How to fix a slow computer

[Plexx]

(07-19-2012 01:25 PM)ZOU1 wrote:  Reinstall Windows, deactivate unnecessary Windows processes and start up items, get 6 GHz of front side bus and 10 Gigs of RAM, and call me in the morning.

In Europe getting a laptop with over 8GB Ram by default is hard.

a decent i7 would do the trick, no need to go hardcore on 6GHz front side bus.

When you tell someone to deactivate unnecessary windows processes just like that not everyone will have a clue what you are on about.

Furthemore, specially on laptops, each make and version have additional services that one would not know unless he/she searches: i.e Dell quickset.

the amount of times people told me to disable that....

Also lets not forget startup entries.

Feedback: be a bit more constructive since I bet you there are users and guest users who will view this guide as a reference point.

[HeffeD]

(07-19-2012 12:03 PM)Biozfear wrote:  Sysrestore or RollbackRx: which one is more stable and easy to use?

Since RollbackRX has been around for so much longer, I'd have to say Rollback, although you'll have to pay for it.

I did some quick tests with Sysrestore and it seemed to function as expected, but I was not impressed with the broken English scattered throughout the UI. It just gives the whole application a very unpolished/unprofessional feel.

[Plexx]

have you used RollbackRX or you have other recommendations HeffeD?

[HeffeD]

I've never used RollbackRX because it's not free software. I believe MrXidus uses it though.

[pcjunklist]

The other day I cleared almost 2 gigs of temp files off a computer with ccleaner. Took forever.....come on people clean your computers! They also had 34 program statups in their msconfig...

[Umbra Polaris]

lol my longest cleans was 5gbof junk and 200 infections , pc cpu usage, 70% permanently

[McLovin]

(07-19-2012 10:38 PM)pcjunklist wrote:  The other day I cleared almost 2 gigs of temp files off a computer with ccleaner. Took forever.....come on people clean your computers! They also had 34 program statups in their msconfig...

Do a clean every weekend and everything runs smoothly. Have set the new thing in Trend called the System Tuner to start at the end of every month.

[Overkill]

I worked on this kids computer and mbam found over 1000 virus's so I ended up reformatting it but still was slow so it could have damaged the hdd maybe.

[McLovin]

(07-20-2012 06:07 AM)MRF71 wrote:  I worked on this kids computer and mbam found over 1000 virus's so I ended up reformatting it but still was slow so it could have damaged the hdd maybe.

That sounds intense, what was that kid doing. Downloading everything that he found on the internet? ha

[jkss]

(07-18-2012 12:35 PM)MRF71 wrote:  

(07-13-2012 07:31 AM)McLovin wrote:  I know the best way to fix a slow computer, it's to re-install Windows. Problem solved. Duplicate File Finder, is a FREE tool designed to find and delete duplicate files over home and corporate network while no software installed on other computer.

That's the best way and the fastest way to fix any computer IMHO
I'm glad wot blocked that site, never use a browser without it!

@MrXidus Have any good guides to disabling services that won't screw up your pc?

I myself got some suggestions so ill try those since the safe of BV are only 19 services.

But agreed that is a good starting point...