My Comp Is Slow

[h121589]

When ever i turn on my computer its at normal speed but at night after its been on all day it starts running slow i mean so slow that when i try to open K-Lite,IE,Mozilla,Windows Media Player, ECT... it takes forever to open.

Any Suggestions???

[ziggyjuarez]

um...shut the fuck up :)

[tesco]

restart.

is it windows xp? i find that windows xp is great for staying the same speed all the time.

for windwos 2000 and 98 and me and the other old ones they really get slowed down.

[Tormentor]

Get a prog that frees memory, like freeramxp pro or whatver the fuck its called.

[Twist3r]

exit your antivirus and nortan internet security, i hate that shit i would rather have a virus and have to format then run a AV 24-7, i only turn it on when i download p2p or from cracks/warez sites

[tesco]

Originally posted by Twister@20 August 2004 - 22:09
exit your antivirus and nortan internet security, i hate that shit i would rather have a virus and have to format then run a AV 24-7, i only turn it on when i download p2p or from cracks/warez sites
try nod32 i don't notice any slowdown with it.

unlike with kaspersky, norton, panda, pc-cillin, etc.

mcafee also somehow didn't slow my system. ;)

[h121589]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@21 August 2004 - 03:04
restart.

is it windows xp? i find that windows xp is great for staying the same speed all the time.

for windwos 2000 and 98 and me and the other old ones they really get slowed down.
I dont like to restart

yes its win xp

[h121589]

Originally posted by Twister@21 August 2004 - 03:09
exit your nortan internet security
but then i dont want hackers hacking me and i dont want to get cought by the riaa and mpaa

[Duffman]

wouldn't you think norton is in cahoots with the riaa?

[h121589]

Originally posted by Duffman3@21 August 2004 - 03:40
wouldn't you think norton is in cahoots with the riaa?
no

[silent h3ro]

Originally posted by ziggyjuarez@20 August 2004 - 23:03
um...shut the fuck up :)
I thought I told u in the last thread. Why don't YOU shut the fuck up. :)

[Duffman]

asll 5 stars ey?

[SaYiaN]

Can u list the programs that are using up most of ur cpu when it starts to get slow..

That my friend is teh problem. ;)

[Storm]

Originally posted by h121589+21 August 2004 - 04:22--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (h121589 @ 21 August 2004 - 04:22)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Twister@21 August 2004 - 03:09
exit your nortan internet security
but then i dont want hackers hacking me and i dont want to get cought by the riaa and mpaa [/b][/quote]
try using a less resource heavy AV and PF, like AVG, NOD32 and Sygate....

[100%]

i am sure its got nothing to do with the AV and firewall
try some of these
http://www.tweakxp.com/top50.asp

also disable the hibernation feature if you have it on

[Spicker]

get more memory :)

[Storm]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@21 August 2004 - 13:42
get more memory :)
yeah, thats a solution........ his comp runs fine at first, but later it slows down...... memory cant be the problem

[Spicker]

Originally posted by Storm+21 August 2004 - 13:58--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Storm @ 21 August 2004 - 13:58)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5@21 August 2004 - 13:42
get more memory :)
yeah, thats a solution........ his comp runs fine at first, but later it slows down...... memory cant be the problem [/b][/quote]
yes it can :01:

on my old computer i had 256SDRAM and it used to run all fast and stuff but when used to leave it on overnight with bittorrent running it used to slow down soo much&#33;:(

so when i got a new mobo and 512ddr pc2700 i could have bittorrent running for days and no slow down at all :01:

[Storm]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5+21 August 2004 - 14:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jaigandhi5 @ 21 August 2004 - 14:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Storm@21 August 2004 - 13:58
<!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5@21 August 2004 - 13:42
get more memory :)
yeah, thats a solution........ his comp runs fine at first, but later it slows down...... memory cant be the problem
yes it can :01:

on my old computer i had 256SDRAM and it used to run all fast and stuff but when used to leave it on overnight with bittorrent running it used to slow down soo much&#33;:(

so when i got a new mobo and 512ddr pc2700 i could have bittorrent running for days and no slow down at all :01: [/b][/quote]
sry, i worded my answer a lil poorly....... i meant to say that the comp slowing down overnite could of course be helped by more RAM, but since it starts out fast, there must be another solution thats cheaper......

[100%]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@21 August 2004 - 13:42
get more memory :)

get more money :)

[h121589]

Originally posted by Zedaxax@21 August 2004 - 12:27
i am sure its got nothing to do with the AV and firewall
try some of these
http://www.tweakxp.com/top50.asp

also disable the hibernation feature if you have it on
i didnt find anything on tweakxp

and what is the hibernation feature??????

[h121589]

Originally posted by Zedaxax+21 August 2004 - 13:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Zedaxax @ 21 August 2004 - 13:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5@21 August 2004 - 13:42
get more memory :)

get more money :) [/b][/quote]
I dont need more memory i already have 512MB RAM

and my comp is only 1 year and 8 months old

[Storm]

Originally posted by h121589@21 August 2004 - 16:30
and what is the hibernation feature??????
the hibernation feature copies whatever is in the RAM and CPU (awaiting processing) to the HDD, then shuts down the computer

if you then turn your comp on, it will copy it back, like you never shut down your comp....... it boots really fast (bout 1/2 normal boot time), but in my experience it produces alot of errors.........

[tesco]

Originally posted by h121589+21 August 2004 - 10:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (h121589 @ 21 August 2004 - 10:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Zedaxax@21 August 2004 - 12:27
i am sure its got nothing to do with the AV and firewall
try some of these
http://www.tweakxp.com/top50.asp

also disable the hibernation feature if you have it on
i didnt find anything on tweakxp

and what is the hibernation feature?????? [/b][/quote]
hibernation is sorta like turning your computer off except it saves everything u had open on your desktop and other users had open to the hard disk based on how much ram u have.
so if u have 512mb of ram then hibernation is giving the hard disk a dedicated 512mb all of the time.

disabling hibernation frees up that 512mb but won&#39;t make ur comp any faster.

[Storm]

remember that most tweaks wont really give you any noticable improvement..... certainly not on their own........ 512MB should be more than enough to run your comp 24/7........

i do it with
slsk, azureus, emule AVG, Folding@Home and MSN running non-stop

and every now and then i play a movie or surf with firefox

though i must say that i have to restart slsk every other day to stop it hogging to many resources (but thats more slsk&#39;s fault than anything else), azureus every week.......

[h121589]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@21 August 2004 - 16:11
disabling hibernation frees up that 512mb but won&#39;t make ur comp any faster.


so now i dont need to disable the hibernation feature if its on???

[peat moss]

Originally posted by h121589+21 August 2004 - 07:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (h121589 &#064; 21 August 2004 - 07:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Zedaxax@21 August 2004 - 12:27
i am sure its got nothing to do with the AV and firewall
try some of these
http://www.tweakxp.com/top50.asp

also disable the hibernation feature if you have it on
i didnt find anything on tweakxp

and what is the hibernation feature?????? [/b][/quote]
There&#39;s lots of info on that page. Try empting your prefetch folder . The performance tweaks are good aswell. Or try the setting up as a game machine. ;)

If you have an ATI card don&#39;t try the memory tweak , thats in anouther topic. I found out the hard way. <_<

[h121589]

Originally posted by peat moss+21 August 2004 - 16:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peat moss @ 21 August 2004 - 16:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by h121589@21 August 2004 - 07:30
<!--QuoteBegin-Zedaxax@21 August 2004 - 12:27
i am sure its got nothing to do with the AV and firewall
try some of these
http://www.tweakxp.com/top50.asp

also disable the hibernation feature if you have it on
i didnt find anything on tweakxp

and what is the hibernation feature??????
There&#39;s lots of info on that page. Try empting your prefetch folder . The performance tweaks are good aswell. Or try the setting up as a game machine. ;)

If you have an ATI card don&#39;t try the memory tweak , thats in anouther topic. I found out the hard way. <_< [/b][/quote]
damn i feel pretty stupid rite now cuz i dont understand a word ur saying :( :( :(

[peat moss]

@ h121589, Stupid nah , just read the link from Zedaxax. There are great tips on that link. Naviagate useing the menu on the left. Amazing what you&#39;ll learn ,be patient :)

[h121589]

Originally posted by peat moss@21 August 2004 - 17:26
@ h121589, Stupid nah , just read the link from Zedaxax. There are great tips on that link. Naviagate useing the menu on the left. Amazing what you&#39;ll learn ,be patient :)
ok i&#39;ll give it a try again