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My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by olasmith10(m): 9:44am On Feb 12, 2013
My L.G laptop with a 4gb RAM recently operates very slow.Aldo,prior to that,I suspected viral attack which I scanned with avast antivirus but unfortunately dis did not solve any problem.pls anybody with a useful info of how I can get rid of this problem.Thanks
Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by Gerardcole(m): 10:05am On Feb 12, 2013
Clean up your registry, browser cache and more. See HERE
Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by igloo: 11:29am On Feb 12, 2013
There are quite a numbers of reasons why your 4GB pc can get slow. And believe me, it most likely has nothing to do with a virus. (Source: .com ). One cause of a slow or hanging PC is autostart items. Autostart items startup when you boot your PC so they tend to consume your RAM before you even begin to use your system. Follow this guide on How to make your PC boot faster and respond better . I'm sure u'll find it useful. I strongly suggest you avoid all those PC boost software all over the place, they'll ruin ur PC... If u doubt me, Go ahead. .com recommends Advanced System Care 6. U can download it and many other great tools for your PC @ their download page. Quote this comment if you found it helpful.
Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by princeex: 11:31am On Feb 12, 2013
igloo: There are quite a numbers of reasons why your 4GB pc can get slow. And believe me, it most likely has nothing to do with a virus. (Source: .com ). One cause of a slow or hanging PC is autostart items. Autostart items startup when you boot your PC so they tend to consume your RAM before you even begin to use your system. Follow this guide on How to make your PC boot faster and respond better . I'm sure u'll find it useful. I strongly suggest you avoid all those PC boost software all over the place, they'll ruin ur PC... If u doubt me, Go ahead. .com recommends Advanced System Care 6. U can download it and many other great tools for your PC @ their download page. Quote this comment if you found it helpful.
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Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by olasmith10(m): 4:46pm On Feb 13, 2013
igloo: There are quite a numbers of reasons why your 4GB pc can get slow. And believe me, it most likely has nothing to do with a virus. (Source: .com ). One cause of a slow or hanging PC is autostart items. Autostart items startup when you boot your PC so they tend to consume your RAM before you even begin to use your system. Follow this guide on How to make your PC boot faster and respond better . I'm sure u'll find it useful. I strongly suggest you avoid all those PC boost software all over the place, they'll ruin ur PC... If u doubt me, Go ahead. .com recommends Advanced System Care 6. U can download it and many other great tools for your PC @ their download page. Quote this comment if you found it helpful.


Thanks so much,I will do that ASAP.
Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by lecky2012: 6:16pm On Feb 14, 2013
Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by AskProf: 11:06am On Jul 28, 2013
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Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by madampresident(f): 1:39pm On Jul 28, 2013
Run disk cleanup and also learn to use disk defragmenter in order to keep your computer running efficiently. These utilities are great tools to help you with that.
Let’s say you have been using your computer for a few months. You have added and deleted files, installed and uninstalled software, and your computer begins to slow down. Simple maintenance on a regular basis will help improve significantly your computer’s performance.
Note: Depending on how much you use your computer, you can choose to run disk cleanup and/or disk defragmenter every week, every two weeks or even once a month. The point is that only you can determine when to use these utilities based on the amount of times you use your computer.
Run disk cleanup
The disk cleanup tool deletes unnecessary files and it helps your computer run faster. It is able to determine what files on your hard drive are no longer needed. You need to run it to free up space on your computer and delete those files.
Open Disk Cleanup by Clicking the Start Menu button on the bottom left corner of your screen, go to All Programs, go to Accessories, go to System Tools and click on Disk Cleanup.


1. select the drive you want to clean.
The disk will then analyze the drive to
determine how much space it can free
(see next image).


2. Select each box of every category and click "OK". Scroll down to check them all.






















Compress old files
Before continuing, it's worth mentioning about this category in particular. As opposed to the other categories, “Compress Old Files” does not delete unnecessary files from your hard drive. Instead, it compresses files that Windows has not accessed for a period of time, thus saving disk space (if you select this category) while still enabling you access to those files.
When you highlight this category, an “Options” button appears. Clicking this button allows you to set the number of days before unused files are compressed.

3. A confirmation window appears. Click "Yes".




The progress bar will show after you click "yes" in the previous window. This process could take a few seconds or a few hours. When it is done, it will disappear.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..How To Run Disk Defragmenter



It's important that you learn how to run disk defragmenter and also disk cleanup in order to keep your computer running efficiently. These utilities are great tools to help you with that.
Let’s say you have been using your computer for a few months. You have added and deleted files, installed and uninstalled software, and your computer begins to slow down. Simple maintenance on a regular basis will help improve significantly your computer’s performance.
Note: Depending on how much you use your computer, you can choose to run disk cleanup and/or disk defragmenter every week, every two weeks or even once a month. The point is that only you can determine when to use these utilities based on the amount of times you use your computer.
Run Disk Defragmenter
Every time you use your computer, your hard drive ends up with spaces in between programs. This is called fragmentation. Your hard drive works extra when is Fragmented, which means, it slows down your computer. The disk defragmenter tool corrects these issues by rearranging fragmented files into a contiguous block enabling your hard drive work more efficiently.
Open Disk Defragmenter by Clicking the Start Menu button on the bottom left corner of your screen, go to All Programs, go to Accessories, go to System Tools and click on Disk Defragmenter.

Select the drive you want and choose one of the two options below (Analyze, or Defragment).

If you choose to analyze first, the disk defragmenter tool will analyze the drive to determine if the drive should be defragmented or not. If the analysis says that you don’t need to defrag the drive, you can still choose to do so, but it’s not needed. Either way it won’t cause any harm to your computer.
If it does tell you to defragment the drive, do so and let it run. For better results, stop using the computer until it finishes defragmenting and it asks you to close the utility.
Note: If your computer is too fragmented, then running the utility may take hours. Be patient.

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Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by Kajool: 8:35pm On Nov 23, 2014
If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don't always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.

First, if you haven't cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC's resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
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2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:

3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig.

Finally Most computers actually run slow because of a hidden part of your system, which is constantly being used by Windows. This part of your PC is called the "registry" and is the central database for Windows, which stores everything from your latest emails to your desktop wallpaper. It's one of the most important parts of Windows and can easily make your PC run slow.The more corrupt registry files your computer has, the more it struggles to read them.The files which makes it run slower and slower. To fix this, you simply need to use a registry cleaner http://cleanup-comuter-run-perfectly.com .

Do all these and Perform speed here http://www.scanmyspeed.com/ once it will sounds better ...
Re: My System Is Slow,how Can I Fix This Problem. by Jackadision: 12:09pm On Apr 25, 2017
olasmith10:
My L.G laptop with a 4gb RAM recently operates very slow.Aldo,prior to that,I suspected viral attack which I scanned with avast antivirus but unfortunately dis did not solve any problem.pls anybody with a useful info of how I can get rid of this problem.Thanks

Yes you can easily make your slow computer or laptop smooth, simply apply the below given tips:
Update your system drivers
Make sure that your laptop OS is updated
Uninstall unwanted apps
Defregment your laptop hard drive

To know more ricks you should visit: http://www.pcerror-fix.com/
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