My laptop is running so slow its driving me insane. I have installed a new norton anti virus and cleared the d?

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and cleared the disc space, its taking about 8 mins just to get to my browser page, i am very limited in my PC knowledge, so idiot proof info please.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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:



1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser

2. Click Start, click "Control Panel", and then double-click "Internet Options".

3. On the General tab, click "Delete Files" under Temporary Internet Files.

4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the "Delete all offline content" check box , and then click OK.

5. Click OK.



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. Here is how:



1. Open your Start menu.

2. Click Run

3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"

4. In the "system configuration utility",click either "service" or "startup" tab

5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.

6. Click "OK"

Answer 3

Definitely uninstall Norton. It is notorious for hogging resources and slowing systems down. What's more is it's really not that good at detecting viri. That should be first and foremost on your list.



Once it's uninstalled go here and d/l free Avira: http://www.free-av.com/ It's honestly one of, if not the best antivirus program available.



Next ensure you have nothing plugged into your USB ports while booting. Plug stuff in after you've booted that you'll need during your session.



Download and install Ccleaner found here: http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ccleaner.com/download&sa=X&oi=smap&resnum=1&ct=result&cd=1&usg=AFQjCNGSbcQ6KcnsjlF5Y2QL4CkB3Ya2oQ

Now analyze and run it.



Remove unnecessary items from the start menu. To do this type “msconfig” in the “run” box and hit enter. Choose selective startup and uncheck all of the programs that you do not need to load every time you start your computer. This will make the computer start more quickly and efficiently. DO NOT uncheck items that you do not recognize. This could cause you computer to run improperly.



Ensure you don't have resource hogging "trial-ware" or spyware on your pc (see step above.) Some examples are (but not limited to): Adobe speedloader, Yahoo messenger, various "smiley" type programs (that create smileys) etc. Take 10 minutes and research what types of programs you may have installed to ensure they are not bloatware and if you can live without them.



Finally and this should be the final step, defragment your hard drive (and continue to do so regularly!) Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, select System Tools, click Disk Defragmenter.

(or)

Open your Windows Explorer and view all drives. Right click on the drive you want to defragment and select Properties. In the Tools tab choose Disk Defragmenter.In the Disk Defragmenter tool box, you'll need to select the hard drives you want to defragment. In Windows XP you can Analyze the drive first. A user interface will show you the progress as you run Disk Defragmenter. In Windows Vista there is no graphical view of the progress as the application works.

If you have XP and it tells you your disks don't need to be defragged, do so anyway. I would advise you to get a program called O&O defrag, but it does cost money. It's head and shoulders better than the default windows defragmenters, but alas it does cost money to purchase. Any The Disk Defragmenter tool can take anywhere from minutes to hours to run, depending on the size of your hard drive and also how fragmented the drive is, so be prepared for the time involved here. I personally defrag my hard drives over night, while I'm sleeping.



All of these steps above will take some time to complete so be prepared to spend some time on it, but chances are your pc didn't become slow over night. I personally think you'll see a huge difference once you uninstall Norton. By the time you are finished with the above list however, you'll be amazed at the difference in boot times and the overall performance of your machine.

Answer 4

Firstly get rid of Norton. Norton is a huge system resource user and not a very good antivirus program on the whole anyway. I would recommend a better antivirus software such as Bitdefender, CA or Avria AntiVir.



Secondly download a handy little free piece of software called CCleaner. When Installed Click Analyze then Run Cleaner. This program removes all those unwanted temporary files the accumulate over time and slow you computer down.



And get rid of unwanted and unused programs from your computer especially those that run in the background.



Hope this helps.



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Answer 5

Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some registry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".

Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Registry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!

There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.

http://www.speed-up-your-pc.com/

You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 6

First u uninstall the Norton anti virus it's a dreadful n worst anti virus. Use Avast(available for free) or Quick heal b'coz these runs on low memory compared to other anti virus and then install a Cc cleaner. It works really. Use this. i recommend u .