you might also want to download the free programs from these links, and run them..

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

 

[Unknown]

Three items for a slow computer
1. You should have about 512 megabytes of memory
2. Download and run Ad-Aware Personal SE--------www.lavasoft.de
3. Remove unneeded programs in startup. Start---run---type in
msconfig--click OK. Startup tab.

 

[Guest]

Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

How to optimize Windows XP, 2000, ME
for the best performance (Step-by-step Visual Guide):
http://www.fixyourwindows.com

Good Luck!

 

[Ron Martell]

My computer is extremely slow starting up, loading and
changing prorams etc.

The Packard Bell computer is only a year old.

Any advice, please?

irh

How much RAM does your computer have? It is common to find computers
sold with Windows XP that have only 128 mb of RAM. You need at least
256 mb to get reasonable performance from XP, and very often going to
384 or even 512 mb will provide additional performance gains.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."