My computer has become very slow the last few weeks doing just about anything games(fairly demanding ones) internet explorer, the typical stuff college kids would use a computer for im not some engineering major with some ridiculous software on it. Specs are as follows - Dell xps8300 intel i7 processor 3.4 ghz 8 gb of ram windows 7. I have feeling ive just failed to clean it which im going to do after this post, but I run a defrag monthly and have Kaspersky pure 2.0 any ideas what else I can do to fix it if cleaning doesn't work?
Computer is operating slowly w/ monthly defrag and 8gb ram
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Nathan Willis
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Update all of the drivers. Update the GPU's driver. Run MS update.
Do a disk cleanup. Check the hard drive.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors
This may help.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/231327/why_is_my_pc_slow.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/advice/10500034/Slow-computer-10-ways-to-make-it-run-faster.html
Make sure you do not have a virus. Use MS security Essentials. 100% free and works great.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download
If you have the money get an SSD. You may need to reinstall Windows.
Do a disk cleanup. Check the hard drive.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors
This may help.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/231327/why_is_my_pc_slow.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/advice/10500034/Slow-computer-10-ways-to-make-it-run-faster.html
Make sure you do not have a virus. Use MS security Essentials. 100% free and works great.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download
If you have the money get an SSD. You may need to reinstall Windows.
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