re: Computer running slow
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Wy
(586 messages posted)
Do the basics first, then you'll see if anything else needs to be done if that doesn't
work.
- Maybe you have too many running programs in the task bar. Go to Programs>Run,
type msconfig, click on Startup, and uncheck what's not needed to always run in the
background.
- Run the Maintenance Wizard in Programs>Accessories>System Tools, this'll clean
up junk as well as scandisk and defrag all at once. Depending on how much needs
straightening out and the size of your hard drive, it can take anywhere from a half-hour
to two or three.
- Update and run your anti-virus program. Additionally, download A-Squared from
www.emsisoft.com, the FREE verson not the Personal one. It's an excellent secondary
anti-malware program to have. You'll need to register your email address to get
the activation code for it. Update it and run it as well.
- Update and run your anti-spyware programs. Best to have a few of them, i.e. Ad-Aware,
Spybot, Spyware Blaster. Not on any one program will pick up everything. They all
can be downloaded from www.download.com.
Usually doing just the basics will do the trick.
On Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 1:37 pm, Lew Koch wrote:
>Though I'm still using Dial-Up, I'm connected to Earthlink's Total Access 2005 system
>with Accelerator, yet my system, suddenly, has been responding slower than usual.
>Trouble-shooting says to clean up the hard drive by removing unneeded files. My
problem
>with this is that it's difficult to determine what icons to delete without causing
>trouble. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (I've defragged, gone through Internet
>Options, etc.) Thanks!
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- Computer running slow (Lew Koch: Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 1:37 pm)
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