How to Speed Up a Slow PC - By Closed

OnAndUp

Hi all!

Oh no.....

Has this great article written by Closed gone completely or is it somewhere else?

I was just going to refer a friend to it, as it helped me a lot the thread is still there he has deleted the whole big first post from it.

Is there a copy of it anywhere else? or a new version etc.

Thanks!

[Deleted User]

one of the first steps to take in speeding up a slow pc is to download c cleaner and run it

edinburgher

Agreed

• Ccleaner
• Malwarebytes
• Spybot-S&D
• Defragment
• Check your operating system is up to date
• Free AV from Avast!

That should do you for starters.

debitcardmayhem

edinburgher wrote: »

Agreed

• Ccleaner
• Malwarebytes
• Spybot-S&D
• Defragment
• Check your operating system is up to date
• Free AV from Avast!

That should do you for starters.

None of those will help if you don't know what "slow" means e.g. is it just slow on the internet could be a problem with the router/dns/interference if wireless
or
is it just slow booting up? or is it slow just opening files etc.

You need to know first of all the definition of "slow"
then the Operating system and machine specs and then look deeper what is running, especially what is running uninvited. "Closed" would suggest running HijackThis , others would suggest DDS or OTL then ask others if you don't know how to interpret them.

In fairness to closed,who is generally well regarded on this forum, I don't know why he deleted the original post , but often the factory reset/re-install option is the only realistic option.

Strider590

The number 1 way to speed up a PC is to remove any anti-virus software.
No single thing you can do will give you as much a performance increase as this.

However the risks are obvious......

debitcardmayhem

Strider590 wrote: »

The number 1 way to speed up a PC is to remove any anti-virus software.
No single thing you can do will give you as much a performance increase as this.

However the risks are obvious......

The number one reason for a slow PC is caused by accepting defaults from any downloaded software

OnAndUp

Thanks debitcardmayhem! :T

I understand what you mean!

It's a shame as I think they helped a lot of people, I was lucky they helped extend my machine's life for a couple of years. Also Closed personally and others on here including yourself have been really helpful to me over the years!

It's quite hard I'm the most Techie person from my friends and family! I get by - but have no one to ask if I'm stuck!!

debitcardmayhem

OnAndUp wrote: »

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It's quite hard I'm the most Techie person from my friends and family! I get by - but have no one to ask if I'm stuck!!

But you are asking now, there are many folks on here who will try

OnAndUp

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

But you are asking now, there are many folks on here who will try

THANK YOU! :T

This time it's for a friend who doesn't live by me any more and there is no way I can explain online / over the phone!! :eek: - so was just going to point her in the way of that thread......So I may mention to her to ask here, unless she can find someone local to help her!

debitcardmayhem

OnAndUp wrote: »

THANK YOU! :T

This time it's for a friend who doesn't live by me any more and there is no way I can explain online / over the phone!! :eek: - so was just going to point her in the way of that thread......So I may mention to her to ask here, unless she can find someone local to help her!

You could always use teamviewer to control it for her from yours http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx , and she would be able to watch what you do :eek:

GunJack

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

You could always use teamviewer to control it for her from yours http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx , and she would be able to watch what you do :eek:

+1 for teamviewer, it's saved me no end of travelling