Is this a problem that cannot be fixed?

shaz77_2

My laptop at the moment is running very slowly at the moment. I have ran a series of checks from AVG, Ccleaner, Spybot and SuperAntiSpyware free edition, but nothing has improved the overall performance.

At times the system simply stalls and the browser always takes several minutes to load. Is this a problem that can't be fixed or is there something I am not doing?

Thanks in advance.

raptorman

Might be worth reinstalling the OS and see if that makes a difference. Remember to backup anything important first though.

debsy42

Have a check of how many programmes are running in the background ie MSN or Adobe etc My old laptop had loads that started on startup, it took about 15 mins to get going :eek: and browsing was so slow. Stopped all but the essential stuff and it speeded up quite a lot.

Reluctant_spender

Have a look at this for your program start ups- https://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.php

basill

Just a thought, how much memory do you have? I have encountered quite a few Windows XP systems sold with 128 Mb RAM to keep the cost down which start out OK, but once a few pograms are installed tend to behave like yours, taking ages to open browser windows and just appearing to sieze up in use.
512Mb is a reasonable amount for Windows XP and the upgrade is good value for money.

B

shaz77_2

I ran MSconfig and at the start the following programmes are all running, could some be disabled at startup?

Cpqset
Hptasks
OneTouch
Carpserv
Application launcher
Avgcc
Avgemc
Zlclient
Registry Helper
SsAAd
SuperAntiSpyware
Bluetooth
RunGoogleWebA.

Thanks again.

Reluctant_spender

Have a look here - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

Sorry, scrap that you will need more details.

Try this - http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

Chippy_Minton

Cpqset
Hptasks
OneTouch
Carpserv
Application launcher
Avgcc - KEEP
Avgemc - KEEP
Zlclient - KEEP
Registry Helper
SsAAd
SuperAntiSpyware - KEEP
Bluetooth
RunGoogleWebA.

You could keep the ones indicated and disable the rest, however Google the program names to understand what they are and ensure you don't need them because it really depends on how you use the computer.

Donnie

On your keyboard, press the button with the four wavy squares + Pause Break button to reveal the amount of RAM you have installed.

Let us know.

shaz77_2

Donnie wrote: »

On your keyboard, press the button with the four wavy squares + Pause Break button to reveal the amount of RAM you have installed.

Let us know.

192 MB of RAM.

Donnie

Tell me that you are not running XP.