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Latop Very slow... Help!!

FreddieM
FreddieM Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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I have just done a system restore because I lost my wireless connection. That now seems to work fine.


Everything now seems to take ages to load up. Is there any diagnostic check I can run to carry out an automatic fix please?


I hope I've supplied enough information Thanks
If youcan lie down at night knowing in your heart that you just made someone’s day just a little bit better,you know you had a good day!!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    I'd start by installing and running CC Cleaner, to tidy up the Registry, and delete any unnecessary files.

    When you say "system restore", do you mean a rollback, or a factory reset"?

    Also, which OS?
  • FreddieM
    FreddieM Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    A rollback
    W7


    I have used c Cleaner a couple of times last week
    If youcan lie down at night knowing in your heart that you just made someone’s day just a little bit better,you know you had a good day!!
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    There is no program that will 'auto fix' everything for you. I wouldn't even recommend anything that might 'part' fix it for you as I have never had any good experiences with such programs

    Open CCLEANER
    Goto TOOLS and START UP
    Then click SAVE TO TEXT FILE (Bottom right)
    Post the contents of that text file here to give us some idea of whats being loaded at startup
    :idea:
  • pendragon_arther
    pendragon_arther Posts: 1,304 Forumite
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    It could help to know make and model too.
    “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
    ― Groucho Marx
  • mspritch
    mspritch Posts: 32 Forumite
    How much RAM does your laptop have? If it's 64-bit Windows 7 then a machine with 2GB is noticeably slower than one with 4GB, and a machine with 1GB is almost unusable.

    32-bit Windows 7 may be quicker as it's less RAM-hungry (a Dell Optiplex 755 with 2GB RAM running 32-bit Vista Business isn't too bad).
  • FreddieM
    FreddieM Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    There is no program that will 'auto fix' everything for you. I wouldn't even recommend anything that might 'part' fix it for you as I have never had any good experiences with such programs

    Open CCLEANER
    Goto TOOLS and START UP
    Then click SAVE TO TEXT FILE (Bottom right)
    Post the contents of that text file here to give us some idea of whats being loaded at startup


    I have tried to copy and paste the info requested from Ccleaner but it was blocked by mse. I emailed them and they got back to me yesterday about 1700 and asked if they can help by posting it so I sent them the info by email. Clearly it hasn't been passed on yet :-(
    If youcan lie down at night knowing in your heart that you just made someone’s day just a little bit better,you know you had a good day!!
  • musafir05
    musafir05 Posts: 171 Forumite
    restore it via disc
  • FreddieM
    FreddieM Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    mspritch wrote: »
    How much RAM does your laptop have? If it's 64-bit Windows 7 then a machine with 2GB is noticeably slower than one with 4GB, and a machine with 1GB is almost unusable.

    32-bit Windows 7 may be quicker as it's less RAM-hungry (a Dell Optiplex 755 with 2GB RAM running 32-bit Vista Business isn't too bad).

    Its a 64-bit system on W7 with 8GB RAM
    If youcan lie down at night knowing in your heart that you just made someone’s day just a little bit better,you know you had a good day!!
  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    FreddieM wrote: »
    Its a 64-bit system on W7 with 8GB RAM

    Make and exact model would be helpful.

    Do the fans run all the time even when idle ?
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • FreddieM
    FreddieM Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    Fightsback wrote: »
    Make and exact model would be helpful.

    Do the fans run all the time even when idle ?
    LENOVO Thinkpad 5400 and yes I believe the fan does run most of the time
    If youcan lie down at night knowing in your heart that you just made someone’s day just a little bit better,you know you had a good day!!
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