Edited by LDTate, 05 April 2011 - 12:19 PM.
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pc extremly slow when browser is open
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 02:16 AM
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 03:31 AM
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 07:00 AM
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 07:06 AM
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 09:30 AM
Use msconfig to determine what is causing the problem
These are good tutorials on using msconfig in XP, Vista or Windows 7:
How to use msconfig in Windows XP
How to use msconfig in Windows Vista
How to use msconfig in Windows 7
Click on Start then Run, type msconfig and press Enter.
Click on the Startup tab, record what is currently starting then click the Disable All button.
Reboot and see if it runs better.
If yes then use msconfig to enable several items at a time till you find the culprit.
If no, start msconfig and click on the Services tab.
Check the Hide All Microsoft Services box, record what is currently starting then click the Disable All button.
Again, do a regular boot, see if it runs normal.
If yes then use msconfig to enable services till you find the culprit.
Once you've found the culprit, uninstall it or find out how to eliminate it from your system. Simply disabling it in msconfig is a temporary fix at best.
Enable everything else you disabled.
Rich
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 12:04 PM
#8
Posted 04 April 2011 - 05:15 PM
In addition to Ztrukers advice, which should aid in decreasing Boot time and help with the overall responsiveness of the system, you may want to consider uninstalling any unused programs. Just go to Start Menu and then the Control Panel, choose "Add or Remove Programs" and uninstall anything you don't really use anymore. Try not not to uninstall drivers or utilities.
A good de-fragmentation routine and periodic clean ups should stop things getting worse.
But, maintenance and tweaking can only get you so far. Web browsers are becoming increasingly resource intensive, as are web pages. The more tabs you have open, the more images you have download, the more your computer needs to work. Installing more RAM in addition to cleaning up your computer will make everything much more responsive. RAM is very cheap these days, so it shouldn't cost you the earth.
Either way, see if Ztruker's advice makes a difference and then once you've tried everything think about installing more RAM. If it becomes manageable after a few tweaks, there may not be a need to spend any cash.
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#9
Posted 04 April 2011 - 11:40 PM
How does it behave if you boot to Safe Mode with Networking? If better then something is starting at boot that is causing the problem.
I had a heck of a time getting the two bho objects that shouldn't be there. I deleted and removed some files and apps, I gained about another 15 GB. I rebooted in safe mode with networking and it doesn't bog down at all.
I tested with firefox and IE open at the same time, with 10-15 tabs open in each browser on ebay, which in the past has taken almost forever to load.
It is running as it should, my commit charge is about 401/1055.
I have almost everything in msconfig not to start on boot, but I will go back and disable everything and try it again in the am
#10
Posted 05 April 2011 - 01:01 PM
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Posted 05 April 2011 - 07:33 PM
I tried to disable all services, I got an error "access denied, log on as admin". I tried it again and it went and rebooted a little quicker. The account I log in with is an admin account. MScofig came up, I then checked the services and "Onlibne Armor" and "online Armor Helper" service was checked.If no, start msconfig and click on the Services tab.
Check the Hide All Microsoft Services box, record what is currently starting then click the Disable All button.
Again, do a regular boot, see if it runs normal.
I will do some testing to see if there is an improvement.
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