How To Speed Up Computer

[PANAMHIEST]

you can use task manager and close a whole bunch of junk running on your computer that is useless, but dont close anything that is actually useful lol

[woohoosue]

you can use task manager and close a whole bunch of junk running on your computer that is useless, but dont close anything that is actually useful lol

yeah and that's the trick ....what is all that stuff? i go in there and it's greek to me

[ScareCrowAKA]

download tons of online p0rnography

[woohoosue]

basic..have you tried the unplug pull out battery and then start over? im sure u have also im on wireless modem/router....make sure you arent using # one place for hardline. and also unplug that and plug back in....also unplug from wall phone line (if u are archaic like me) and plug back in.

[klinkman]

For an attempt at actual useful tips:
Run an anti-virus and anti-spyware program to ensure that there isn't anything rouge that's absorbing CPU cycles

Increase the minimum and maximum settings for virtual memory. This should help with the "Virtual Memory Minimum too Low" messages you sometimes get on Windows XP

Open the task manager and sort your running processes by ram usage. If there are any suspicious processes, google them to see what they are. If there are ones that are using lots of memory that you aren't using at the moment, quit using them! If you are using them, see if there's a way to make them use less memory. Browers are notorious for this, the solution is to a)use less tabs, b)close and reopen the browser to reallocate memory lost to memory leaks and c)switch to google chrome!

And finally, what I've been suggesting to my mother for about 4 years, BUY A NEW COMPUTER!

[ScareCrowAKA]

lol if u dont need the sound, u can just run it in safe mode all the time

[NDN]

For an attempt at actual useful tips:
Run an anti-virus and anti-spyware program to ensure that there isn't anything rouge that's absorbing CPU cycles

Increase the minimum and maximum settings for virtual memory. This should help with the "Virtual Memory Minimum too Low" messages you sometimes get on Windows XP

Open the task manager and sort your running processes by ram usage. If there are any suspicious processes, google them to see what they are. If there are ones that are using lots of memory that you aren't using at the moment, quit using them! If you are using them, see if there's a way to make them use less memory. Browers are notorious for this, the solution is to a)use less tabs, b)close and reopen the browser to reallocate memory lost to memory leaks and c)switch to google chrome!

And finally, what I've been suggesting to my mother for about 4 years, BUY A NEW COMPUTER!

Yes, this is what I was looking for. Unfortunately I've done all of that already, but at least you made an attempt at giving me some solid advice!